One of our favorite bands is back and ready to take over your playlist. Mac Saturn has just released their new track, Takes Time to Make Time and we are hooked on it! The track is released ahead of the start of their Mac Saturn “Mac on the Road” Tour whick kicks off in Nashville, TN on October 20th. We are hoping for some West Coast dates to be added as we need our Mac Saturn FIX! Check out the new track here: The track has us so ready for more new music. They have truly developed ...| Music Junkie Press
International singer Azam Ali releases new video for title track off her new album; Synesthesia which is set for a November 14th release via COP International. The title track truly transports listeners into an ethereal space. About the new track and album, Azam Ali comments, “My music is an invitation to step beyond the confines of time, place, and the fragile vessel of flesh, into a universe without borders, I want the listener to feel carried into the vastness of the ethereal, where free...| Music Junkie Press
Having been big fans of the sultry beats and genre-defying heartfelt offerings of London-based songwriter and producer Jay Brown, under her previous guise as Amaroun, we’re now excited to hea…| Get In Her Ears
Spotify is best known as the world’s biggest streaming service, a place to discover new artists, curate playlists and keep the party going. With the launch of its new direct message (DM) feature, Spotify is aiming to evolve from a streaming platform into a social community, potentially creating a more interconnected and engaging experience for […] The post Spotify Slides Into the DM Business: How the Streaming Platform’s Direct Messages Feature May Help Listeners Discover Your Music app...| Rise
John Wooden, one of the winningest coaches in basketball history liked to say that “failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” With that sentiment in mind, we’ve put together this list of all assets needed to set up your next Rise campaign by platform and goal type. In most cases, you’re able to provide additional […] The post Your Go-To Guide: Assets Needed for Rise Spotify, Instagram & YouTube Campaigns appeared first on Rise.| Rise
It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. The post Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest “R&B Season” Update appeared first on HotNewHipHop.| HotNewHipHop
Dao Strom, speaks about her work and shares from her latest offering; Tender Revolutions. Marque Gilmore returns to Brooklyn for two nights. He talks with our newest producer, Gail Ward, and Maestro Jay Rodriguez Sierra.| Listen & Be Heard Network
One of our favorite artists, Des Rocs has just released a new song, This Land. The song is featured on the opening sequence of the Borderlands 4 game which is available worldwide. Buy/stream “This Land” HERE You can watch it here: Des Rocs shares, “I’ll never forget the first call when they told me what they were looking for in a song for Borderlands 4,” says Des. “I couldn’t stop grinning. They were describing exactly where my heart lies. Rock n’ roll that’s loud, raw,...| Music Junkie Press
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live in Cairo and featuring Egyptian vocalist Abdelrahman Blala. More stream poetry from Martha...| Listen & Be Heard Network
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live in Cairo and featuring Egyptian vocalist Abdelrahman Blala. More stream poetry from Martha...| Listen & Be Heard Network
Remix Volume 4: a timely blend of some of our guests from Seasons 1 and 2, and new music and poetry from Jay and Martha. Our featured guests in order of appearance, Kim McMillon, Tony Robles, Joe Talaugon, Jen Soriano, Opal Palmer Adisa, Joan Gelfand, Mosab Abu Toha, David Jauss, Yvette Murray.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Our featured novelist is Cal Hoffman, author of Easy to Slip. Our featured poet is Lan Duong, contributor to Watermark, a landmark anthology of Vietnamese American writing. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Martha Cinader.| Listen & Be Heard Network
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP by Killian Laher Nerves are a four-piece noise band from Foxford, Co. Mayo, and they have just released their second EP. It opens with a short snatch of …| No More Workhorse
For this month’s GIHE show, Mari was joined in the studio by Lily from punk-pop favourites Fightmilk, bringing listeners an eclectic mix of new music tunes from some of their favourite female, non-binary and LGBTQIA+ bands and artists. They talked about Get In Her Ears’ upcoming 10th Birthday celebration at The Cavendish Arms, the secrets… Continue reading →| Get In Her Ears
Celebrating 20 years since their first EP, London’s favourite pop-and-roll band The Schla La Las are high-kicking their way back into your heart and onto your stereo after eighteen years away! Cons…| Get In Her Ears
This week’s new music Friday also features Teyana Taylor, Offset, Ciara, Joey Bada$ and Flo Milli.| Okayplayer
Content theft has become more and more common in today’s promotional structure. Whilst providing quality marketing for an upcoming release is something many look forward to, spoilers are in fact not. Here are some ways to preserve your privacy and maintain constant security within your accounts. Just Double Checking! Two-Factor Authentication, and Why It Matters … Continue reading "Lock It Up! A Guide to Protecting Your Content" The post Lock It Up! A Guide to Protecting Your Content ap...| The Daily Rind
English Translation En pleno 2025, Benito Kamelas sigue siendo uno de los pilares del rock estatal. Originarios de Benetússer, Valencia, llevan desde 1997 entregando un sonido que fusiona la fuerza del rock con tintes flamencos y letras cargadas de emotividad, sinceridad y reivindicación. Su nuevo álbum Justicia Poética, lanzado en abril, es un reflejo de … Continue reading "Benito Kamelas: rock con alma y un mensaje de esperanza en tiempos convulsos" The post Benito Kamelas: rock con a...| The Daily Rind
