As we write this story, Scottish artist Nathan Evans is on course for a top 10 hit in the UK with ‘Wellerman’ – his sea-shanty cover that took TikTok by storm. There’s an […]
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Apple Music makes Beabadoobee its latest ‘Up Next’ artist
Keeping all the music streaming services happy as an artist can be tough: Katy Perry was one of the most famous examples of a musician being penalised on one service for giving […]
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Spotify says Chill Vibes playlist growth is boost for new artists
We know that chillout music is having a big moment during the Covid-19 pandemic, but one of Spotify’s editors has been making the case for this as a boost for […]
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YouTube reveals the latest artists for its Foundry program
YouTube set up its Foundry initiative back in 2016 as a way to offer emerging artists marketing, promotional and technology support. The 12 acts shortlisted for the class of 2020 have just […]
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Pharrell Williams and SoundCloud launch talent compilation
Pharrell Williams and his I Am Other creative company are working with SoundCloud to create a compilation for new artists. Artists hoping to take part must upload a track to SoundCloud with […]
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Is Triller music’s next big launchpad?
It’s not quite a case of: “Come in, TikTok – your time is up.” However, Triller has been growing sharply in recent months and is starting to break tracks and […]
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Ali Gatie heads Deezer’s latest crop of ‘Next’ artists
Streaming service Deezer has announced its latest group of emerging artists to be promoted under its ‘Deezer Next’ initiative. Iraqi-Canadian artist Ali Gatie is going to be a global priority […]
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Celeste tops the BBC Sound of 2020 artist tips poll
Polydor-signed artist Celeste has been named the winner of this year’s BBC Music Sound of 2020 poll, voted for by 170 music critics and industry figures in the UK. The annual […]
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Amazon Music UK picks its best new artists to watch in 2020
Vevo got in first with its new-artist tips for 2020 earlier this month, but now it’s Amazon Music’s turn to make its predictions for the breakout stars of next year – initially […]
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Apple Music partners with UK songwriting body The Ivors Academy
UK songwriters body The Ivors Academy (the organisation formerly known as BASCA) has inked an interesting deal with Apple Music. Set for three years, the partnership will “bring wider exposure and […]
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YouTube adds 14 artists to its Foundry development program
YouTube developing music artists? It’s been at it for a while, with its Foundry ‘global artist development program’, which first launched in 2016 as a training scheme, of sorts, for […]
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Independent artist Aaron Smith gets push from Spotify and Apple
Congratulations are due to independent artist Aaron Smith, whose debut track ‘Unspoken’ has (as MBW noticed on Friday) gone in with a bang at the top of Spotify and Apple Music’s […]