
Live Music Society offers more grants for small music venues
Live Music Society, a non-profit organization that has supported small venues and listening rooms across the U.S. since 2020, announced that applications are open for its second annual Music In. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Luminate Year-End Report • Markets React to UMG • Believe, K-Pop news • Future of Vinyl • More
A jammed-packed Episode 179 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is available now. Episode 179 On this week’s edition. Continue reading

REWIND: New music industry’s last week in review
Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Soundcloud up for sale, Bandsintown hitting new records, a post-pandemic livestreams boom, and. Continue reading

Listen to the full Work Hard Playlist Hard marketing audiobook FREE
With his book “Work Hard Playlist Hard,” author Mike Warner provides proven actionable advice, time-tested through more than 20 years in the music industry. Now, he’s made an updated audio. Continue reading

Musician’s Guide to International Standard Recording Codes [ISRCs]
If you’re in the music industry, you’ve likely heard about the importance of ISRCs. But what are they? How do they work? How do they affect you as a creator or music. Continue reading

5 Music Industry Stories that Indie Musicians need to pay attention to
Following these five developing music industry stories will give indie musicians the context that they need to navigate 2024. by Tony van Veen of Disc Makers Blog A lot happened. Continue reading

Spotify is now calculating royalties differently. How will it affect you?
The much talked shift in how Spotify calculates royalties has happened. But what do the changes actually mean for independent musicians? The changes focus on three areas: Spotify claims these. Continue reading

How to press records using eco-friendly “Green” vinyl
We all love vinyl, but there is no escaping the fact that records are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and, therefore, have a lasting carbon footprint. Greenpeace says that PVC. Continue reading