Kwettr launches new DIY music marketing platform for artists & labels to connect with fans

Kwettr. Their mission is to improve the artist/fan relationship resulting in a bigger reach and more revenue for artists. Today, Kwettr launches its new DIY music marketing platform for artists and record labels. Social media messaging, online marketing tools, and analytics all using artificial intelligence. The music industry is struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Calvin Harris Shares Preview of NFT Debut With Never-Before-Heard Music

As the NFT hysteria continues to grip the arts sector, dance music luminary Calvin Harris is the latest to enter the fray. Harris’ debut NFT drop is a joint effort with longtime collaborator and creative partner Emil Nava, who has worked with the Grammy Award-winning artist on a bevy of videos, graphics, and live show visuals. The …

Boy George to release new music and art as NFT

Boy George is the latest artist to release work as non-fungible tokens (NFT), with exclusive music and visual art on its way. The musician has signed a deal with cryptocurrency trading site Crypto.com to produce content for their new NFT platform. “I think life turned me into art,” Boy George said of the deal. “My …

St. Vincent shares ‘Daddy’s Home’ teaser video with unreleased music

St. Vincent has shared another teaser video in the lead-up to her forthcoming album, ‘Daddy’s Home’, which includes some unreleased music. Imitating a retro television advertisement, the clip promotes the singer – real name Annie Clark – “in a new role like you’ve never seen her before”. In addition to plugging the lead single, ‘Pay …

Imagine Music Festival reveals 2021 lineup: Madeon’s ‘Good Faith’ live, Gryffin, Kaskade, and more

by: Cameron DeFaria Mar 23, 2021 For the past seven years, the “aquatic fairytale” known as Imagine Music Festival has called the Atlanta Motor Speedway home. On the weekend of September 18 – 20, the festival will debut its freshly announced, high-achieving lineup at Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. At the top of the …

Excision, ILLENIUM, Madeon, More to Perform at Imagine Music Festival 2021: See the Full Lineup

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article reported on the first phase of Imagine Music Festival’s 2021 lineup. The article has been updated to include the full lineup, which was announced nearly seven months later. After abandoning the event’s 2020 iteration due to COVID-19 concerns, organizers of the beloved Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia music fest Imagine …

US music venues can apply for pandemic relief grants in April

by: Ariel King Mar 23, 2021 The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) is offering $16 billion in funding to live venues, museums, theaters, and other entertainment spaces that have remained closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for relief grants will be available via the Small Business Administration (SBA) website on April 8. SBA …

Nero Releases First New Music In Two Years To Remix Daft Punk’s “Emotion”

It’s been a little over two years since Nero last dropped new music, that being “Lullaby” for the launch of Ninja’s label, NINJAWERKS at the end of 2018. Now, they’ve returned out of nowhere with a beautiful tribute to Daft Punk, remixing their song “Emotion” from the 2005 album, Human After All. READ MORE: Daft Punk …

ZHU Announces New Music Friday, Teases Release Date Of Third Album

It’s been over a year since ZHU formally announced his new, third album. It was supposed to come out in 2020 but we know how that all went. Thankfully, we now have a major clue as to the release date of his LP3. Before that, ZHU explicitly announced that he has new music coming out …

The Midnight Re-Release Halloween EP, “Horror Show” on Spotify, Apple Music, and More

Last October, The Midnight surprised fans with the release of their Halloween EP, Horror Show. Unfortunately for many fans, the fantastic EP was only available to those who had an Amazon Music subscription, leaving some without access to the haunting throwback. Thankfully, this exclusivity ended on Friday as the synthwave legends dropped the EP on Spotify, …