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October 2026 56 posts
- Spotify Kept 50 Million Spam Tracks Out of Recommendations. What It Means for a First Release.Industry
- Two New Music Lawsuits Target AI Training: Reservoir and Elvis Presley's RightsholdersIndustry
- Spotify Wants AI Agents to Choose It as Their Music ServiceIndustry
- UMG Licenses Its Catalog to TYGER, an AI Music Service for GamersIndustry
- What to Check Before You Sign With a Music DistributorGuides
- Release Ready Checklist: 20 Checks Before You Announce a Date, FreeResources
- Juan Serrano @jotadepaso Gained +30,000 Followers With Simple Instagram VideosInterviews
- A Finished Song Is Not a ReleaseOpinion
- Write One Sentence About the Song Before You Make Anything ElseCreative Process
- How to Choose a Release Date That HoldsRelease Planning
- Starting From Almost Nothing: The First Steps That MatterTips
- How to Keep a Music Project Moving When You Have Little TimeGuides
- How to Create a Brand Book as an Independent ArtistGuides
- How to Make Your Own Music Video: Direction, Filming and Editing for Independent ArtistsGuides
- Decide What the Single Looks Like Before You Shoot AnythingCreative Process
- YouTube Music Now Labels AI Songs. What Artists Should Know.Industry
- Deezer Will Let Listeners Hide AI Music. What Artists Should Check.Industry
- Spotify Stopped Taking Clips. It Wants the Whole Video Now.Industry
- What Visual Identity Means for a MusicianGuides
- Where Your Identity Shows UpGuides
- Audit What You Already HaveGuides
- Find the Three Words Behind Your SoundGuides
- Collect References Without CopyingGuides
- Choose a Color Palette You Can KeepGuides
- How Color Sets the MoodGuides
- Pick Your TypefacesGuides
- Turn Your Name Into a WordmarkGuides
- The Small Details That RepeatGuides
- What Makes a Press Photo WorkGuides
- Plan a Photo Shoot on a Small BudgetGuides
- Light, Location and WardrobeGuides
- Choose Your Lead Photo at Thumbnail SizeGuides
- Edit Your Photos So They Look Like One SetGuides
- What a Cover Has to DoGuides
- Design Cover Art That Reads SmallGuides
- One Release, Many FormatsGuides
- Singles in a Row Need a SystemGuides
- Put Text on Images Without Ruining ThemGuides
- Set Up Your Streaming ProfilesGuides
- Make Your Instagram Grid a Front DoorGuides
- Carry the Identity Into VideoGuides
- What People See in the RoomGuides
- Merch and Print BasicsGuides
- Write a One-Page Style GuideGuides
- Build Templates You Can ReuseGuides
- Organize Your Files So Anyone Can Find ThemGuides
- When to Change Your Identity and When to Leave ItGuides
- Put It All Together in Your EPKGuides
- Bio Builder: Your Artist Bio in Three Lengths, FreeResources
- Behind the Scenes Is Not Leftover FootageCreative Process
- Hyde Kawin on Open Mics, Happy Toes and a First SongInterviews
- A Cover Used to Be the Whole JobOpinion
- What To Make First When The Release Budget Is SmallGuides
- Casa Laranja, a Stoner Rock Trio From FlorianópolisReviews and Releases
- One Shoot, Thirty PiecesOpinion
- The One-Sheet Isn't a Short EPKGuides
September 2026 12 posts
- It Sounds Great On Your Headphones. That's Not Enough.Tips
- You Don't Need A New Identity. You Need To Notice The One You Already Have.Guides
- Presence or Release? A Straight Answer.Guides
- Your Music Moved On. Your Photos Didn't.Opinion
- Consistency Over VolumeOpinion
- Stop Posting More. Start Building a System.Opinion
- Nobody Has Time to Learn Color Grading Between ShowsTips
- How to Write a Press Release for Your MusicGuides
- An EPK Is Not a PDFGuides
- The Boring Thing That Saved My ArtOpinion
- The Song Was Ready. The Rest Wasn't.Release Planning
- Canary, in MotionReviews and Releases