Always be skeptical of any opportunity that’s remotely “pay to play.” Shouldn’t a playlist curator, radio programmer, or music journalist review, choose to play, or reject music without getting paid by the artist to do it…
It’s no secret that TikTok has completely revolutionised the music industry. Despite its current battle with UNG, from viral dance challenges to breakout stars like Lil Nas X and Raye, TikTok has become the number-one music discovery platform…
Brad Mindich from Definitive Authentic talks about how musicians can preserve, document, and archive the past and turn it into potential new revenue streams…
Recording and releasing your own version of someone else’s song can be smart promotion, fun for fans, and good for your career, as long as its done right. This guide tells you everything you need to get started…
As Taylor Swift continues to dominate music globally, her ongoing project of re-recording her discography to take control of their masters is making a big splash in the industry and among her fans…
Episode 184 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business, including audio drops from Fabrice Sergent of Bandsintown and Megh Vaharia of SymphonyOS, is available now…
Catch up on what everybody’s talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Bandsintown and Spotify partnering, new stats that show just how hard it is for artists to break through, and more…
This week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfer covered how much musicians should charge for physical sales, a new AI manager, and more…
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