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A thousand streams is the barrier nine out of ten songs never breach. Luminate’s 2025 year-end report, released in January 2026, showed that 88% of titles on streaming platforms had 1,000 or less streams in a full year. Currently about 106,000 new titles are arriving on streaming services each day, 7% more than the 99,000 […]
Building a home studio is far more achievable than it used to be. These days, you don’t need to rent time in a commercial studio just to produce polished recordings. A decent computer, the right recording software, and a handful of carefully chosen pieces of gear can take you a long way. That doesn’t mean […]
For independent artists, releasing a song is no longer the finish line. In many ways, it is just the beginning. A decade ago, uploading music to streaming platforms already felt like a major opportunity for smaller musicians. Today, access to distribution is easier than ever, but standing out has become significantly harder. Thousands of tracks […]
Let me guess, you are a musician or audio professional, and you’re obsessed with high-quality audio. You learned how audio works, how to operate a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), audio plugins, and unlocked the secrets of mixing and mastering. All these skills took years to master, and some of you even pursued degrees – as […]
The music industry is not only about the stage, applause, and big hits. Behind it is a huge and diverse market, where thousands of professionals work – producers, marketers, sound engineers, lawyers, developers, managers, analysts, and dozens of other specialists. The main thing is to know how to get there. In this article, we will […]
As a modern DJ or music producer, you’re bound to have some gear lying around that you no longer use. Rather than leaving them unused, it’s smarter to off-load them by selling them to an interested buyer. Remember – the way to become wealthier, is to build up assets. I’m not saying that you’ll become […]
Better to go solo musician, go duo, or start a music band? As you start making music, composing songs, and producing, this is a question that would inevitably pop up in your mind. Turns out there are pros and cons to the pathways you choose to go solo or as a band. In this post, […]
Why create a band website when you have a huge social media following and millions of subscribers on YouTube? You might ask. While the idea of having a traditional website in this age of social media might sound obsolete, a simple but well-designed band website can give you an edge in your music career and […]
In recent years K-pop has become more than just pop music from South Korea. Since 2015 there has been at least one K-pop song that got stuck for weeks in our heads as well as in top positions of Billboard chart. Thanks to such names as BTS and EXO, K-pop is now a global phenomenon […]