25 Songs Have Each Played Over 1B Times On Spotify
Two and a half years ago, Drake's “One Dance” became the first song on Spotify to be played one billion times. This week, the 25th song joined the billion stream. Continue reading
7 Organizations Committed To The Evolution Of Music Education
As with so much of the music industry, the world of music education is constantly growing and evolving to challenge the status quo. Here we look at seven different organizations. Continue reading
Building A Band Website: Complete Checklist
If you're getting to the point where you want to take things to the next level with your music career, developing a solid website is key but, as a musician,. Continue reading
Creators May Have Won Battle, But Lost War With EU Copyright Directive Passage
As the European Parliament finally pushes its long-contested Copyright Directive to passage (Article 13 included) many content creators are claiming victory over their tech overlords, but such immediate successes could. Continue reading
Troy Carter, J. Erving Launch Q&A Music Tech Company
Troy Carter has announced his next chapter, music and tech startup Q&A. The former Lady Gaga manager, music tech entrepreneur and Spotify executive has reunited with his former Atom Factory. Continue reading
Why Buy Disc Makers When CD Sales Are In Free Fall?
[UPDATED] While CD Baby and related digital properties were bought last week by Downtown Music for a reported $200 million, its physical good companies Disc Makers, BookBaby and Merchly were. Continue reading
Lil Nas X And The Question: Who Defines What A Genre Sounds Like
Lil Nas X's breakout smash "Old Town Road" was recently yanked from Billboard's country charts, despite the songs massive success, owing to the song's alleged failure to sufficiently embrace the. Continue reading
Independent Artists: Making The Music Video Decision
Music videos can be a powerful tool for artists, helping them to both raise their profile and directly communicating and artists artistic image. That said, music videos no longer carry. Continue reading
What You Need To Be Doing With Your Facebook Insights
Facebook has accrued something of a reputation for harvesting data about its users, and while this may be unsettling to some, the good news is that for bands and artists. Continue reading
