Spotify Adds 40,000 New Tracks Every Day [That’s Not A Typo]
During an earnings call Monday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared that the streamer now offers 60 million tracks. The catalog continues to grow by a whopping 40,000 tracks every day,. Continue reading
8 Great Music Video Techniques Anyone Can Use
There's no limit to the approaches and techniques artists can apply to create original music, but in this piece we revisit some particularly effective and often low-budget ideas that have. Continue reading
How Not To Get Caught In The Set It And Forget It Trap
Too many artists forget to change bios, links, call to actions, photos after an album, tour and other milestones and events. On this week's Music Biz Weekly podcast Michael Brandvold . Continue reading
Tunecore Distribution Payments To Artists Up 21%, Stream And Downloads Rise 83%
TuneCore artists earned $83 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 21% increase over the same period last year. Total streams and downloads of music by TuneCore’s 250,000 worldwide. Continue reading
What Artists Can Learn From The Success Of Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Special [Video]
While few can ever hope to compare to level of talent and success that Beyoncé has achieved, there are some valuable takeaways from her recent Netflix documentary 'Homecoming' that all. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the industry weighed in on whey learning to fail is such an important part of music business success, what comes next for K-pop after its big. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week, we impart sagely wisdom the independent, DIY artists out there on how to build a dream crowdfunding team, what performance rights disputes are and why they happen, how. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Submit Hub • Networking For Introverts • Touring Budget • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared pieces on why Submit Hub is allegedly a scam, some tricks for networking effectively as an introvert, how to tour on a budget, and. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Just in case you missed something the first time around, we're taking a moment to look back on another full week of music industry news, revisiting a big Record Store. Continue reading