Music Connection has published its 2023 Directory of Producers & Engineers. If you are looking for the right producer or engineer, then check out Music Connection’s 2023 exclusive, national list of professionals to help connect you to record producers, sound engineers, mixers and vocal production specialists. All information supplied by the listees. Or click on the following link to download: https://www.weekly-bulletin.com/pdf/industrycontacts/Feb23_Producers_Guide.pdf ABOUT MUSIC CONNECTION Founded in 1977 on the principle of bridging the gap between “the street and the elite,” Music Connection has grown from a popular print publication into a spectrum of products and services that address the wants and needs of musicians, the music tech community, and industry support services. Music Connection’s broad appeal encompasses the songwriter, producer, studio manager, home recordist, agent, attorney, publicist, label executive, and, of course, the musician who’s looking for the inform

I came across a  blog post  by music producer and recording artist Matti Charlton where he evaluated SubmitHub, PlaylistPush, and Musosoup. His review caught my attention because I am familiar with all of these services and wanted to compare his findings (as artist) to my findings (as curator / promotional channel). I must admit that we share some similar thoughts about these services! This post includes some practical tips to help you make the best use of the opportunities that you may come across. (tl,dr:) I.m.h.o. the only service really worth the money is SubmitHub, but finding the right tastemakers on SubmitHub will take time (and money). UPDATE - January 22, 2023: I have added and commented on a response from Musosoup at the end of this post. SubmitHub basics There are various types of channels on SubmitHub. In essence, the channels break down into the following categories: Radio/continuous streaming - play your music on e.g. (Internet) Radio stations, YouTube live streams, etc.

As a musician, your inbox is likely overflowing with emails from fans, booking agents, and record labels. Keeping up with all of these messages can be overwhelming, but now there's a solution: EmailTriager, the chatbot-powered email assistant that can draft replies for you automatically. With EmailTriager on your side, you'll be able to stay on top of your email and focus on what matters most - your music. AI has come a long way, thanks to ChatGPT. You know ChatGPT, right? It's this super smart language model from OpenAI that's killing it in all sorts of areas. People love it because it can hold real human-like conversations. Seriously, it can generate text, summarize long paragraphs, and even translate languages. It's a beast. And now there's EmailTriager , a ChatGPT-based email assistant that can automatically draft proper replies to your emails.  You know how emails are the first thing most of us check in the morning... and how we end up spending so much time

RouteNote is a game-changing platform for artists looking to get their music out into the world. With its cutting-edge technology and easy-to-use interface, RouteNote makes it simple for artists to distribute their music to a variety of popular streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. But RouteNote is more than just a distribution platform - it's a one-stop shop for all of an artist's music-related needs. Whether you're just starting out in the music industry or you're an established artist looking to take your career to the next level, RouteNote has the tools and resources to help you succeed. One of the standout features of RouteNote is its comprehensive royalty tracking system. Artists can easily see how their music is performing across various platforms and track their earnings in real time. This is a crucial aspect of the music industry, and RouteNote makes it easy for artists to stay on top of their finances and make informed decisions ab

  As an artist, it's essential that you at least publish your song lyrics on Musixmatch, LyricFind, and Genius. Doing so can have several benefits: It increases the number of (streaming) platforms that display your lyrics - streaming services primarily use lyrics provided by Musixmatch and LyricFind. If your lyrics are not on LyricFind, your fans on those services that exclusively use LyricFind as the source for lyrics (and that is quite a few) will not see your (time-synced) lyrics. It enhances the listening experience for your fans - many listeners enjoy reading along with the lyrics as they listen to music, helping them remember the words and sing along. It increases the discoverability of your music - listing your lyrics can help people find your songs through search engines like Google and Bing, by showing up in search results for related topics. It generates additional songwriter royalties each time your song lyrics are displayed on a service or website. Songwriter royalti

Spotify Continues to Lead the Global Streaming Market, with Tencent Music Rising to Third Place Thanks to Strong Growth from Chinese DSPs MIDiA just published their annual music subscriber market share report, analyzing 23 music streaming services across 33 markets, as of the end of Q2 2022. You can purchase the full report here or view the highlights in Mark Mulligan’s blog post. Image Credit: MIDiA In 2021 and the first half of 2022, nearly all leading DSPs saw strong subscriber growth, particularly Chinese stores Tencent Music Entertainment and NetEase Cloud Music. While subscriber growth in 2021 was higher than in 2020, MIDiA reports slower growth from H1 2021 to H1 2022 as streaming matures in Western markets. There were an estimated 616.2 million subscribers across all services by 2022's midpoint. This represents an increase of 7.1% from the end of 2021, with an additional 42.1 million net subscribers. This figure is slightly lower than the 53.8 million net subscribers added

Music Business Worldwide's latest annual Yearbook , which compiles some of our most interesting interviews with global executives from across the prior 12 months, is digitally available for all of you to read and download here now. Although this yearbook is not specifically aimed at the Christian genre, the interviews are quite interesting. Maybe you will have some time during the holiday season to read through this yearbook. Click the link to read the online version of the Yearbook featuring interviews with the likes of Julie Greenwald (Atlantic), Jay Marciano (AEG), Lex Borrero (NEON16), Larry Mestel (Primary Wave), Dominique Casimir (BMG), Swizz Beatz , Starrah , and many more... (The MBW Yearbook in association with Centtrip)