Getting people to actually hear your music is one of the hardest parts of being an independent artist. You can upload a great song to Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, post about it on…
Author: Radar Team
If you’re trying to build a career in music, you’ve probably heard people talking about A&R. But what does A&R actually mean? A&R stands for Artists and Repertoire. Traditionally, A&R departments at record labels and…
Finding new music used to mean listening to the radio, reading music magazines or asking your friends what they were listening to. Then Spotify playlists, YouTube and TikTok changed everything. Now Snapchat wants a piece…
Most concerts work in roughly the same way. The artist chooses the songs. The band rehearses the setlist. Fans turn up and watch the performance. Red Bull Jukebox is trying something completely different. The live…
AI music generator Suno has taken another major step towards becoming part of the traditional music industry after announcing a global partnership with music company BMG. The deal, announced on August 12, 2026, covers both…
A Spotify stream might be worth a fraction of a pound. A single sync placement can potentially be worth considerably more — and introduce your music to an entirely new audience. Sync licensing means giving…
A good road-trip song has a particular job. It needs to sound good loud, survive repeated plays and somehow make the landscape outside the window feel more cinematic than it did five minutes earlier. The…
An EPK – electronic press kit – gives journalists, promoters, playlist curators and industry contacts everything they need to understand your project quickly. Amuse’s recently refreshed independent-promotion guide specifically recommends maintaining a clean, usable EPK…
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has become one of the biggest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history — and it may not be finished yet. The country star’s breakout hit has now spent an extraordinary 18…
Apple Music is preparing to make it much easier for listeners to identify music and other content created using artificial intelligence. Apple has confirmed that AI transparency information submitted by music providers will become visible…
