Apple’s new HomeView looks rather like a small iPad designed to live permanently on a kitchen counter. Both products have touchscreens. Both can display music and artwork. Both can help you find something to listen…
Music distributor pricing is easy to compare. Customer support is harder. Most artists only discover how good a distributor’s support really is when something goes wrong. That might involve: By then, changing providers may be…
‘Before Sunrise’ is a new alternative rock single from Taiwanese singer-songwriter OHAN (Wu Chenghan), sung in Mandarin. Jon Du made it with OHAN, and Jon Du is also producing the second album, O725. Jon Du…
Austria’s Nova Rock Festival has announced a substantial second wave of artists for 2027. Faith No More, The Smashing Pumpkins, Die Toten Hosen and Die Ärzte are among the biggest names confirmed. The latest major…
The haunting instrumental appearing in TikTok videos is “Brutus (Instrumental)” by The Buttress. But the original song has a much more complicated story than its ominous music might suggest. “Brutus” is a dramatic retelling of…
Apple HomeView looks like a self-contained smart display. It has its own screen, speakers, camera and Siri assistant, so it’s reasonable to wonder whether you can simply plug it in and start playing music without…
Most music distributors publish pricing. Many publish store lists. Some explain royalty payments and support services. Far fewer publish detailed operational performance. That is beginning to change. What is a distributor transparency report? A transparency…
‘Convoy’ is the track from TOMMY YANG’s seven-song release ‘yang’ that features Lil Gnar. The record is built around that collaboration, with lyrics in Korean and English. Two raps overlap on a loose groove, delivered…
If you love Olivia Rodrigo’s “Honeybee”, start with Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine, Clairo and Holly Humberstone. Those artists capture different parts of the song’s appeal. Some specialise in emotional acoustic songwriting. Others combine…
Generative AI is becoming part of the music production process. Some artists use it for small creative tasks. Others generate substantial parts of a recording. For distributors and streaming services, that difference matters. YouTube now…
