Los Angeles-based distribution and services company Stem, led by CEO Milana Rabkin Lewis, has launched a funding tool for its Stem Direct users – backed with a nine-figure amount of

Continue readingStem Now Has $100M Of Advances To Offer Independent Artists And Labels, As It Challenges ‘Heartbreaking’ Record Deals.

Apple Music and the National Basketball Association, together with United Masters, have launched a new global playlist that will highlight the best emerging and independent hip-hop each week. BASE:LINE, the

Continue readingApple Music Teams With NBA, United Masters to Spotlight Emerging Hip-Hop Talent.

Judging by the fact that the last decade in the music industry was characterized by tumult and revolution in every sector, the year ahead will be no different — and

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The annual end of year slowdown is about to hit the music industry, and while companies, artists, and their affiliates will be taking time off, this reprieve can still be

Continue readingGuide To Surviving The Music Industry Holiday Slowdown.

If you’re trying to make something of yourself as a musician, singer, producer, or band manager, etc., the more eyes and ears on your music, the better. They don’t say

Continue readingHow and Why TikTok Is Reshaping The Music Business.