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Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on reinventing the songwriting camp with NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and Songtrust. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, and Part 3.

Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on reinventing the songwriting camp with NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and Songtrust. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, and Part 4.

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on reinventing the songwriting camp with NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and Songtrust. Check out Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4.

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on reinventing the songwriting camp with NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and Songtrust. Check out Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

This guest post was written by the team at RoEx. For a long time, professional grade audio has only been available to those who can afford it, or those who can master the tools and skills required to...

This guest post was written by the team at Groover. For indie artists, playlisting has become a very powerful way to get heard. With millions of tracks uploaded to platforms like Spotify every year,...

This guest post was written by the team at The Beam. The rules of music discovery are changing — fast. For the first time, fans—not algorithms—are shaping who breaks through.

This guest post was written by Christina Li from The Digilogue. DIGIFAM! If you’re an independent artist, finding funding for your next creative project can feel like an uphill climb. That’s exactly...

This guest post was written by the team at Mesa. Contracts aren’t just for superstar producers with plaques on the wall, they’re for every producer who takes their craft seriously. If you have even a...

This guest post was written by Michael Gilbride of MAD Records. I’m not going to lie, I’m a little nervous. This is my first time writing a guest article for another publication, and I don’t do well...

This guest post was written by the team at Merch Cat. For many artists, merchandise (or merch) is one of the biggest missed opportunities in their career. It’s not just about selling a t-shirt at the...

This guest post was written Enrico Novazzi at Matchfy. In 2025, the music industry is shifting. Streams still matter, but they’re no longer the only, or even the most important, metric of success....

Promoting your music on YouTube is no longer optional. It’s an absolute must if you’re serious about your career as a music artist who wants to grow their fanbase and get their music out there.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Ghanaian-American singer/songwriter Moliy said in a recent interview. “I’m singing about getting paid, but I’m not getting paid.”

Elliot Aronow is a professional life coach and creative consultant and has supported artists and brands including GQ, The Strokes, RCRD LBL, Noah, and The FADER. His specialties include creative...

The past few years have brought both progress and deep challenges for the LGBTQ+ community. From the ongoing effects of a global pandemic to the powerful calls for racial justice across Black, Brown,...

This article was originally published in Music Ally. For the music industry, 2020 will go down in the history books as a very challenging year. With the impact of COVID-19 felt globally, everyone...

To many songwriters, lyrics can feel like the most difficult element of a song to get right. For those of us who come to songwriting from a musical background, words can feel arduous and abstract to...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “it’s who you know” before, especially if you work in the music industry. On one hand, it’s easy to shrug this sentiment off, and on the other, many argue there’s a...

A major frustration the music community faces today is songwriter and producer discovery. There is not a single destination that displays credits, and the sources that aim to do so lack easy...

Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Seattle, and Austin may all be epicenters of American music, but there are tons of incredible music destinations in between those cities that are woefully...

As a singer who records and produces her own vocals, I’ve already been through the lengthy process of “learning by doing.” After years of hitting record without a plan in place, the mistakes I’ve...

Touring can be a terrific experience no matter what happens, but the feeling of driving for hours to perform for a new audience in a new city and showing up at a venue that doesn’t fit the vibe of...

After many frustrating years for those in music rights management, a sensible, timely framework for managing the complicated business of music rights came into view in 2018. Artists, songwriters, and...

One of the first financial decisions you’ll make as a band is how much to charge for your gigs. And while I’d like to say that setting an appropriate price gets easier the more you play, the truth is...

Multiple studies have shown that playing music is the most popular function for smart speakers — ahead of getting the weather and news — and that smart speaker owners are more likely to pay for music...

The way the US government views the definition differs from the way the music industry has evolved to view and make deals in regard to the writing splits of songs.

Feeling like you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of deadlines, putting out fires, and zero progress? It’s the absolute worst. How are you supposed to get ahead and thrive if you’re constantly...

Unless you’re one of those rare human beings who somehow manages to not let criticism penetrate your ego, it can sting quite badly when people have not-so-nice things to say about your music;...

The current economy continues to make it difficult to make ends meet for many of us. We may have readjusted our spending habits, and no longer shop as much as, or where, we used to — we may settle...

The rise of creative AI has some songwriters and publishers understandably fearing for their future. Will AI-generated music ultimately compete with artists and songwriters for real estate — and...

Professional songwriters and musicians can earn more money today than ever before. However, that doesn't automatically mean they're going to be set for life. We've all seen the hard-luck stories of...

Whenever songwriters use ordinary conversation in lyrics, the song quickly becomes very direct and very personal. It’s a profoundly effective technique, despite its simplicity. Conversational lyrics...

Conceptually speaking, covering and sampling music can be considered two sides of the same coin. Covers involve the intellectual use of pre-existing material — a reinterpretation of an existing...