You know the whistle. You might not know the name. The song is “Young Folks” by Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John, featuring Victoria Bergsman. And despite the title, it isn’t really about young people.…
Author: Radar Team
DistroKid promotes very fast music distribution and says tracks can reach major platforms such as Spotify in roughly two to three days. But that’s not the same thing as saying every song will be live…
“Video Games” is about loving somebody during the quiet, ordinary parts of a relationship. Not: private jets. Champagne. Dramatic proposals. Literally sitting around while your boyfriend plays video games. Lana Del Rey took that mundane…
“Nicole Kidman” is about feeling like a movie star. Not literally becoming Nicole Kidman. Feeling like her. For ADÉLA, Nicole Kidman represents glamour, confidence, sexuality, control and old-fashioned movie-star presence. The inspiration was surprisingly literal.…
“No Surprises” is about wanting to escape the exhausting machinery of modern life. Work. Bills. Routine. Political disappointment. Emotional exhaustion. The song imagines somebody who has reached the point where they no longer want excitement.…
“Bass Persuades” is essentially Miley making an argument for getting out of your head and back into your body. Stop looking at the phone. Stop analysing everything. Move. Dance. Let the music convince you. That’s…
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” is about something surprisingly specific: the new girlfriend of an ex contacting you because she has started experiencing the same troubling behaviour you experienced. Instead of treating the new woman as…
HyperFollow is DistroKid’s smart-link and pre-save tool. It’s useful. But artists don’t need DistroKid to create smart links. What should a HyperFollow alternative do? At minimum: link to major DSPs support pre-saves look good on…
Uploading music feels simple. Audio. Artwork. Metadata. Submit. Behind that button, however, distributors may perform numerous checks before sending a recording to streaming services. Audio quality The recording needs to meet technical requirements. Checks can…
AI-generated music is no longer hidden in obscure corners of streaming services. Some AI and heavily AI-assisted country projects are now generating millions — and in some cases tens of millions — of Spotify streams.…
