Twitch Now Pays Indie Artists When Their Music Is Played
Twitch had licensed more than a million tracks from independent artists that can now be played during livestreams. These deals are for recorded music that has been cleared to be. Continue reading
Best of Times, Worst of Times: Independent Musicians In The Pandemic [MIDiA Survey]
A new MIDiA survey of unsigned musicians unpacks their scrappy and resilient ethos and the strategies they’ve developed to move forward during the global COVID-19 pandemic. By Mark Mulligan of. Continue reading
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Mushroom’s Smart Pivot, Tunecore Adds Russia & Brazil, A2IM Awards Noms Open and More
In a new Business Of Indie, we share news from indie labels, publishers, and more including Mushroom Records brilliant pandemic pivot, Tunecore’s overseas expansion, nominations opening for A2IM Libera Awards,. Continue reading
Ingrooves Lands Patent For AI Music Marketing Tech
Independent music distributor Ingrooves has announced U.S. patent approval for a proprietary method of using artificial intelligence to detect trends in audience engagement with the goal of identifying potential streaming. Continue reading
SXSW 2021 Goes Online, Showcases To Feature Artists Scheduled For 2020
SXSW has announced that it will be a largely online event in 2021. “The challenge of building a new future is one that we’re excited to tackle,” Roland Swenson, CEO. Continue reading
A2IM Indie Music Libera Awards Nominations Open
The A2IM indie music Libera Awards will celebrate 10 years on June 17, 2021 and submissions are now open. As in 2020, the Libera Awards will be held virtually. But. Continue reading
FREE TuneCore TikTok Distribution This Week Only
TuneCore is offering artists free song distribution to TikTik. The promotion runs from today, Tuesday, September 22 until Tuesday, September 29. All artists can upload one song onto the TuneCore. Continue reading
Are Record Labels Still Relevant?
While record labels still exist, many in the industry question whether they’re still relevant to the modern music business, and if they still hold the power to elevate an artist. Continue reading
WOMEX 2020 Goes Digital
Annual world music conference WOMEX is going digital. Some elements will still be happening live and streamed online from Budapest in cooperation with local partners. Full details of the online. Continue reading
Billboard Launches Two New Global Charts
Billboard and MRC Data have launched to new charts ranking the top songs globally. The weekly charts, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., are based on both worldwide streams and. Continue reading
