Apple Music has added requirements for all new uploaded music designed to enhance the listener experience. The changes Apple has shared with digital music distributors that all songs uploaded must include both lyrics and one or more of the roles in each of its three contributor groups.
Spotify has added comments to podcasts. Said to be the platform’s most requested feature, the inevitable next question is, will Spotify add comments to music?
This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday looks at the power of branding for musicians and how to attract an audience. It starts with telling a story and a deliberate approach to building an artist’s brand.
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Music isn’t getting worse; genres are [MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan]
What if music isn’t getting worse, but instead, the limitations of traditional genres are what is holding back creatives?