What a year it has been for our Argentine artists and labels this year! The annual Premios Gardel is a celebration recognizing the best in national music of Argentina. The awards cover a multitude of different genres and categories. This year, the ceremony took place at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, June … Continue reading "2025 Premios Gardel Winners" The post 2025 Premios Gardel Winners appeared first on The Daily Rind.| The Daily Rind
If you’re someone who is constantly on the hunt for new music, be sure to check in each week and add these sick beats to your playlist.| The Baylor Lariat - The official student news source
In the new version of CRT FRSH, we're featuring 20 songs, alternating between acts you should know and acts you need to know.| Hip-Hop Wired
Having received much acclaim for her debut and cross-disciplinary stage show Agrimony, and then this year’s innovative album The Sewing Room, Canadian songwriter and composer Laura Reznek interweaves poignant reflections on the struggles of living in a patriarchal society and personal loss, with her glistening folk-tinged melodies and delicate rich vocals. We think one of the… Continue reading →| Get In Her Ears
Image courtesy Spotify for Artists. Spotify recently shared an article on Super Listeners, confirming what our years of running authentic marketing campaigns has taught us: sustainable success isn’t just about streams, it’s about building a loyal, engaged audience. These “super listeners” make up a small part of your audience (sometimes just 2%) but drive a […] The post Spotify’s New Focus on Active Listeners – Why It Matters & How Rise Can Help appeared first on Rise.| Rise
Is your account safe? Here are some cyber-security tips to help you prevent any hackers accessing your information.| The Daily Rind
Our featured guest is Mark Talbert, author of Your Yard is a Garden. Our featured poets are Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Josiah Luis Alderete, Homer Erotic and Blagovesta Momchedjikova. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Martha Cinader.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Having been lucky enough to attend North Yorkshire’s Deer Shed Festival for the last three years, it’s become a complete highlight of my year; something I look forward to as each summer…| Get In Her Ears
Rise is incredibly excited and proud to share that Henry Cutting, our Head of Business Development, was named one of A2IM (American Association of Independent Music)’z Rising 20 in 2025. As part of A2IM’s 20th anniversary, they launched their inaugural Rising 20: Indie Music Leaders list as a way to recognizing emerging industry talent making […] The post Rise’s Henry Cutting Named A2IM Rising 20 appeared first on Rise.| Rise
Consistency is key – whether you’re marketing music or any other product – active promotion is the unlock to long term success. Why do Subscriptions work? The most successful artists market their music (and catalog) even off-release cycles. By attracting new listeners and fans consistently over time, the impact will be magnitudes greater on release […] The post Subscription Campaigns – Discounted, Forever appeared first on Rise.| Rise
Achieving consistent growth on Spotify and social media requires a strategic, multi-faceted approach. This guide details Rise’s official campaign recommendations for artists serious about building their careers. We’ll cover essential strategies for every goal, including Conversion campaigns to secure pre-saves, Exposure campaigns for playlist pitching, and Social Growth campaigns to expand your fan base on Instagram and […] The post Strategy & Best Practices – The Rise Team’s Pers...| Rise
When Christ returns, He will usher in a host of blessings, but one of those blessing shines above the rest. There is coming a day when we will see the face of our Savior. “No longer will ther…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Further Listening: 5. Never Stop Calling Your Superstar Crush Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Superstar Crush originally formed as a house band for a, “rotating roster of vocalists and friend…| For The Rabbits
Plus, music from Michael Kiwanuka, D'Angelo, The Lazy Eyes, Crumb and much more.| WDET 101.9 FM
Follow along as we explore Benito Kamelas' new album release, 'Justica Poética'. Music that blends rock and soul in a different light.| The Daily Rind
Our featured guest is music historian, Preston Lauterbach, author of Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King, interviewed by Tony Robles. Our featured poet is Latasha Diggs. New music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, and new poetry by Martha Cinader, also featuring Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour and Mary Oishi.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Three: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Jacaranda Baltic is celebrating an incredible year of success| Liverpool Echo
The Orchard spotlights wins from our distributed labels and artists. Premios Gardel Awards highlights the best artists in Argentina for 2025.| The Daily Rind
We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to our Exposure campaigns at Rise, designed to provide your music with an even broader reach and greater impact. We understand the importance of getting your tracks heard by the right audience, and our updated pitching strategies are set to deliver just that. New to Rise: Expanded […] The post Expanded Pitching Case Study – Artist Added to 13 Playlists in 1 Week appeared first on Rise.| Rise
A balmy Sunday evening in June, and the closing night of the annual Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre. This year’s eleven day event has been curated by innovative artist, and personal …| Get In Her Ears
Panelists at A2IM’s Indie Week 2025 disucss helping independent artists monetize their social meida. Photo credit A2IM. The Rise team recently attended A2IM Indie Week, a leading event for the independent music industry. We were particularly excited that our Head of Business Development, Henry Cutting, was a featured panelist discussing the critical topic of monetizing […] The post Rise at A2IM Indie Week: Monetizing Social Media for Independent Artists appeared first on Rise.| Rise
With the 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards right around the corner, the Recording Academy released some important dates to be on the look out for. The awards will be presented on Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The nominations will be announced Friday, November 7th, 2025. Interested in contributing to the 68th … Continue reading "Save These Key Dates: 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards" The post Save These Key Dates: 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards appeared first on The Daily ...| The Daily Rind
Our featured guest is poet, Dorsía Smith Silva, author of In Inheritance of Drowning. We also feature Wendy Loomis of COPUS, celebrating the CD, The Assignment, a tribute to poet Royal Kent. Elizabeth Perlman talks with young writer, Stella Pollock. New music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra featuring legendary percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo, and Martha's new single Get on Your Rocket.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Having released her incredible third album, Full Moon, at the beginning of this year, innovative South African artist Moonchild Sanelly has been making waves with her unique, empowering genre-defyi…| Get In Her Ears
We’ve heard your requests to simplify the marketing process. With that we’re excited to introduce our new Song Launch Marketing Packages – designed to simplify your new release strategy, while saving you time and money. Our new Son Launch Packages combine the best of both of our most popular campaigns. These new all-in-one campaigns allow […] The post Simplify Your Release Strategy with Rise’s New Song Launch Package appeared first on Rise.| Rise
Did you know you can create a subscription campaign on any platform with Rise? We offer subscription campaigns on every platform we work with — Spotify, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Subscription campaigns are a simpler way to get guaranteed monthly results, and are cheaper than running single campaigns. And with Spotify Exposure Subscriptions, you’ll get […] The post Growth On Autopolit With Rise Subscription Campaigns appeared first on Rise.| Rise
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation With a new album now only 3 weeks away, BC has decided to gift us with a music video for the title song, A Sober Conversation. Yes, it lo…| No More Workhorse
Bishop Murphy premiered his new single, “Double,” an uplifting anthem that radiates hope and encouragement. The song’s lyrics boldly proclaim God’s promise to give “double for your trouble” and “triple for your trauma,” sending a timeless message of restoration and divine recompense.| Elev8
It was 2021 the last time that we caught up with Softcult’s guitarist and vocalist Mercedes Arn-Horn. A lot has happened for Canadian twin sibling shoegaze duo since then. Together, Mercedes …| Get In Her Ears
For the past decade and a half, Ernest Hilbert has worked as a librettist with composers, including two productions with composer Stella Sung. You may stream full performances of both of their operas below. Stella Sung’s setting of poems from Hilbert’s book High Ashes, “High Ashes for Baritone and Orchestra,” was performed by the Fox […]| Ernest Hilbert
Ahead of new album Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, Porridge Radio has released epic single A Hole In The Ground| popoptica
Describing their sound as 'dream punk doom pop' London duo Rain Cloud Nine released their second single Ephemeral recently and it's bursting with hazy layers of melody| popoptica
Ahead of the release of their second album Good Boy Brighton power pop due ARXX release single Swim, dedicated to empowering trans people within their gender journeys| popoptica
Ahead of an EP set for release in October Dear Pariah has released single Koko, full of keening vocals and soothing melody underpinning the pain and healing shared| popoptica
Completing a mystical trilogy of EPs Piney Gir has released Cosmic Upside Down, a sultry Country-infused indie pop collection that closes the circle wonderfully| popoptica
Brighton alt-rockers Slung release their debut single Neurotic and it's a brilliant introduction to the four-piece with doomy riffs rising to a crescendo| popoptica
We Are Restless is the first release from Berlin-based Brazilian / Australian noise-punk duo Restless that makes the personal political against a backdrop of furious beats and catalysing riffs| popoptica
Surf-rock instrumental and musical hauntology is the order of the day on the first single from The Incomprehensible Static - solo project of Pete Darrington (Cable, GodNo!) out on Reckless Yes ahead of a debut album| popoptica
Joey Batey may be mostly known by the public for his role as Jaskier in Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ along with his contributions to the show’s soundtracks for season one and two (and has Jaskier become the Continent’s Taylor Swift in season two?).| The Student Playlist
