Everyone knows that ‘sex sells,’ but for an indie, female musician this adage couldn’t be further from the truth [Op-ed]
An abundance of sexualized content in music and pop culture might make it easy to assume we are living in a sexually liberated era, but when a female artists attempt. Continue reading
Billboard Charts add Facebook music video streams
Streams of officially licensed music videos on Facebook will be included in the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100, and Billboard Global 200 charts, as well as all other. Continue reading
TuneCore Expands Across Latin America
TuneCore has expanded operations across Latin America. TuneCore LATAM will now support artists in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain. It will be led. Continue reading
Songtradr acquires Song Zu in major Pacific Rim expansion
Songtradr has acquired Song Zu, a music and sound design company based in Sydney and Singapore. This multi-million dollar transaction marks Songtradr’s second major acquisition since a $30 million Series. Continue reading
Spotify adds 36 languages to mobile [full list]
At its Stream On event last month, Spotify announced plans to add 36 new languages. This morning they launched on the streamer’s mobile app, bringing the total to 62 languages.. Continue reading
209M in US stream music + 4 more takeaways from MusicWatch 2020 Report
A record 209 million internet users aged 13 or older now stream music, according to MusicWatch’s new 2020 Annual Music Study. These stats include services such as Pandora, Spotify, and. Continue reading
10 hard & awful truths about being an independent artist (and what you can do about it)
It’s tough out there for almost anyone in the music business, and for independent artist, the journey to stardom can be especially arduous. In this piece, we face down some. Continue reading
The Digital Copyright Act: We told senator Tillis not to do this, but he did anyway. So we told him again.
After Techdirt’s reform efforts to the deeply flawed Digital Copyright Act seem to have fallen on deaf ears, they are once again attempting to effect some change on the draft. Continue reading
2 new social features that could change how you post
In a constantly changing social media landscape, it’s important for bands and artists to stay current on the latest features, including to for Twitter and Instagram that could dramatically alter. Continue reading
The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What is it?
As an artist, you might be curious just how mechanical royalties end up in your pocket, and what exactly the MLC has to do with it. In this piece, we. Continue reading
