Category: Artist services

Streaming
Comparing “For Artists” features on music streaming platforms
May 23 2023
Today’s music streaming platforms are increasingly trying to position their offerings as “artist-friendly.” But what does that phrase actually mean — and who’s doing it right?

Artists
The artist team, today & tomorrow: Takeaways from W&M Summer School 2022
September 09 2022
A recap of how we designed the latest iteration of the W&M Academy, and the main themes that our speakers shared with our community.

Creators
The creator economy is growing much faster than music streaming
November 03 2021

Artists
Is Bandcamp’s new vinyl pressing service a ripoff?
April 14 2021

Artist services
What “Record Deal Simulator” is really telling us
October 01 2020

Artist services
The problem with play-count purgatory
September 28 2020

Accelerators
Ye Combinator already exists (sort of)
September 22 2020

Artist services
The democratization of record-label advances
March 25 2020

A&R
The hidden trends in Warner Music Group’s IPO filing, visualized
February 14 2020

Artist services
Update on my Downtown/FUGA distribution analysis
January 28 2020

Artist services
Downtown Music Holdings now owns four music distributors. What’s next?
January 23 2020

Artist services
Where is the artist development in India’s music industry?
August 31 2019