A&R Blog

5 steps to creating an effective music marketing plan

  5 steps to creating an effective music marketing plan If you want to be successful in your music career, you need to know how to create an effective marketing plan. A marketing plan is a tool that can help you organize all of your promotional activities, set goals, and measure your progress as time...

Submit Your Music: 5 Most Hilarious Music Companies To Submit Your Music to

Submit Your Music: 5 Most Hilarious Music Companies To Submit Your Music to 5 Most Hilarious Music Companies To Submit Your Music to Independent musicians are always looking to establish a fan base and promote their original songs/tracks. To do this, they must first become familiar with branding and marketing. This is because for the...

Life Changing: How Record Labels Work in 2023

Life Changing How Record Labels Work Remember that nowadays, many record companies are huge corporations that own a variety of record labels. For the most part, these companies are located in Lagos, Nigeria. These corporations usually consist of a parent company that owns more than one record label. In today’s economy, most large record companies...

Artists and Repertoire: Top 5 secrets you need to know about A&R

Top 5 secrets you need to know about A&R – Artists and Repertoire A&R – Artists and Repertoire A&R stands for Artists and Repertoire. This is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and the artistic and commercial development of the recording artist. It also acts as a liaison between...

Spotify Algorithm: Mysterious Secret You Should Learn About Spotify Algorithm in 2023

Spotify: Secret Things You Should Learn About Spotify Algorithm in 2023 Secret Things You Should Learn About Spotify Algorithm in 2023 Introduction I’ve been a Spotify user for years, and I’m always learning new things about it. The best part of using Spotify is that it’s constantly improving thanks to its algorithms — and you...

5 ways to Break the Spotify algorithm?

5 ways to Break the Spotify algorithm? 5 ways to Break the Spotify algorithm? If you are trying to beat the Spotify shuffle algorithm, you need to remember their 30-second rule. Your song should grab the listener immediately and make them stay for more than 30 seconds. Otherwise, regardless of how many listeners initially listen to your...

Symphonic Becomes First (1) Independent Music Distributor to Offer Advanced Royalty Analytics for TikTok

Symphonic Becomes First Independent Music Distributor to Offer Advanced Royalty Analytics for TikTok Symphonic Becomes First Independent Music Distributor to Offer Advanced Royalty Analytics for TikTok Since we started back in 2006, we’ve always made artists our first priority. This new feature helps artists, managers, and indie labels track measurable success on TikTok, and we’re...

Royalties are Life Changing: 3 Powerful Royalties Involved In Music Publishing

Royalties are Life Changing: 3 Types of Royalties Involved In Music Publishing 3 Types of Royalties Involved In Music Publishing Introduction Royalties are the lifeblood of music publishing. They’re what you get paid for when someone uses your song in their project—like a movie, TV show, or commercial. But there’s more than one type of...

Top 5 New Music: Chinko Ekun – Feeling

New Music: Chinko Ekun – Feeling New Music: Chinko Ekun – Feeling Chinko Ekun was a musical gem that was left undiscovered for way too long. With his brand new song “Feeling”, he’ll be slipping into the spotlight and quickly becoming an artist you’ll be telling all your friends about. The record is done on...

THE A&R’S ROLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND HOW IT BENEFITS ARTISTS.

THE A&R’S ROLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND HOW IT BENEFITS ARTISTS. The A&r’s Role In The Music Industry And How It Benefits Artists: A blog about the importance of a&r in the music industry and how a&r has helped beginners succeed in the music industry. The A&R department, or the Artist and Repertoire Department...