https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/amazon-music-and-deezer-for-artists https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/amazon-music-and-deezer-for-artists Spotify and Apple get most of the attention, but Amazon Music and Deezer both run free artist dashboards. This guide sets out what each says it offers, based on their own pages read on 24 Oct 2026, and where we think each is worth an hour of your time. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers streamingmarketingdistribution https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/artist-website-basics https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/artist-website-basics Social profiles and link-in-bio pages are rented space; a website on your own domain is the one address you control. This guide covers what an artist site actually needs (five pages, not fifty), how search engines find it, and why the domain matters more than the design. Sources: ICANN, Google Search Central and Search Engine Land, read on 24 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers marketingrelease-strategyworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-video-on-a-budget https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-video-on-a-budget A music video does not need a crew or a big budget. This guide covers picking one idea you can afford, shooting on a phone, lighting with what you have, syncing to playback, editing in free software and cutting one shoot into a widescreen video, vertical clips and a Spotify Canvas. Platform specs are from YouTube and Spotify help pages, read on 25 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers marketingreleaseworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/social-media-plan-for-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/social-media-plan-for-musicians TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have each published how their recommendation systems work. Here is what those explainers actually say, and a simple weekly plan built around them that leaves time for making music. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers marketingfanssocialworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/email-list-for-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/email-list-for-musicians An email list is the one fan channel you control, but it comes with rules. Here are the consent basics under the EU GDPR, the UK PECR and the US CAN-SPAM Act, what is worth sending, and the categories of tools that can do the sending. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers marketingfansemailworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/playlist-scams-and-fake-streams https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/playlist-scams-and-fake-streams Paying a promoter for guaranteed streams or playlist spots is against Spotify's terms, and the penalties land on the artist: lost royalties, removed tracks and a per-track fee your distributor passes on. Here is how Spotify defines artificial streaming, what TuneCore, CD Baby and DistroKid do when a track is flagged, how to spot a scam, and what to do if you get a notice. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers streaming-fraudspotifydistributorsroyaltiesmarketing https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/spotify-marquee-showcase-discovery-mode-compared https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/spotify-marquee-showcase-discovery-mode-compared Spotify sells promotion three ways: two click-priced display formats and a commission on royalties. Here is what each costs, who can use it, and the numbers that tell you whether it paid off, including the break-even point Spotify's own reports leave out. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryspotifymarketingstreamingguides