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Lupe Fiasco Airs Grievances About His Warner Music Years: ‘Atlantic Would Only Promote My Records If They Owned a Large Portion of Them or If I Signed a 360 Deal’

August 2, 2022

Lupe Fiasco performing live in Colorado. Photo Credit: Julio Enriquez Lupe Fiasco has claimed that Warner Music's Atlantic Records wouldn't provide promotional support unless he inked a 360-degree deal or sig... Read More...

Snapchat Parent Launches ‘Creator Fund’ For DistroKid Artists — ‘Up to $100,000’ In Monthly Grants

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Snap has officially launched the “Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund,” which execs say will provide up to $100,000 in monthly “grants” to indie artists who use DistroKid to distribute... Read More...

pCloud Is Offering a Massive Discount On Cloud Storage For Independence Day

Rafael E. P.

July 4, 2022

We celebrate the 4th July Independence Day with a massive 75% discount on the industry- first Lifetime plans from pCloud. Saving more than $700 on the go until July 6th easily. The following article comes fr... Read More...

How Sync Jobs Are Creating New Opportunities for Artists

Drew Gula

June 30, 2022

When you think about “signs of progress,” most of them are double-edged swords. Yes, I know that sounds like a cliche. But hear me out: For musicians, the last few years have seen a lot of new tools that stream... Read More...

Every Artist Needs a One Sheet, Jaxsta Has Launched a Game-Changer Using Official Credits & Fan Metrics

Stephen Jones

June 29, 2022

Whether you represent talent, or are promoting yourself, you need a great one sheet. Jaxsta's latest feature takes the pain out of creating and maintaining one sheets by updating your official data automatica... Read More...

Music Distro Heavyweight CD Baby Selects Trolley as Payout Partner — Streamlining Payments to Its Global Clientele Of 1.2+ Million Recording Artists

Paul Resnikoff

May 16, 2022

CD Baby, easily one of the world’s largest music distribution companies, has partnered with customizable payout platform Trolley. CD Baby pointed to more cost-effective payouts from physical albums, digital ... Read More...

Secretly and Ghostly International Launch All Flowers Group, Including Artist-Focused Hip-Hop Label Drink Sum Wtr

Dylan Smith

May 13, 2022

(l to r) Drink Sum Wtr CEO Nigil Mack, All Flowers Group senior director of A&R Alexandra Berenson, and Ghostly International founder and CEO Sam Valenti IV at the Secretly offices. Photo Credit: Ye Fan G... Read More...

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

Paul Resnikoff

May 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Playtreks Who says superstars get to have all the music NFT fun? As jaw-dropping NFT-minting headlines abound, PlayTreks has been quietly building its blockchain solution for indie and DIY artis... Read More...

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

Paul Resnikoff

May 3, 2022

Merlin Inks Its ‘First Direct Deal In Korea’ With Curation-Focused Streaming Service FLO

Dylan Smith

April 14, 2022

Seoul, South Korea. Photo Credit: Mathew Schwartz About 10 weeks after finalizing a “groundbreaking” deal with Twitch, Merlin has inked a licensing agreement with South Korean streaming app FLO. The indie-m... Read More...

What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

Paul Resnikoff

March 22, 2022

Spanish guitarist Bryan Lubeck. Who says labels get to have all the fun? Now, Chartmetric is aiming to upend music marketing by giving artists direct access to a trove of their own data. If an artist is gain... Read More...

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

Paul Resnikoff

March 9, 2022

Bank of America will be fueling the $200 million fund for Downtown Music (photo: Javier Haro) Announcements involving hundreds of millions of dollars are now commonplace in the music industry. But this time, ... Read More...

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Lupe Fiasco Airs Grievances About His Warner Music Years: ‘Atlantic Would Only Promote My Records If They Owned a Large Portion of Them or If I Signed a 360 Deal’

pCloud Is Offering a Massive Discount On Cloud Storage For Independence Day

How Sync Jobs Are Creating New Opportunities for Artists

Every Artist Needs a One Sheet, Jaxsta Has Launched a Game-Changer Using Official Credits & Fan Metrics

Music Distro Heavyweight CD Baby Selects Trolley as Payout Partner — Streamlining Payments to Its Global Clientele Of 1.2+ Million Recording Artists

Secretly and Ghostly International Launch All Flowers Group, Including Artist-Focused Hip-Hop Label Drink Sum Wtr

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

Merlin Inks Its ‘First Direct Deal In Korea’ With Curation-Focused Streaming Service FLO

What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives