How TikTok brought Ghost’s track’Mary on a Cross’ back to life
Capitalizing on a TikTok post, the Swedish Metal band Ghost had their first Hot 100 hit with an old psychedelic B-side “Mary on a Cross.” by Maura Johnston of Chartmetric. Continue reading
Film Scoring: A brief history
The story of how film scoring came to be is a long tale, so the folks at SoundFly have pulled out the highlights. Here’s the history of film scoring, including. Continue reading
Spotify adds Your Wrapped Soundcheck, a new feature for artists
We all know and look forward to Spotify’s Wrapped feature at the end of the year, and this year they’re making it more artist friendly! Here’s everything you need to. Continue reading
Amazon Music’s new free service is NOT a game changer
Amazon Music has made its 100 million track catalog available free to all Amazon Music subscribers, but a key feature turns the service into a frustrating experience. I’ve been trying. Continue reading
How to promote music with the Spotify SEO Playlisting Campaign
Brian Hazard, indie musician and music promotion expert, talks about his experience with Spotify playlists, utilizing ads, and more… by Brian Hazard of Passive Promotion When it comes to Spotify. Continue reading
A musician’s guide to YouTube promotion
You need to promote your music on YouTube, but you can’t be cavalier about it if you want to make progress. It’s a big undertaking, and it can be incredibly. Continue reading
Big tech companies enter a recession and take songwriters down with them [Chris Castle]
When the downturn in the business cycle inevitably hits, Julie might not be very well positioned to survive. Read on and I promise this will make sense… by CHRIS CASTLE. Continue reading
How East Asian cultures are influencing Latin Music
From Polimá Westcoast to Rosalía, Latin artists are increasingly incorporating East Asian cultural references into their music, creating and responding to a growing audience of Latin otakus and K-Pop fans.. Continue reading
SoundExchange to use Zelle and Cash App for faster payments to artists
SoundExhange has partnered with Zelle and Cash App to facilitate faster monthly royalty payments to artists. SoundExchange is among the first major music companies to implement mobile payments, a practice. Continue reading
5 key lessons Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ can teach the Music Business [Bill Werde]
That Taylor Swift’s “Midnight” occupies all 10 of the slots on Billboard’s Top 10, and her just-announced stadium tour is sure to break records, is the culmination of years of. Continue reading
