Music news for artists and labels to keep up to date.
This year alone Spotify have reached so many new markets, expanding their reach further than ever. Now, they’re adding 6 more markets to their platform. Meaning music can be reached by more people and more artists can share their tracks.…
You best believe it, Black Friday is about to return again. It’s that time of year when everyone goes slightly crazy looking for the best deals. In the lead up to Christmas, events like Black Friday really help cut the…
Despite music companies Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music doing exceptionally well for themselves this year, YouTube has done ever better. Beating all other global record businesses and taking centre stage. New figures show just how well YouTube ads…
You heard that right, Pandora and SoundCloud are joining forces to bring us The Lookout by SoundCloud. It will be a new station featured on Pandora that showcases new hip-hop superstars. Apparently the aim is to show the talent of…
Apple Music are using the technology from Shazam to identify the samples used within DJ mixes. This will ensure the correct rights holders will be paid for their content. Avoiding artists being able to bypass paying for their samples. It’s…
We’d like to see the day when artists are paid fairly by all stores and there’s no longer an argument over it. Sadly, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be just yet. Recently it’s been announced that Podcasters are…
Recently the world has been a little crazy since that thing called the pandemic took over. Don’t worry though, it looks like we’re saved! ABBA have made a comeback and life seems to have flipped a 180. This is exactly…
YouTube Premium allows users to download videos and songs to stream later on. This allows their members to watch and listen to their chosen videos without requiring an internet connection. Just in the same way stores like Spotify and Apple…
We know that there’s already features in place to collaborate on a shared playlist. You and your friends can add your favourite tracks into the same place. However, Spotify have released a new feature that will combine multiple music tastes…
Audius are a new streaming service that aim to support independent artists without the need for a label. They’ve partnered with TikTok, so musicians can send their tracks straight to the video sharing app. This will hopefully boost the chance…
