TikTok’s massive music marketing impact confirmed by new study
A new Luminate study shows TikTok’s incredible reach and impact on music discovery, marketing, and monetization. The fact that TikTok commissioned the analysis may make its findings a bit suspect.. Continue reading
Music: What is it Good For? [Hanna Kahlert, MIDiA & Stephen Love, Socially Driven Music]
[EXCLUSIVE] In this companion piece to “Music – It’s About Purpose, Stupid,” Stephen Love, former EVP of ATV Music, and Hanna Kahlert of MIDiA Research dig deeper into how revaluing. Continue reading
Pre-Release and Post-Release Music Marketing + A Free Release Planner
Music marketer Anthony Pacheco joins Michael Branvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss music release strategies and his music release planner on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast. Download a free copy. Continue reading
Musicians: How to set up a ‘link in bio’ and why you need to do it now
Give fans everything they need with just one click with this basic guide to how to set up a link in bio. by Collin Steinz of Bandzoogle As a musician, you’re. Continue reading
MUST READ: The Musician’s AI Handbook by Bobby Owsinski
AI is not only the present but the future, so all musicians need to get familiar with the basics. Frequent Hypebot contributor Bob Owsinski has created a comprehensive handbook about. Continue reading
Barbra Streisand knows about The Streisand Effect, but doesn’t quite get it
Babra Streisand recently dusted off the term coined back in 2005 referring to her legally dampening a publicity incident she may have caused herself. by Mike Masnick of Tech Dirt. Continue reading
‘Music – It’s About Purpose, Stupid! ‘ (How ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ put Socially Driven Music back on the map)
[EXCLUSIVE] The music industry needs to focus on the meaning behind music, tying the art back to purpose. That’s the central thesis behind this thought-provoking piece by Stephen Love, former. Continue reading
Former CD Baby CEO Tracy Maddux exits exec role at Downtown Holdings
Tracy Maddux is stepping down from his role as Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Holdings, effective immediately. Downtown acquired CD Baby where Maddux served as CEO in May of 2019.. Continue reading
We Are Giant launches promising music community platform with $8M funding
We Are Giant has launched a platform with $8 million in funding led by Sterling Partners designed to foster artist and fan communities and enable collaboration, discovery, and monetization. During. Continue reading
How to get more streams on Spotify without breaking the rules
Here are seven proven tips to get more listeners on Spotify for any indie artists looking to grow their fanbase without restoring to banned tactics like fake and paid-for streams.. Continue reading
YouTube Dream Track introduces new ways to use AI for music
YouTube Dream Track allows users to pay for legal AI-generated soundtracks using the voices of celebrities. Although this feature opens the door for copyright crimes, it also helps to catch. Continue reading
