Collaborations Make A Big Difference On Spotify

Collaborations between artists have always brought about an interesting meld between two styles and even genres. Going back t the 1980s pairing of Run DMC with Aerosmith for their genre-breaking version of “Walk This Way,” collaborations tend to propel a hit to ever greater heights, or even revive it when it seems dead. Spotify recently […]

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75% Of Artists Lose Money On Music Releases

Being an artist has always been difficult, but it may be even more so today since there are far fewer paying gigs than ever before. When it comes to releasing music though, for the most part that’s always been a losing proposition for indie artists. This fact was brought home by a Pirate.com survey that […]

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A Visualization Of The Best-Selling Music Artists from 1969 to 2019

We sometimes get a mistaken idea of just how hot a music artist really is. It’s easy to think that an artist with a huge hit has sustained success over time, but that actually happens in very few cases involving superstars. That said, the best-selling music artists that continue to endure for years and even […]

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How Remixes Can Revitalize Your Tracks

Going back to the late 70s and 80s, rock stars used to hate when a DJ remixed their song for the club, considering it altered contrary to their artistic sense. They quickly changed their minds when the new version helped revitalize album sales and bring in a new audience. The same thing happens today with […]

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Here’s Why All Melodies Should be Free To Use

Music copyright is truly a deep subject, but when it all comes down to it the only thing that can be copyrightable is the melody and the lyrics. The problem is that there are only so many melodies that are pleasing to the Western ear available and we’re running out of them. Damien Riehl is […]

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TikTok New Work With Artists Test Could Mean More Exposure

You have to hand it to TikTok – the company is definitely proactive, especially when it comes to music artists. According to a post by musician Jonah Manzano yesterday, the company is testing a new feature called Work With Artists that allows users to make money by using an artist’s music in their videos. Understand that […]

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Songwriters Breathe A Sigh Of Relief As Ed Sheeran Wins Plagiarism Lawsuit

Ever since the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit were a jury decided that Robin Thicke nicked the feel of Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On,” songwriters, publishers and record labels have been looking over their shoulders for an artist or an estate that thinks their modern song was based on a classic hit. That might now […]

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Reels And Stories Implement Consistent Volume Level Control Between Clips

If you’re like everyone else, you really hate it when one clip on Reels or Stories is way loud, while the next one is barely loud enough to hear. Having to constantly change the volume level really diminishes the experience. We used to have that problem with television and it took a law from Congress […]

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Increase Your Social Engagement With These 5 Tips

It’s one thing to post on any social platform, but it’s another to have people engage with those posts. We know that its typical to get only 1 to 2% of your followers to comment, like or share one of your posts if you’re lucky, but we can raise that social engagement by using these […]

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It Turns Out That Spotify Needs Boomers After All

Spotify has experienced tremendous growth over the years, but most of that has been on the backs of the 12 to 34 age group. At age 35 its users decline rapidly and most rapid is the Boomer demographic over 55 group. Until now that was of little concern to the company, but as growth is […]

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Project Magi Will Change How Your Audience Engages You On Google

Google has been the major search engine for a whole generation of users now, and we’re all accustomed to the 10 results per page when you’re looking to find something. That’s all gone out the window now thanks to AI-driven services like ChatGPT and Bard. Google is not sitting on its laurels though, and rumor […]

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You May Not Be Using AI For Your Music Yet, But Your Competition Is

It’s agreed that AI (artificial intelligence) is the word and concept of the moment, just like Web3, NFT and metaverse last year. The big difference is that so many artists, bands and musicians have already been using AI to help them do something with music, as compared with the relatively few involved with the hot […]

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4 New Social Media Hacks For 2023

Social media keeps evolving so that what worked last year might not work as well today. Image sizes, posting times, and posting strategies change a lot faster than we’re all prepared for. The team over at Media Update has 4 new social media hacks that may throw you for a minute, but make sense after […]

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A Look At The 7 Core Principles For The Future Of AI Music

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the hot topic of conversation in technology these days, and because of all the hype, it’s rightfully scaring musicians, artists, bands, managers, and even labels everywhere. “Who owns the copyright?” “Will a machine get paid instead of me?” “Will AI write better tunes than me?” These are questions that many of […]

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Here’s How Easy It Is To Get Lost In A Record Label

It’s easy to get discouraged about no one hearing your music when you know that you’re competing against almost 100,000 other songs uploaded to streaming services every day. The only consolation is that most of these uploads come from indie artists, and the vast majority of them will never get as much as a single […]

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