Are you your music’s worst enemy?
Stepping outside of your comfort zone, by definition, makes you uncomfortable. But you might need to try something new to find success in your music career. A guest post by. Continue reading
What is the Metaverse and what does it mean for musicians?
Learn about the Metaverse and how you can have a successful music career in a virtual world. A guest post by Randi Zimmerman from the Symphonic Blog. As an artist. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: #IRespectMusic protest • Music Trends 2022 • $20B in major label revenue • more
Episode #79 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart hosted podcast “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” is now live. Episode #79 On the latest episode. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists is now available in 26 languages
Spotify for Artists is adding 9 new languages in addition to English and the 16 languages added late last year on both the web and mobile app. This new Spotify. Continue reading
#MusicNFT News: Big challenges and rampant fraud • dopr explores drop analytics • stoi.org • Symphonic is hiring • more
The team at dopr did a thorough forecast and ROI of the Royal + Verite NFT drop that happened last week. It’s worth reading for anyone trying to make sense out. Continue reading
You released a cover song. Should you spend money promoting it?
If you record a cover of your favorite song, you may want others to see it. Should you put the word out by advertising it? Are you even allowed to?. Continue reading
Songtrust grew 59% adding 23K new songwriters in 2021
Songtrust added 23,216 new songwriters to its roster in 2021. That’s a 59% increase over 2020. 437,429 new songs were onboarded to the platform last year. Songtrust is a global. Continue reading
How to improve your YouTube content in 2022
YouTube can be a powerful force for music discovery and fan engagement, but most artists don’t know how to make the most of it. We can help. A guest post. Continue reading
Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker]
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group Projects I’m constantly amazed by the. Continue reading
How letting fans pay what they want can actually sell more music
Recording artist and music promoter of over 20 years explains his own “pay what you want” CD sale model. A guest post by Brian Hazard of Passive Promotion. Disclosure: This. Continue reading
Spotify hit by new controversy: playlists that actively promoted anti-vaccine tracks
Songs claiming that Covid-19 doesn’t exist and calling its vaccine a ‘poison’ are not just available on Spotify but are being actively promoted on the streamer’s algorithmically produced playlists. This. Continue reading
