This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . GET IT TOGETHER This edition's Tools section contains an important organisational asset , but let's not take for granted that everyone knows what it is or why it's essential.   If you already know about Metadata , top marks to you and make sure you tell your friends.   For everyone else, here's what it is.   Most

This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . OPINION Well the sun's out and now we're told that music is being used to get the guns out!?   Seriously. Around twenty years ago we were among the first to champion a service that gave us a wealth of music at our fingertips, legally, easily...anything we wanted to hear pretty much.   But then the curtain got pul

This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . Industry Caught up with friend, EVP of Operations at Mint Services - and all-round powerhouse Naomi Moran and chatted about AI over tapas. While we launched into a tirade about it being a tool for the potential dismantling of the patriarchy, she calmly reminded us that we have to be mindful of the fact that MPs h

This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . Industry 25 years after Napster created huge controversy about the accessibility of music and compensation for its creators, Spotify released its financial results for Q1 2025. According to Music Ally , Spotify reports revenues of around £3.58bn, monthly active users at 678m and 268m paid subscriptions. While the

This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . On Rotation As we're all about the music, let's kick off the new season with an eclectic mix of tunes from our March playlist   Running Away  - Roy Ayers The late, the great, the icon Listen here   Names - Zola Marcelle Voice like velvet, feels like summer Listen here   Not Nice  - McKnasty ft Kojey Radical & Lau

This post was originally sent to our newsletter subscribers. If you enjoy thoughtful insights on music, creativity and business, you can join the mailing list here . Welcome to c da sound  where your one job is to focus on making great music. We’re here to help you map out the plan for your label, releases, or artist career - providing you with the confidence to make smart deals while offering you hands-on support with all the paperwork and managing that all-important artist

A few Do's And Dont's for negotiating a music business contract

Thanks to the wonderful guys at AIM (you're an independent label/musician and you haven't joined yet? Really?), I've just got back from...