Snuggly’s “Soft Rain Sounds” occupies the soothing end of ambient and nature-sound music, using the familiar texture of rainfall as an uncluttered escape from everyday noise. Released in 2019 as part of 1 Hour of…
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Independent artists can submit eligible music for GRAMMY consideration. But there are deadlines and technical requirements. For the 69th GRAMMY Awards, CD Baby’s current guidance states that eligible releases must fall between 31 August 2025…
Massive Attack’s “Teardrop” is one of those rare recordings where atmosphere, rhythm and voice seem inseparable. Released in 1998 as part of the Bristol group’s landmark third album, Mezzanine, the track occupies a softer space…
You’ve released a song, spent time and money creating it, and then discover someone else is using your music on YouTube without asking. So, how do you stop others using your music on YouTube? As…
Hollow Coves’ “Coastline” has always carried a powerful sense of escape, but the Vancouver Sleep Clinic Remix pushes that feeling into a more weightless, atmospheric space. The Australian indie-folk duo’s original songwriting remains at the…
Ninajirachi’s “Pure Luck”, featuring vocalist Freya Staer, captures the producer at an early but already remarkably assured point in her career. Released in March 2017 through Seeking Blue, the track became one of Ninajirachi’s breakthrough…
Your music can travel much further than your Spotify artist page. It might appear in: Finding those uses can reveal both marketing opportunities and missing revenue. Start with YouTube Search: Then look beyond exact matches.…
Apple could finally be preparing to launch the HomePod mini 2, nearly six years after the original HomePod mini first arrived. While Apple has yet to officially announce the second-generation smart speaker, reports suggest a…
Deezer is a music streaming service that lets users listen to millions of songs, albums, playlists, podcasts and other audio content online. It works in a similar way to Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music,…
How can Shazam identify a song after hearing only a few seconds? How can YouTube recognise your track inside somebody else’s video? Both rely on forms of audio-recognition technology. For musicians, understanding this technology matters…
