DistroKid is inexpensive. But it isn’t necessarily the cheapest music distributor for every artist. That’s because “cheap” depends on how much music you release and how much money it earns. DistroKid US pricing currently starts…
Beyerdynamic has announced its new Aventho Y wireless headphones, and the headline feature is seriously impressive battery life. The new over-ear headphones can deliver up to 90 hours of listening on a single charge with…
Apple may be preparing some of the biggest changes to HomePod since the smart speaker first launched. New references discovered inside audioOS 27 suggest Apple is experimenting with a four-speaker surround sound system for HomePod,…
The biggest difference between DistroKid and some competing distributors isn’t royalty percentage. It’s who takes the initial financial risk. DistroKid requires an annual subscription. Several alternatives use models where musicians don’t need to maintain the…
For most of music history, creating a professional-sounding song required a fairly long list of skills. You needed to understand instruments, songwriting, recording, music production, mixing and often expensive studio software. Generative AI is starting…
Portola Music Festival returns to Pier 80 in San Francisco on 26 and 27 September 2026. The fifth edition features another lineup sitting somewhere between electronic festival, warehouse rave and alternative-pop festival. Who is playing…
Audacity has received one of the biggest updates in its history. Audacity 4.0 officially launched on September 3, 2026, bringing a completely redesigned interface alongside major changes to how users record, edit and organise audio.…
A music catalogue can be an asset. If songs reliably generate royalties, a buyer may be willing to pay several years of expected income upfront to own those future cash flows. But there isn’t one…
For years, the compact disc looked like a format heading for extinction. Streaming had made accessing millions of songs almost effortless. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other services meant listeners no longer needed shelves…
DistroKid is usually marketed around one simple idea: pay an annual subscription and upload unlimited music. That sounds cheap. But how much does DistroKid actually cost once you start using it seriously? DistroKid currently charges…
