
TikTok shares Top Songs of 2022
From new songs to classics, the top tracks on TikTok in 2022 came from established, emerging, and breakthrough artists, spanning a range of genres. But while TikTok is growing overall,. Continue reading

Triller pulls most music catalogs, making it unusable for many creators
UPDATE: Triller removed the entire music catalogs of Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, and top independent label licensor Merlin. The move makes the platform virtually unusable for. Continue reading

YouTube Shorts expands music from 15 to 60 seconds
YouTube Shorts is expanding the length of music and sounds on its short videos from 15 to 60 seconds, thanks to new licensing deals with labels and publishers. In the. Continue reading

YouTube adds ‘Live Q&A’ to live streams
YouTube has joined TikTok in adding Q&A to its live streams, making it easier for artists to interact with fans during online performances, record and tour announcements, and more. “Live. Continue reading

Film Scoring: A brief history
The story of how film scoring came to be is a long tale, so the folks at SoundFly have pulled out the highlights. Here’s the history of film scoring, including. Continue reading

A musician’s guide to YouTube promotion
You need to promote your music on YouTube, but you can’t be cavalier about it if you want to make progress. It’s a big undertaking, and it can be incredibly. Continue reading

YouTube introduces handles and how to get yours
Handles are coming to YouTube! Aiming to make your channel and content more recognisable, YouTube are rolling out channel handles – making your music easier to find and engage with.. Continue reading

This proves that music piracy is still alive
Even with free streaming sites, apparently, there is still media to be stolen, as Google takes a YouTube pirating site to court. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 With so. Continue reading

Why every musician needs to make more Short-Form Videos
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube have given every artist a major reason to make more short-form videos by James Shotwell of Haulix Have you noticed how every platform is becoming TikTok. Continue reading

Google takes on Dolby Atmos audio, Vision video with free open formats
Google is working to launch new open source 3D audio and HDR video without the licensing fees hardware manufacturers and consumers currently have to pay to use Dolby Atmos audio. Continue reading