How much Apple Music pays artists vs. Spotify: side-by-side comparison
It’s long been the narrative that Apple Music treats artists more fairly than Spotify, and a song-to-song comparison released by independent music producer L.Dre brings the discrepancy into full focus.. Continue reading
The Supreme Court gets involved in fair use rights
Cathy Gellis if Techdirt recaps a case that came before the US Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Lynn Goldsmith. Op-ed by Cathy Gellis from techdirt. Continue reading
TikTok is ruining our music attention spans
With short-form video content like TikTok, creators only have a few seconds to grab the attention of viewers, and only a few more to pitch themselves. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
Albums vs. Singles: Which should you release?
A release strategy can make or break the success of your music, so it’s important to know what will be best for you. Here’s a guide to releasing albums vs.. Continue reading
YouTube introduces handles and how to get yours
Handles are coming to YouTube! Aiming to make your channel and content more recognisable, YouTube are rolling out channel handles – making your music easier to find and engage with.. Continue reading
Amazon Music’s full 100M track catalog is now free for Prime members
UPDATE: Amazon Music has made its full 100 million track library available at no additional cost and ad-free to all 150 million Amazon Prime subscribers. Previously just 2 million songs. Continue reading
Why the live music industry is REALLY suffering
It’s clear that more and more artists are continuing to cancel tours, and yet the reasoning is not so black and white. Here are the current realities of the live. Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s Midnights release offers a music marketing masterclass
Learn some music marketing basics with Taylor Swift’s recent album Midnights… by Ashleigh Millar of MIDiA Are we surprised that Taylor Swift has broken records (yet again) after dropping her new album, Midnights (and Midnights. Continue reading
How to create an artist EPK with Chartmetric and onesheet
Learn how to make an Electronic Press Kit (EPK) quickly using onesheet and the Chartmetric Artist Plan. by Rutger Ansley Rosenborg of Chartmetric With Chartmetric’s recent acquisition of onesheet, the rollout. Continue reading
This proves that music piracy is still alive
Even with free streaming sites, apparently, there is still media to be stolen, as Google takes a YouTube pirating site to court. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 With so. Continue reading
Fan, stan & scam Make Kanye A Billionaire Again Go Fund Me’s multiply
Several Go Fund Me campaigns centered around the financial losses that troubled and disgraced rapper Ye (Kanye West) brought on himself have launched in recent days. Some are serious, some. Continue reading
