The Sandbox Guide to… breaking into new territories
July 14, 2021
It goes without saying that in 2021 a hit can come from any corner of the globe and blow up in any market. So how do you find those specific markets where your song or artist will catch fire – and then fan that flame into...
Behind The Campaign: Vacations
July 14, 2021
In summer 2020, Australian band Vacations saw their 2016 track ‘Young’ suddenly go viral on TikTok after fans of TV drama Skins cut footage of the show to the song. Arielle Rubin (marketing manager), Cian Walsh (analytics...
Seasoning finale: Sault make new album available for just 99 days Sault are an anonymous and highly mysterious collective in the UK, creating R&B filtered through house music and disco. They released two albums (5 and...
Tools: RightsHUB
June 30, 2021
RightsHUB CEO Lee Morrison has nearly three decades of experience in distribution, starting from packing records in warehouses, and taking in stops as Head of Digital at Skint/Loaded, and as General Manager at Believe UK...
Behind The Campaign: Valley
June 30, 2021
After posting a demo of their track ‘Like 1999’ on TikTok, Canadian indie pop group Valley saw it quickly go viral and they raced to get a final version out into the market. The team from Universal Music Canada explain...
Behind The Campaign: L’Impératrice
June 17, 2021
French pop band L’Impératrice released their second album, Tako Tsubo, in March 2021. It was originally planned for summer 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. The lead single actually came out in April 2020 so...
UK garage: Jorja Smith gets automotive to launch new single To tease her new album, British R&B singer Jorja Smith set up a website advertising what appears to be a garage called Nice Motors. A photo of a car (tellingly...
Tools: Rotor
May 31, 2021
In an age where artists and their teams need a constant output of visual content for an increasing amount of releases on a growing number of platforms, Rotor has a clear value proposition. With the click of a button, and...
Behind The Campaign: Little Mix
May 31, 2021
British girl group Little Mix have traditionally released each new album in November and for Confetti, their sixth studio album, that was not going to change – despite the pandemic hitting just as they released the lead...
The new and improved Sandbox Guide is here! This longer, extra-focussed “Guide” format is designed to be your essential companion in the ever-shifting challenge of successfully connecting with your audience. It has more...
Tools: Westcott
May 19, 2021
Westcott is a platform that automatically advertises catalogue music: it generates Facebook and Instagram ads, identifies audiences, tracks industry signals, figures out best market pricing, makes ad buys, and provides real-time...
Behind The Campaign: Maxïmo Park
May 19, 2021
For their seventh studio album, Nature Always Wins, British alternative rock band Maxïmo Park released it via their management company’s record label (in partnership with PIAS). They teased the new album with a streaming...
