“Rein Me In” is fundamentally about self-sabotage: wanting love but being frightened enough by intimacy to push away someone you care about. The original version appeared on Sam Fender’s album People Watching. Olivia Dean subsequently…
Rock in Rio returns to Rio de Janeiro in September 2026 with an enormous lineup covering rock, pop, K-pop, electronic music, hip-hop and Brazilian music. The festival takes place across seven days: 4, 5, 6,…
Creamfields returns to Daresbury, Cheshire from 27–30 August 2026, bringing hundreds of DJs and electronic artists together for one of the biggest dance music festivals in the world. The 2026 edition is particularly significant because…
Spotify has changed much more than how people listen to music. It has also changed how music itself is valued. A song recorded 30, 40 or even 60 years ago can continue generating royalties every…
‘Starry Eyed’ finds Baby Jane reaching for the brightest surface in a catalogue built mostly from shadows. The Los Angeles producer and singer works in dark dance-electronic, and this one keeps that foundation while polishing…
Spotify streams are useful. But sometimes getting somebody to actually write about your music can be even more valuable. A music blog feature gives you something a playlist placement normally doesn’t: A story. It can…
Getting your music onto Spotify playlists can introduce your songs to listeners who have never heard of you before. But finding legitimate playlist curators isn’t always easy. Search for “Spotify playlist promotion” and you’ll quickly…
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…
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…
