ASCAP vs. BMI in 2021: Which is Better?
Which PRO should you go with? Short answer: it depends. BMI because it’s free. ASCAP because of its culture. For the full story, read on. If you’re a producer, artist, or musician – basically, if you would call yourself a songwriter of any kind – then you have probably heard that in order to make […]
Is Songtrust Worth It?
Is Songtrust worth it? Short answer: probably. For the full story, read on. If you’re an independent artist and/or songwriter with music on Spotify and Apple Music, then you’ve probably encountered this scenario: You release your groundbreaking new single, and it gets enough streams to brag on Instagram about. You patiently await the fame and […]
SubmitHub Review: Is It Worth It?
Want to try SubmitHub yourself? As we’ll get into shortly, that’s understandable. We’ve got a 10%-off coupon right here that you can put toward your first campaign. Want to know if it’ll work for you (slash if it’s worth it at all)? Keep reading. If you’re an indie artist who has released music in the […]
8 Best Music Business Tips for 2021
We made it. 365 days, a global pandemic, and about a million crises later, we finally rang in 2021 and said a bittersweet goodbye to 2020 (okay, it was really just sweet). The music industry, along with almost everybody involved in it, was taken for a mostly-downhill ride last year. Live events were nonexistent. Countless […]
Top 8 Tips to Promote Your Music on Instagram
8 Tips for Killing the Instagram Game (If you’re on a time crunch, here’s a TL;DR.) Create an authentic brand Have a compelling header Do at least one weekly live performance Always have a backlog of content Use Stories often and well Collaborate with artists who are similar to you Use hashtags Pay to promote […]
The Story of Jack Gray’s “Fools”
In 2025, someone will be reading this article, and be thinking “wow, this was from before Jack Gray was huge.” After hearing his second-latest single “Fools,” I knew it would be inevitable; Jack Gray is going to be making music for a long time, and people are going to start realizing how ridiculously talented he […]
The Story of RYLY’s “Enough”
Living in Nashville has *almost* ruined indie-pop for me. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the best music comes from a place of honesty and authenticity. It isn’t too hard to make indie-pop that sounds okay; just buy a telecaster and drag the drums to weird subdivision spots on the grid. But […]
Patric Johnston’s Distracted EP is a Clinic on Groove
Patric Johnston can play the piano, and he doesn’t care who knows it. His new record, Distracted, is his longest project since 2016’s Old Friends New Friends, back when he was still coming into his sound with lyric-heavy, mostly-acoustic music. Though his musicianship was still on display back then, it wasn’t nearly as underlined as his unique […]
Eighty Ninety Will Be the Soundtrack to “10k Summer Nights” This Year
I don’t really consider myself a hipster. Sure, I wear glasses, but that’s because I actually, desperately need them to see things. I happen to own three acoustic guitars and a banjo, but that’s because I really use them all for different things. Yeah, I wear more flannel than the average person, but I wear less flannel […]
Jordan Whitmore’s “I Wish You Would” Breathes with Emotion
For a song so sparsely produced, Jordan Whitmore‘s “I Wish You Would” carries a lot of weight. I think it’s because Jordan’s voice alone could lift a truck. The song meanders along in a slow 3:4, leaving plenty of room for her vocal to take over. The lyrics flow like dripping honey, hanging behind the […]
