April 2, 2025
Make money without Spotify

Make money without Spotify

How Indie Artists ARE FALLING for the SPOTIFY TRAP ft. @KatoHipHop

No Labels Necessary | BRANDMAN

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John, indie artist with over 13M Spotify streams shares how to grow your streams with just $5 a day!

John Gold

Visit John Gold’s YouTube for free tips and explore Spotify Growth Switch to grow your streams fast! Please copy and paste the URL below into your browser!👇👇 https://hypeddit.krtra.com/t/AqFUcijBvkYf…

Fiverr and SoundCloud Introduce SoundCloud Marketplace for Independent Artists
We Rave You

Fiverr and SoundCloud have partnered to launch the SoundCloud Marketplace, a new feature designed to help independent artists find professional services like mixing & mastering, music production, cover art design, video editing, and marketing—all within the SoundCloud platform…

The Secret Spotify Strategy Labels Don’t Want You to Know (Waterfall Releases Explained!)

SmartMusicBusiness

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Proven ad strategies have helped thousands achieve millions of Spotify streams. Discover how!

John Gold

Visit John Gold’s YouTube for free tips and explore Spotify Growth Switch to grow your streams fast! Copy and paste the URL below into your browser!👇👇 https://hypeddit.krtra.com/t/AqFUcijBvkYf…

Low views means its actually working…

Musformation // Jesse Cannon

Musicians make a huge mistake when assessing if their videos are flopping. Musicians obsessing over viral metrics are missing the point of content creation entirely…

Networking is 🔑

SymphonyOS

Get outside and meet your next fan, friend, or business partner! 👀…

I Called Out This Music Distributor And This Is What Happened…

Top Music Attorney

🟢 (Free PDF) 35 Ways To Make Money From Music https://www.topmusicattorney.com/35moneymakingtactics In this episode of the Top Music Attorney Podcast, Entertainment Attorney, Miss Krystle discusses how a simple review of terms of service led to uncovering a major issue involving a music distributor and an AI remix app. With independent artists …

“La gente no le reza a Dios hasta que no está en problemas” @maikeldelacalle #podcast #entrevista

Music Business Academy

An Indie Insight: My Experience Releasing an Album as an Independent Musician
Atwood Magazine

Atwood Magazine’s own Frederick Bloy – one half of the London-based independent art rock duo, Idiotwin – shares a brief, thoughtful reflection on the lessons learned and perspectives gained on the road to independently releasing an album in 2025 …

Boutique Music Destination Round Hill Music Co. Announces May 2025 Opening on “The Avenue” in Greenwich, CT

Music Connection

One-of-a-kind music destination Round Hill Music Co. announces that it will open its doors in Greenwich, CT this coming May. Designed as a haven for musicians, collectors, and fans of all ages, the store is a thoughtfully arranged music lover’s playground that blends high-end guitars, vinyl records, apparel and lifestyle goods into an immersive en…

¿Qué es una licencia de primer uso?

Seed Academy

¿Qué es una licencia de primer uso?  Asegúrate ver la entrevista completa en nuestro canal. Síguenos para más. #industriamusical #abogadodemusica #negociodelamusica #musicbusiness…

POV: You just graduated from Musicians Institute

Musicians Institute

Musicians Institute, in Hollywood, California, offers a comprehensive, hands-on education in contemporary music performance, recording, guitar making and music business. If you’re serious about your music, your education, and your career, take a look around the site to see what MI has to offer, then contact us for more information about how we can…

Performance Is An Art Form.

Music Industry

Frank Sinatra didn’t write any songs. Elton John didn’t write lyrics, well, Elton John didn’t write good lyrics. Countless of the greatest performers didn’t play any instrument and didn’t write songs. They were just performers who perfected their craft of entertaining an audience. These days, is someone does this and is successful we call them a…

Do Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Detest Mark? We Put a Quarter Into Mark This Week

Music Biz Weekly Podcast

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AI music remixing platform Hook raises $3m from Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew, The Raine Group and more

Music Business Worldwide

Hook’s unique selling proposition is that it offers a remedy to the proliferation of unlicensed content on social media Source…

Best distribution companies in 2025

RouteNote Blog

RouteNote’s goal is to help unsigned artists and labels upload and manage their music on stores, streaming services and social media platforms. But what helps RouteNote stand out from the crowd? On top of powerful easy-to-use tools, fast moderators, helpful support team and leaving artists with 100% of the rights to their music, our pricing s…

FKA twigs joins growing list of US Visa Related Tour Cancellations

Hypebot

FKA twigs has joined a growing list of US visa related tour cancellations, pulling North American dates of her ongoing Eusexua Tour. The post FKA twigs joins growing list of US Visa Related Tour Cancellations appeared first on Hypebot. …

SXSW 2025 🔥

SymphonyOS

Symphony Takes on SXSW 2025 #sxsw2025 #musicmarketing…

Public figures must ‘opt out’ of OpenAI’s new image generator

Music Ally

OpenAI unveiled its “most advanced image generator yet” yesterday, as part of its wider GPT-4o model. It’s better at creating photo-realistic images; doesn’t flub text as often; and slots neatly into a conversational interface to make it easier to tweak and refine its outputs with text prompts. The ‘4o image generation’ is rolling out as the […] …

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Prison Interview Rapper’s Life Loss

48 Laws Music Marketing

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[Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Improving User-First Music Search with AI-First Tech: Interview with Einar Helde of AIMS

News Archive – Music Business Association

We are now past the early days of AI adoption in the music industry, and have seen some of the ways this new tech can be proactively applied to existing processes in support of the humans working in music. One such area is music search, which has become daunting in the face of thousands of new songs being uploaded to DSPs every day. In our latest…

Where Did All The Garage Bands Go?

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog

When I moved into my neighborhood 25 years ago, if I went for a walk in any direction I would eventually run into the sound of a band practicing away in a basement or garage. I always liked to stop and listen to the songs they were playing to hear if they’re were doing their […] The post Where Did All The Garage Bands Go? appeared first on Music …

Transviolet on Surprise China Fame, Softcore Millennial Cringe and Touring in an RV

Ari’s Take

This week Ari sits down with Sarah McTaggart from the hit alt-pop band Transviolet. Transviolet started out signing with Epic Records in 2015 after their debut single “Girls Your Age” went viral. The band moved between several major labels at the start of their career, but they’re now completely self-represented. Transviolet has played Late Shows …

Inside the Mind of Lyric Legend, Tom Douglas

Made It In Music

Legendary songwriter Tom Douglas joins Seth Mosley to share invaluable wisdom on the patience, passion, and storytelling that make great songs. He discusses the importance of letting songs reveal themselves over time, why small but meaningful ideas resonate, and how slowing down can transform your songwriting process. Whether you’re just starting …

Fix your cover art!

Symphonic Distribution

Wondering why your cover art keeps getting rejected? 🤔 Don’t worry, we’ve got you! Watch this video to learn the most common mistakes—and how to avoid them! 🎨 #MusicTips #IndependentArtist…