Spotify’s Music + Talk format brings together music and spoken-word content to create a unique format that combines full songs and commentary together into one podcast episode.
What Do You Do? Chris Tams, BPI
This week spoke to Chris Tams, Director of Independent Member Services at the BPI, the UK music industry’s trade association. Chris has given us a great insight into what the…
Audio In Global Search On Instagram
Following Facebook’s announcement that music is now integrated into the search function on Instagram, we’ve broken down all the key bits you need to know!
Spotlight Interview: The Overtones
With their anniversary album 10 released July 30th – a year later than planned thanks to the effects of the pandemic – we sat down with Mike Crawshaw and Mark Franks from the group to discuss their career, their take on the music business, and the virtues of being independent.
Pride at Absolute
As Pride Month draws to a close, we’re taking a look at some of the glorious playlist additions and editorial support our LGBTQIA+ artists have received on streaming platforms!
What Do You Do? Eliana Medalie, Pitching & Retail Marketing
For the latest interview in our What Do You Do? Series, we sat down with our very own Eliana Medalie, who pitches all our releases for playlisting and editorial support across streaming services. She’s let us in on the best tips for getting your pitch perfect!
Artist Mapping on SoundCloud
Correctly mapping a release to your artist’s profile ensures that followers have access to all the artist’s music in one place. It also prevents the creation of duplicate artist pages…
Campaign Breakdown: edbl – edbl beats, vol.2
Welcome to Campaign Breakdown! We’re taking a deep dive into some recent artist campaigns – created by our independent artists alongside the team at Absolute, with little to no money spent – to analyse what works and how you can incorporate some new ideas into your next release.
Mental Health Awareness Week
May saw a week designated to Mental Health Awareness, promoted by the Mental Health Foundation. It’s great that a once taboo or shuttered subject is now very much in the foreground of our lives, and more and more of us are now aware of how important our mental health is.
What Do You Do? Gina Deacon, Absolute Rights Management
This month we sat down with Gina Deacon of Absolute Rights Management, to discuss neighbouring rights and how you can ensure you’re maximising your income.
What Do You Do? Eduard Castelló, YouTube
This week we’re joined by YouTube’s Head of Independent Music Business Development & Partnerships, Eduard Castelló, who provides some valuable insights into how YouTube engages with the independent music community….
Spotlight Interview: Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn
Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn have had their fair share of meetings with big label bosses. But they’ve always left feeling a little underwhelmed. Instead, for more than a decade…