If Instagram keeps recommending Creed’s “Higher” whenever you try to add music to a post, you are not imagining it. Meta has acknowledged that the 1999 Creed song has been recommended to more users than…
Streaming services keep appearing. That creates a problem for artists. If you released a song five years ago, how do you make sure it automatically reaches platforms that didn’t exist when the song was originally…
Most artists only think about rights evidence after something goes wrong. A copyright claim arrives. A distributor asks for proof. A song disappears from a platform. Then everyone starts searching old emails, Dropbox folders and…
You distribute your recordings through one company. Does that company also need to administer your songwriting? No. Music distribution and publishing administration are different services. An independent artist can often use one company to deliver…
Lollapalooza Brasil has officially announced its 2027 lineup, bringing Travis Scott, Charli XCX, The Killers and David Guetta to São Paulo. The festival takes place from 19–21 March 2027 at Autódromo de Interlagos, with more…
An artist signs up with a publishing administrator. Does that mean someone will now pitch their music to Netflix, advertisers and game developers? Not necessarily. Publishing administration and sync licensing are connected, but they are…
The iPod might be dead, but the idea behind it is making a comeback. And there is one technology company that seems perfectly positioned to bring it back: Nothing. Nothing has built its reputation on…
DistroKid’s Social Media Pack is designed to help artists monetise uses of their music in user-generated videos. That sounds appealing. But it’s worth looking closely at the economics. What does it cost? DistroKid currently charges:…
Spotify is bringing the festival experience directly to music fans with the release of full-length DJ sets and live performance videos from Portola Music Festival 2026. The streaming platform announced on October 9, 2026, that…
DistroKid has introduced a music publishing administration service, giving independent songwriters another way to collect royalties generated by the compositions they write. The new service was formally announced on 5 October 2026. That makes it…
