How to prep song metadata the right way
You may think that once a song is finished you can just send it to a distributor and be done with it. However there are a lot of little details. Continue reading
Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ takes aim at radio [MIDiA]
Radio becomes more and more of a thing of the past as streaming platforms, like Spotify, come out with radio-replacing devices like the Car Thing. by Annie Langston of MIDiA.. Continue reading
Epic Games ventures beyond gaming to acquire Bandcamp and ‘build out a creator marketplace’
Epic Games, a video game software developer, recently made the move to stick their foot in the music industry by acquiring the notorious Bandcamp. by Timothy Geigner of Tech Dirt.. Continue reading
Tencent owns 40% of the company that bought Bandcamp: What that means for music
Chris Castle sounds the alarm after Tencent backed Epic Games acquires indie darling Bandcamp. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy. Bandcamp has been a safe haven for independent. Continue reading
Chartmetric examines The State of Country Music
What is the state of US Country music today? Chartmetric examines Country music stats for Country Radio Seminar 2022, using data from Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and Pandora, as well. Continue reading
Indie Spotlight: Beatdrop
Beatdapp has launched a beta for its music streaming fraud detection and mitigation service. Sound wonky? Maybe, but its also a solution to a major problem. from Beatdrop via A2IM‘s. Continue reading
Amazon Music is about to become #2 In U.S. streaming market
Amazon Music has being climbing the streaming market ranks, and is coming close to being #2. A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. It doesn’t take a genius. Continue reading
Spotify music editors sound off on The State Of Indie Music
Indie is a vast genre that can be easily lost track of. The people at Spotify are ready to catch you up. from Spotify: For the Record One of the. Continue reading
How to create Beatport LINK Playlists
Beatport LINK is a streaming service for DJs that makes Beatport’s extensive electronic music catalog available to stream audio into all your LINK subscription enabled devices. With it, you can also. Continue reading
Why is everyone starting a podcast?
Content creators, media companies and multinationals all seem to be jumping on the podcast bandwagon. But why have podcasts become so popular? A guest post by Janelle Borg of AmplifyYou. Let’s. Continue reading
