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Are Spotify Pre-Save Campaigns Worth It?

August 13, 2023

Photo credit: Fath I’ve seen a debate among independent musicians: to pre-save or not to pre-save? Some people say you should just put the song out and then promote it. Others say pre-release hype leads to ... Read More...

How To Succeed In Music When You Have a Family

Caleb J. Murphy

August 9, 2023

Photo credit: OPPO Find X5 Pro I’m a single father of two, so balancing my music career and family life is…interesting. It takes intention, so this topic is something I’ve thought about a lot. Sometimes I’v... Read More...

Analytics Platform Viberate Bundles Unlimited Distribution, Artist Websites, Playlist Curation, Bookings, and More

Paul Resnikoff

August 9, 2023

Viberate cofounder Vasja Veber. While artists signed with major labels seem to have access to inexhaustible resources for distribution, promotion, and marketing, the opportunities available to indie artists a... Read More...

A Closer Look at Chartmetric’s Onesheet — And the Future of Dynamically Updating EPKs

Paul Resnikoff

August 1, 2023

Chartmetric's Onesheet for Dominican singer-songwriter Yendry. Last year, Chartmetric acquired the appropriately-named Onesheet, a company creating one-sheet summaries (or EPKs) for artists. With Onesheet now... Read More...

A2IM to Offer Healthcare to Artists Starting Next Week

Ashley King

August 1, 2023

Photo Credit: A2IM Not-for-profit trade organization A2IM announces the launch of A2IM Artist Pro, a program designed to provide independent artists with healthcare options with $99 annual membership dues. T... Read More...

How To Steal From Other Artists

Caleb J. Murphy

July 28, 2023

Photo credit: Markus Winkler You should be stealing stuff from other songwriters and musicians. It’s one of my favorite ways to create music, or to get unstuck. Let’s talk about it. What I Mean by “Stealin... Read More...

The Secret To Getting Discovered by Fans

Caleb J. Murphy

July 24, 2023

Photo credit: Nicholas Green For me, and I believe for most indie artists, getting discovered by a label is not really the end goal. Mainly because I don’t want to give up control of my songs. Yeah, if a la... Read More...

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Why the Industry Needs High-Performance Agencies; Here’s What Leading Labels Are Doing to Stay Ahead

Arty Cohen

July 24, 2023

Labels have been caught in a financial loop for the last decade. Dedicating higher budgets for platform marketing and facing intense competition on daily release counts, labels both leading and emerging, are ... Read More...

How To Legally Cover a Song

Caleb J. Murphy

July 19, 2023

A cover song can do a lot for an artist. It engages the artist’s current fans while inviting in the fans of the songwriter they’re covering. It’s also just really fun to re-imagine someone else’s song as yo... Read More...

Z-Trip: How ‘America’s Best DJ’ Pushes the Boundaries of Creativity

Dan Ubick

July 19, 2023

In the ‘90s, rock was rock, hip-hop was hip-hop, and never the twain did meet. Then, at the turn of the century, a 73-minute, genre-bending bomb exploded onto the music scene, shattering notions about the lim... Read More...

Hosted at multiple venues in Santa Monica, the Music Tectonics 2023 conference rallied innovators in all fields of music.

Canadian Music Week 2023: From the Latest In AI to Combating Streaming Manipulation and Fraud

Raha M. Ali

July 17, 2023

Recently, Canadian Music Week 2023 took place in Toronto. The events sparked conversations about the impact of AI on the music industry and efforts to tackle streaming fraud. The conference also hosted events... Read More...

Songwriters, Here Are 5 Books To Read

Caleb J. Murphy

July 17, 2023

Photo credit: Kelsy Gagnebin I’ve talked about books I think musicians should read. But I want to narrow it down to books I think songwriters should read. So below are some of my favorite books that have he... 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’

Are Spotify Pre-Save Campaigns Worth It?

How To Succeed In Music When You Have a Family

Analytics Platform Viberate Bundles Unlimited Distribution, Artist Websites, Playlist Curation, Bookings, and More

A Closer Look at Chartmetric’s Onesheet — And the Future of Dynamically Updating EPKs

How To Steal From Other Artists

The Secret To Getting Discovered by Fans

Why the Industry Needs High-Performance Agencies; Here’s What Leading Labels Are Doing to Stay Ahead

How To Legally Cover a Song

Z-Trip: How ‘America’s Best DJ’ Pushes the Boundaries of Creativity

Canadian Music Week 2023: From the Latest In AI to Combating Streaming Manipulation and Fraud

Songwriters, Here Are 5 Books To Read