How One Artist Got Millions Of Spotify Streams Without Being Signed

As an unsigned artist, you may be struggling to work past the <1000 play count on Spotify. Luckily there’s plenty you can do to grow your following on the streaming service. In this interview, unsigned Norwegian rapper Endless shares how he grew a massive following on Spotify, sans label. ______________________________…

Adrian Belew On Making Music Like Life Itself [INTERVIEW]

Here progressive composer and instrumentalist Adrian Belew shares the process behind his construction of the score for Pixar’s recent animated short film Piper, as well as his unique approach to instrumentation and music tech. _________________________ Guest post by Leticia Trandifir of Landr It’s hard to image the mind-boggling amount of…

‘I don’t see a YouTube value gap. Over 45% of our revenue from the platform is from UGC.’

YouTube is the devil, right? Not if you speak to Believe boss Denis Ladegaillerie

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Caleb Groh On Why Life Is Too Short For Just One Genre [INTERVIEW]

Here we get a glimpse at the life a modern musician through Caleb Groh, an emerging producer and songwriter from Nashville, as he shares his thoughts on composing songs and the blending of genres. __________________________ Guest Post by Leticia Trandafir of Landr Caleb Groh started as a 9 year old…

This new artist has generated over $1m from sync. But should he have had to?

Barns Courtney is a huge hit in Hollywood, but his story says a lot about the challenge of breaking British artists in the UK
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‘Music is about emotions and connecting people – not money or ego’

Pop connoisseur Savan Kotecha opens up about songwriting, growing up – and winning in the music business

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‘Streaming is an opportunity and a challenge. We’re at the forefront of mining that data’

INgrooves boss Bob Roback talks insights, independence and much more besides

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‘It’s easy to look at labels with rose-tinted glasses. That’s not the reality.’

25-year-old Stormzy manager Tobe Onwuka discusses independence as Gang Signs & Prayer heads to No.1 in the UK

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‘Managers need to motivate artists. But we also need artists to motivate us.’

How Colin Lester stuck by his star artist – even when the music industry turned its back

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