The Jonas Brothers (pictured) have partnered with TikTok on a discovery hub for the ‘New Music’ hashtag. Photo Credit: Erik Drost Days after being banned on government devices in Florida, TikTok has expanded its New Music hashtag into “a global music discovery hub,” which higher-ups are billing as “a destination for new music.” ByteDance-owned TikTok unveiled […]
Photo credit: Kelly Sikkema Sometimes a track just isn’t gelling. It’s lacking a certain vibe and you don’t know how to elevate it. Next time you run into that scenario, try one of the four music production methods below. These practices have helped me produce songs I’m way happier with. Layer (Almost) Everything Layering the […]
Photo Credit: Beatly Music AI music is getting ripped down from DSPs like Spotify and YouTube. Now, one site says it aims to be the home of these unauthorized AI creations. Meet Beatly Music. The developers of Beatly Music posted about their new offering on Product Hunt, attracting wider attention to the website. They say […]
Image credit: Karsten Bergmann Producing music for indie artists can be a rewarding way to make an income. And the two ways to do that are 1) remote producing and 2) in-person producing. But which should you pursue? Maybe both? Let’s talk about it… Remote Producing Most of my production work is remote. And here’s […]
A sobering chat on AI at CRS (l to r): Rahul Sabnis (EVP, Chief Creative Officer, iHeartMedia), Sean Peace (Founder & CEO of SongVest), David Boehme (CEO, VBO Tickets), Zach Bair (CEO, VNUE), Chris McMurtry (VP at Pex & Head of RME), and Noah Itman (Chief Revenue Officer, Digital Music News) (Photo Credit: CRS) The […]
Photo Credit: Instagram Instagram now allows up to five links in a user bio, but is this bad news for the smartlink solutions economy? Instagram announced earlier this week the rollout of a new feature enabling users to add up to five links to their profile bios, allowing more ways for users to direct their followers to […]
As an artist, Instagram can be a valuable platform for showcasing your work and reaching a wider audience. However, with constant algorithm changes and updates, it can be difficult to keep up with what works and what doesn’t. In this article, we’ll cover five tips for using Instagram in 2023 to optimize your posts and […]
Photo Credit: Humble Bundle Soundtrack Loops produces royalty-free samples, loops, and music for films, creative artists, beat makers, producers, DJs, and music lovers. The company recently announced a charitable partnership with Cherry Audio to create a donation-focused ‘Humble Bundle’. Proceeds from the sale of ‘Level Up Music Creators Power Pack’ will go to Music Will […]
Sound Credit CEO Gebre Waddell pictured at the 65th Grammy Awards, where he announced a $30 million advance facility for North American users’ neighboring rights royalties Sound Credit’s Version 6 brings decentralized architecture, enhanced collaboration tools, AI-powered data enrichment, improved contract and catalog management, expanded export options, and many other features. Their goal: capture more […]
Photo Credit: Spotify for Artists Spotify for Artists breaks down your ‘active audience’ — but provides no way to communicate with them. Spotify has added a new metric to its Spotify for Artists dashboard, “Active Audience,” a new methodology for showing analytics on people who have actively streamed an artist’s music in the last 28 days. The […]
