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Music Promotion Is An Asset Your Music Career Can’t Live Without

April 10, 2020

photo: AMW Group Inc. As the Business Development Director at AMW Group, the number one question I hear most is: how do I get new music heard? The following article comes from AMW Group, a proud partner of D... Read More...

As Coronavirus Shuts Down Shows, AirGigs Offers Relief for Isolated Musicians

Paul Resnikoff

April 8, 2020

The live concert industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But quietly, alternative live-streaming models and 'distanced' collaboration concepts are helping to fill the ... Read More...

Coronavirus Stimulus Check Calculator — How Much Will You Get?

Ashley King

April 2, 2020

Photo Credit: Alexander Mils The U.S. government is sending checks to Americans to help weather this crisis. This stimulus check calculator will help you figure out what you (and your family) will receive. T... Read More...

Learn How to Live Stream and Collect Donations on Twitch, Facebook, and More

Ashley King

March 27, 2020

Photo Credit: NeONBRAND Are you a musician who has lost work due to coronavirus shutdowns? This quick guide helps you learn how to live stream on Twitch or contribute to the MusiCares relief fund. The Record... Read More...

Help Musicians Is Sending £500 Checks to British Musicians — Here’s How to Apply

Dylan Smith

March 26, 2020

Help Musicians, a near-century-old charitable organization that supports artists during times of financial difficulty, is offering £500 ($610.12) checks to musicians who’ve been impacted by the coronavirus (C... Read More...

How to Master Opera Singing Technique

Gabe Yont

March 25, 2020

While opera is regarded by some as a dying art, a talented crop of new singers and producers continue to rise through the ranks. With new stars emerging, and established heavyweights continuing to dominate, ... Read More...

Spotify Plucks 36 Artists for Its Global Emerging Artist Program, ‘Radar’

Dylan Smith

March 9, 2020

photo: Aishah Mulkey Spotify announced today that its updated global emerging-artist program, now called RADAR, has signed 36 new artists. As with Spotify's previous efforts to promote up-and-coming acts, RA... Read More...

Bad Bunny Scores Spotify’s Biggest Debut of 2020 — After a Paid Promotional Campaign

Dylan Smith

March 4, 2020

Popping up on a Spotify account near you (photo: Digital Music News). Bad Bunny's new album is killing it on Spotify — partially due to the platform's paid advertising options. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny ... Read More...

Spotify Is Expanding Its Pay-for-Promotion Program — Not Everyone Thinks That’s Such a Good Idea

Paul Resnikoff

March 4, 2020

Following the success of 'Marquee,' Spotify has greenlit the expansion of its artist advertising program. But 'paying for promotion' is getting dangerously closely to 'paying for play' for many. Having expe... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Dylan Smith

February 28, 2020

SAG-AFTRA is upping the ante in its multiyear quest for a contract with the Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), a large owner and operator of Hispanic radio stations (namely La Raza and Mega) in the United Sta... Read More...

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Paul Resnikoff

February 26, 2020

Matthew Lutz, Founder & CEO, Music Benefactors On November 14th, 2019, Taylor Swift wrote an open letter to the public, the music industry, and, most importantly of all, her many millions of fans. In it,... Read More...

Identifyy Sees Massive Growth — HAAWK Now Represents YouTube, Facebook & Instagram Rights for Over 75,000 Artists

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2020

How do indie artists and smaller producers get access to YouTube Content ID and Facebook Rights Manager? Artists signed to Merlin-affiliated labels have a shot at claiming and monetizing, if their labels a... Read More...

The New World of Sync: How Two Sync Music Pros Are Surviving COVID-19

Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

How to License Your Music Directly From Your Website & Win

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Here Are Some of the Latest — and Most Significant — Sync Music Deals

Sync Music Licensing: Secrets for Scoring Deals and Maximizing Revenue

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

Fraud In the Music Industry — How Big of a Problem Is This?

Spotify Paid More Than $100MM for Its Joe Rogan Podcast Deal — Report

Joe Rogan’s Podcast Is Now a Spotify Exclusive

LiveXLive Jumps Into Podcasting With $18 Million Acquisition

Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (Our Latest Podcast)

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Latest $1,200 Stimulus Checks Look Exactly Like Junk Mail — Don’t Throw Them Out

Still Haven’t Received Your Stimulus Check? Here’s How to Track It Through the USPS

How to License Your Music Directly From Your Website & Win

Lessons From a 17-Year Old Fully Remote Music Tech Company

Sorry, Americans — There’s No $2,000 Stimulus Check Coming

Thematic Helps Benee Move Into the Hot 100 With Smart Tastemaker Matching

As Coronavirus Shuts Down Shows, AirGigs Offers Relief for Isolated Musicians

Coronavirus Stimulus Check Calculator — How Much Will You Get?

Help Musicians Is Sending £500 Checks to British Musicians — Here’s How to Apply

How to Master Opera Singing Technique

Spotify Plucks 36 Artists for Its Global Emerging Artist Program, ‘Radar’

Bad Bunny Scores Spotify’s Biggest Debut of 2020 — After a Paid Promotional Campaign

Spotify Is Expanding Its Pay-for-Promotion Program — Not Everyone Thinks That’s Such a Good Idea

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Identifyy Sees Massive Growth — HAAWK Now Represents YouTube, Facebook & Instagram Rights for Over 75,000 Artists