Music licenses are required for an artist to earn money from royalties. They give people legal permission to use the artist’s music for public performances as well as in major motion pictures.

While music can create emotional waves through our auditory senses, the visual representation of what the sounds in the music mean can also help create a deeper impact. Here are 10 of the iconic album covers of all time.

A record label has a budget of thousands of dollars per song to market and promote it to make sure it reaches as many people as possible. When you’re an up and coming artist, you might not have the funds required to promote your music the way labels do. So, here are three low-budget ways to promote your music.

A recent Spotify research revealed that about forty thousand songs are released on Spotify every single day. We already know that the music industry is a competitive place so, in order to reach your goals, it is vital for you as an artist to continually learn new skills and improve your craft.

When Covid hit, no one really anticipated the impact it would have on our lives. With the era of what we thought was going to be our new normal coming to an end, artists are getting back out there to reconnect with their fans. And from staying at home watching virtual performances to experiencing intimate live performances, people are so ready to live normally again.

Scooter Braun discovered global pop star Justin Bieber when he was only 13 years old. Since then, Justin Bieber has sold over 150 million records worldwide and has signed multimillion-dollar brand deals. While synergy is vital in artist-manager relationships, a certain level of commitment is required from both entities. Here’s how the relationship works.

First impressions are the last impression. Your Instagram is a modern-day resumé that gives your visitors an idea of who you are as a person, what you do and, why they should invest their time in your profile. Yes, your Instagram bio is the second most important thing about your page. Here are a few things to grow your Instagram profile by optimizing your bio.

2020 was a year of big change for every single one of us. However, the era of what we thought was going to be our new normal is luckily coming to an end. With so much uncertainty in the air, artists like Dua Lipa took big risks to release music they’d been working on. Here are some of the biggest album releases from 2020 and 2021.

In today’s day and age, with all the marketing and promotional strategies, planning the before and after of your next release is a must. There are some things to keep in mind once your track is ready to be shared with the world like who your listeners are or what platforms to share your music on?

You are probably here because you want to write a song that everyone will listen to at parties, on road trips, or on TikTok. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are writing your next big hit.

Choosing the lead single for your upcoming album release is a decision that holds a lot of weight. This song sets the precedent for the rest of the album; it gets listeners excited for, or nervous for, your upcoming project. It’s a decision that many of the biggest artists have mastered and some seem to miss the mark often.

Artists rise and fall in popularity, many contributing their sound to the music landscape for an album or two and then falling back under the radar. In an era of social media lingo like “flop eras,” here are some keys to longevity in the industry to avoid letting tumultuous obstacles get in the way of your success as an artist.

In the past year, the music industry has been flipped upside down. It seems as though there is very little about the industry that has remained stagnant since 2019, and release timelines were not excluded from the shift in the industry. Through the streaming era, the rise of TikTok, and social media setting the standard for instant gratification, the album release timeline that fans and professionals have grown accustomed to has completely shifted.

Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, and Brothers Osborne were the faces of Billboard’s latest issue. What do they all have in common? Each of them, in their own way, represent the increasingly inclusive environment in country music. The genre has previously been dominated by a lack of diversity, and those who didn’t fit the stereotypical country mold have had a hard time finding support in the country scene.

Don’t miss Writer’s Block’s first post-pandemic showcase on Tuesday, July 13 featuring a stacked line-up of talented songwriters! Writer’s Block Events puts on industry based songwriter showcases at prominent venues across the United States, and will be making their return to live events at The Hotel Cafe with singer/songwriters Iris, Dylan Dunlap, Chloe Fredericks, Stela Cole, Riley Biederer, Laura Jean Anderson, MNYS, and Cassidi. Doors will be opening at 8:30pm.

Joni Mitchell's fourth studio album, 'Blue', just turned 50 and the music world is celebrating. An instant commercial success, the album cemented Mitchell’s place as a still-unmatched standard in a male-dominated field — earning the reverence of musicians and critics alike even to this day.

Gritty in Pink, the new female empowerment site for women aspiring to work in the music industry, is hosting their first post-pandemic return to live music in partnership with NoHo Arts District, Local Roots Kombucha, Guitar Girl Magazine, and charity partner LA LGBT Center.

For their premier sound quality and antique aesthetic, there is no doubt that vinyls remain a very current and integral part of today’s music industry. For years, artists have been releasing vinyls to accompany their album releases, and companies such as Crosley have been constantly innovating to keep record players technologically advanced and trendy.

The celebration of Pride Month continues! Check out this list we’ve put together of up & coming LGBTQIA+ artists who encompass the diversity of the queer community & sing proudly of their identity.

By now, the once intimidating concept of NFTs is most likely a more manageable one as they become increasingly mainstream in the music industry every day. Now, there is a new trend making waves in the industry for industry professionals to unravel– 8D Audio. 8D audio is a technique, rather than any new technology, that allows listeners to feel immersed in sound.