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Short-form video has dominant control over the creator economy, making it essential for independent musicians, podcasters, and digital creators to choose the right platform. But with TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts all fighting for attention, where should you invest…
Few things annoy music fans more than seeing a concert sell out in minutes, only to find tickets being resold online moments later for double, triple or even ten times the original price. This practice is known as ticket scalping,…
As an artist you can either create a Pre-save each time you release a new track, or, one Lifetime Save, saving every future release to your fans accounts, for life. It’s a no-brainer! Standard Pre-save A normal Pre-save allows your…
Remember when entertainment was something you actually owned? You’d buy a DVD, stack CDs on a shelf, or proudly display a collection of video games that took years to build. These days, however, ownership has taken a back seat as…
TIDAL has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy designed to protect artists, combat fraud and ensure royalties are paid to music created by people rather than machines. Under the new policy, music identified as being wholly AI-generated will still…
Say goodbye to creating a Pre-save each time you release new music, and hello to one, customised Pre-save that works again and again for each new release, with no extra work. One Pre-save, called, the Lifetime Save. What is a…
Smartwatches have become an accessory most people have. They do far more than simply tell us the time, they instead, contain everything our phone does. Even allowing users to stream music through their device. YouTube is working on adding offline…
To put it simply, dynamic ticket pricing is when companies selling tickets to an event such as a music concert change the pricing depending on interest. This can mean two people have bought tickets for the same show at very…
For decades, if you walked into a bustling cafe in Tokyo, a boutique clothing store in Osaka, or a hotel lobby in Kyoto, the music playing in the background was only paying half its royalties. While songwriters and composers have…
Spotify has taken a major step into the music video space by allowing artists to upload full-length videos directly to the platform via their Spotify for Artists dashboard. The new feature, currently in beta, allows musicians to share live performances,…
