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Ozomatli: The Sound of SoCal

September 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Crewest Studio Like Sly and the Family Stone, The Clash, and Public Enemy before them, Los Angeles rockers Ozomatli believe change is possible through the power of music. The following comes fr... Read More...

Is TikTok Promote Worth It? My Experience…

Caleb J. Murphy

September 15, 2023

Photo credit: Solen Feyissa In yet another attempt to promote my music, I recently promoted four of my TikTok videos. In other words, I paid for my TikToks to get shown to more people. It’s a feature called... Read More...

Spotify Paid-Promotion Frenzy Continues With ‘Showcase’ — Pay-Per-Click Banner Ads Plastered Directly on the App’s Homepage

Dylan Smith

September 12, 2023

Showcase is set to place music adverts front and center on Spotify's homepage. Photo Credit: Spotify Another day, another step on Spotify's journey towards $100 billion in annual revenue: The service has offi... Read More...

UK Musicians’ Census: Artists Average $25,881 in Annual Music Earnings, Supplement Income with Freelance Gigs and ‘Regular’ Jobs

Raha M. Ali

September 11, 2023

Photo Credit: Ian Taylor Insights from the first-ever UK Musicians' Census reveal the demographic makeup of UK musicians and prevalent pay gaps, barriers to career progression, and financial challenges. In a... Read More...

Songtrust Battled Suspensions from PRS, SACEM, ICE Over Fraudulent and Problematic Accounts, Sources Reveal

Paul Resnikoff

September 8, 2023

Downtown Music Holdings-owned Songtrust faced serious and extended suspensions from major rights societies PRS for Music, SACEM, and the collective ICE over a rash of fraudulent and problematic accounts, mult... Read More...

A Deep Dive Into the World of AI Voice Cloning

Virginie Berger

August 31, 2023

Photo Credit: s2dungnguyen AI voice cloning, or voice synthesis, leverages sophisticated machine learning algorithms to recreate a specific human voice. To accomplish this voice recreation, algorithms are tra... Read More...

APM Music Inks Partnership With AI-Startup Incantio to Improve Catalog Discovery

Raha M. Ali

August 31, 2023

Photo Credit: APM Music With the APM Music and Incantio partnership, the CEO of APM Music aims to achieve the goals of 'illuminating artists' work.' Incantio implements AI technology to recommend music for li... Read More...

Universal Music Group Acquires UAE-Based Chabaka Music, Its Second Major Move In The Fast-Growing MENA Region

Raha M. Ali

August 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Universal Music Group UMG has acquired Chabaka Music, a digitally-focused music marketing and distribution agency that provides services in the Middle East and North Africa — the MENA region. U... Read More...

The Creative Life vs. Building a Music Career

Caleb J. Murphy

August 28, 2023

Photo credit: Aziz Acharki There are two general camps in the musician world. There’s the “I just want to make music I like” group and then there’s the “I want to make music my living” group. But what if bo... Read More...

How To Make a Good Music Video on a Budget

Caleb J. Murphy

August 21, 2023

OK Go's music video for their song "Here It Goes Again" Many indie musicians don’t have a ton of money. But every indie musician who’s serious about building a career will do whatever it takes to promote th... Read More...

Andrew Sandoval: The Engineer Reviving ‘60s Rock

Dan Ubick

August 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Crewest Studio Breaking into the music business and building a sustainable career is a tall order. It requires hard work, a little luck, and a single-minded commitment to the music, traits that ... Read More...

How To Sell Concert Tickets as an Indie Musician

Caleb J. Murphy

August 16, 2023

I’ve played a couple hundred shows in my career, the most recent being two house concerts earlier this year. I know, so many artists play that many shows in a single year, but I’m just letting you know I do... Read More...

How To Make a Living From Busking

A Case for Recording Your Songs Live (or Close To It)

Who Will Be Hurt by Spotify’s New Payment Threshold?

Spotify Didn’t Quite Think Its ‘Royalty Modernizing’ Plan Through — But That’s a Problem for the Accountants

Bernie Grundman: The Mastering Engineer Behind ‘Purple Rain’ and ‘Thriller’

Ozomatli: The Sound of SoCal

Is TikTok Promote Worth It? My Experience…

Spotify Paid-Promotion Frenzy Continues With ‘Showcase’ — Pay-Per-Click Banner Ads Plastered Directly on the App’s Homepage

UK Musicians’ Census: Artists Average $25,881 in Annual Music Earnings, Supplement Income with Freelance Gigs and ‘Regular’ Jobs

Songtrust Battled Suspensions from PRS, SACEM, ICE Over Fraudulent and Problematic Accounts, Sources Reveal

A Deep Dive Into the World of AI Voice Cloning

APM Music Inks Partnership With AI-Startup Incantio to Improve Catalog Discovery

Universal Music Group Acquires UAE-Based Chabaka Music, Its Second Major Move In The Fast-Growing MENA Region

The Creative Life vs. Building a Music Career

How To Make a Good Music Video on a Budget

Andrew Sandoval: The Engineer Reviving ‘60s Rock

How To Sell Concert Tickets as an Indie Musician