Music Tips and News for Artists - October 2022

Hello friends. It's been a few weeks but I promise you this jam packed issue will be worth the wait.

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Music Ally and Amazon Music have launched five short video courses for artists. These are free and hosted on the Teachable platform.

Apple Music for Artists has been upgraded with features allowing artists to add more detail to their profiles and upload lyrics!

Rufy Anam Ghazi and Rutger Ansley Rosenborg Romero highlight ho analytics can play a role in helping to further advance an artists growth. Read it now on the Chartmetric blog.

Sam Bowman shares some shocking statistics on how many musicians are suffering from chronic pain and provides helpful solutions in this eye opening article.

Dan Runcie is always sharing gems for artists via Trapital . This guest essay from Denisha Kuhlor and breaks down how artists should consider pricing for their concerts.

Mark Mulligan shares thoughts on why it may be time to jump off the algorithm highway in this article from the MIDiA Research blog.

Murray Stassen elaborates on why TikTok is starting to look more like a record label in this Music Business Worldwide (MBW) article.

Will Betts , Content Manager @ Musiio by SoundCloud breaks down what catalog owners can learn from songs with over a billion streams on Spotify .

Chris Robley shares 5 crucial things artists should know before releasing music.

In this Podcast series Saskia M. speaks with music industry professionals from unheard and underrepresented groups across the sector worldwide, sharing barriers and challenges along with wins and successes.

Apple Music passes 100 million songs. "Human curation is more important than ever for connecting artists and fans."

Learn how to maximize your growth on Spotify after landing a sync for your music in this Spotify for Artists article.

“We’ve seen growth continue through this market cycle of sorts because the average Audius user is not even aware the crypto is there,” Rumburg told Decrypt at the Mainnet conference. Read more on Decrypt .

Despite Covid, the German local market grew by 9% to 1.79 billion euros in revenue. Digital streaming accounted for 71.5% of the revenue share, for a total of 138 billion streams, a figure that has risen to 165 billion in 2021. Read more on the Believe blog.

For the first time, metadata attributed to over two million works will be published, with plans to release millions more over the following 12 months via PRS for Music .

Austin’s newest indie-pop supergroup KVN (pronounced Kevin). KVN’s intergalactic sound was born out of the trio’s mutual love for late 90s R&B girl groups blended with a fascination for modern dance music.

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