This Friday Bandcamp will donate 100% of revenue to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
This Friday, June 18th Bandcamp will hold its second annual Juneteenth fundraiser from midnight to midnight Pacific Time. During those 24 hours this Friday, Bandcamp will donate 100% of its. Continue reading
Polaris Music Prize names 40 album Long List 2021
The Polaris Music Prize has selected the 2021 Long List of 40 albums for the 2021 edition of the awards. Entries are judged based on artistic merit and not record. Continue reading
A music app you’ve never heard of just won an Apple Design Award
I pride myself on staying on top of every music app worth knowing about, so it came as a surprise when one that I’d never heard of just won a. Continue reading
How to pitch your music to radio [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Brian Basher from the syndicated radio show Hard Rock Nights joins Michael and Jay on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss pitching music to radio. They explore best practices. Continue reading
3 live show formats likely to come back first after the pandemic
Although live music is slowly returning, packed arenas and festivals may still be a ways off. Here, we explore the three types of live music most likely to return first. Continue reading
An easy guide to creating song split sheets
When it comes to collaborative songwriting between bandmates and others, split sheets are absolutely essential to legal disputes and ensuring everyone is properly compensated for their contributions. Here, we look. Continue reading
Apple Music fake-demos Spatial Audio in two new videos
Two new video ads attempt to offer a demo of Spatial Audio which debuted on Apple Music last week. Best listened to on headphones, both ads use stereo channel separation. Continue reading
Apparently people like ‘likes’ – Instagram’s campaign to de-prioritize ‘likes’ hits stumbling block
Back in 2019, as an effort to change the culture of its platform Instagram began experimenting with hiding likes from users. Apparently this hasn’t been especially well received across the. Continue reading
How many ‘creators’ are there and how do they make money? [SignalFire study]
2 million people make a living as content creators, according to a new study by venture capital firm SignalFire. Not all musicians think of themselves as content creators. But –. Continue reading
The greatest mistake an artist can make when releasing a new album (and how to fix it)
Releasing an album can be a tricky process, and while a few missteps along the way are inevitable, there’s huge mistake artists make all too frequently that is hugely detrimental. Continue reading
