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In the music business, creating the music is just half the battle. You have to find a way to let people know about your music. At this stage, it's time to treat music like a business. If you feel you ...

Thanks to a new agreement between TikTok and music distribution service DistroKid, millions of independent artists will now be able to promote their music on TikTok Music, the recently launched ...

Once in a while, every young music creator faces the same problem, the problem of being noticed. Especially, if the musician has chosen Spotify as the main platform for his music distribution and ...

Whatever kind of elusive street cred indie labels may pursue, it’s never without its fair share of hits and misses and often takes decades to earn a reputation in an industry all too familiar with cut ...

Advances in AI are shaping a more competitive, data-driven music landscape. Forbes reported how AI is impacting music this year, and how the industry is entering a critical phase. In response, ...

CNET News.com posted an interview with Pandora founder Tim Westergren the other day. He stated that technology has had a radical effect on distribution, and he'll get no argument from me there--iTunes ...

EMI Records is the first major label to sign up to eListeningPost, a new service ushering in a revolution in music distribution, being labelled ‘Music 2.0’. The software, currently undergoing vigorous ...

Sony Music-owned music distribution company AWAL has launched in India and South Asia, following the acquisition of OKListen, a digital music platform for independent artists and record labels. Based ...

The model of music distribution in Nigeria has changed rapidly in the last decade. From the physical-copies dominated Alaba to the borderless digital format, the evolution of music promotion has ...

Three global music distribution companies accounted for 68% of Nigeria's total streaming volume in 2025, highlighting the role of foreign firms in the country's music market. Empire, Sony Music and ...