
Method Man, Intercept build global platform for indie labels, musicians
Fueled by disruption, Intercept Music accelerates the independent creator economy through artistic empowerment. Indie Spotlight by Intercept Music via A2IM “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.. Continue reading

Napster sold (again). This time blockchain, Web3 will save it and ‘revolutionize the music industry’
Napster has been acquired by Hivemind and Algorand, two significant players in the burgeoning web3 sector. Two years ago, Melody VR paid $70 million for Napster with big plans to. Continue reading

Illmind on how to create an NFT collection & Squad Of Knights for musicians and producers
Ilmmind, a 2x Grammy Winning/10x Grammy Nominated multi-platinum producer who has worked with Nicki Minaj, Ye, Drake, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Ludacris, Ariana Grande, and others, released his first NFT. Continue reading

More on myth that 60K songs are uploaded to Spotify daily [Bill Werde]
Bill Werde’s recent piece debunking the ‘myth‘ that 60,000 songs a day are uploaded to Spotify cause quite a stir. Now he’s back with some new insights. by Bill Werde, the. Continue reading

FREE WEBINAR: TikTok Strategies For Musicians with Amber Horsburgh
The Bandsintown For Artists free webinar series continues today with artist coach, marketer, and founder of Deep Cuts, Amber Horsburgh offering a masterclass on TikTok Strategies For Musicians hosted by. Continue reading

Instagram to let creators, collectors share NFTs at no cost
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced Monday that it would start testing NFTs with select U, S. creators this week with no fees associated with posting or sharing the digital collectibles.. Continue reading

Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton joins Music Biz Weekly Podcast to talk Bandsintown, spin farms, Spotify pre-saves, NFTs & more
Bruce Houghton of Hypebot, Bandsintown and the Skyline Artists Agency returns to catch up on current industry topics including the new Bandsintown Fan Management Suite and its upcoming full email. Continue reading

A new day for songwriters: 32% increase + inflation indexing
In one power move, the labels did something fair for songwriters and incidentally also helped publishers in spite of themselves by taking away a major argument from the digital retailers.. Continue reading

DistroKid adds flat fee D.I.Y. music video distribution service
Popular flat fee music distribution service DistroKid is testing open beat DistroVid, a flat fee music video distribution service. For $129 a year or $99 for current DistroKid customers, users. Continue reading

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