The Top 6 Music Submission Sites in 2023
This post was updated June 2023.
Fauness Laments the Death of “Mystery” on a Powerful New Album
Photo by Sylwia Wozniak Like her musical idols Judie Tzuke and Valerie Carter, UK artist Fauness is a consummate artist – a mesmerizing singer who tackles serious themes in a way that’s wonderfully soulful and engaging. Her new single “Mystery” is not about Agatha Christie. The song explores how mystery itself is ebbing away in […]
Samantha Margret on “Rage,” Stylistic Evolution, and the Lure of Broadway
There are very few songwriters today who are ready to step into the shoes of Aimee Mann, Sara Bareilles and Lana Del Rey…but Samantha Margret is one of them. She tackles important themes in an astonishing range of styles. It may be a cosmic coincidence, but the title track of her new EP RAGE was […]
How to Create a Spotify Canvas Video
How we use social media content has drastically changed over the last few years. With trends on TikTok and Instagram’s reels, video content’s popularity has increased to the point that all content creators need to make videos to attract new fans. The emotional impact that videos provide has not gone unnoticed by Spotify, which has […]
Top 10 Best Music Publishing Companies in 2024
Publishing can feel like a complicated world. These partners can help you make the best of it.
How to Get a Record Deal in 2022
Not so long ago, getting a record deal was the dream of every artist. Musicians would aim to get the attention of a record label as it was the only way to sell music, get heard, go on tours and play shows in festivals and big venues. In the digital era we live in, many […]
Retrospective Review: Sinead O’Connor’s “Black Boys on Mopeds” Illuminates the Dark Corners of our Culture
It’s March, 1990, and the world is spinning at full speed. Mikhail Gorbachav has just been elected the first president of the Soviet Union. Boston’s Gardner Museum has been subjected to an early-morning heist which sees multiple Vermeer, Rembrandt, and other masterworks vanish. And elsewhere in the art world, tremors of an earthquake have begun. […]
Imogen Clark on “Nonchalant,” Channeling Chrissie, and a Triumphant Tour
It’s hard to imagine someone feeling noncommittal and nonchalant about Australian indie rock sensation Imogen Clark. But apparently some knucklehead took her for granted, resulting in these defiant lines from her new single “Nonchalant”: I guess you’re too cool to want me enough Just know I won’t be waiting, you’re so nonchalant The music pundits […]
“Easy As That” by Cara Louise: Sun-Dappled Agnosticism
“Nap in a hammock, pick some fruit/We’re halfway through the year.” That line comes just before the chorus in Cara Louise’s recent song, “Easy As That,” and it’s hard not to be won over by such simple, sun-dappled imagery. I’ve never found a hammock that wasn’t too taut or too saggy, but I admire them […]
“Trophy Thieves” by Ryan Hoffman: A Warm, Evocative Story Song
“There’s a man at the end of a dead end street/with a Bible in his hand like a trophy thief/I know, but I can’t say I blame him.” These are some of the lyrics in the first verse of “Trophy Thieves,” a thoughtful new song by the Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Ryan Hoffman, and it provides only […]
