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Dubai Culture signs landmark Spotify partnership to support local music talent

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has signed a landmark partnership with Spotify to support Emirati and UAE-based musicians and connect Dubai artists with global audiences. The Memorandum of Understanding was announced in Dubai and marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a government cultural authority and a global music streaming platform. The agreement was signed in the […]

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My Chemical Romance Spark Fresh Speculation With Cryptic ‘PHANTOM’ video

My Chemical Romance have fuelled fresh speculation after sharing a stripped-back, cryptic video that appears to hint at a new project. The band posted the clip to Instagram on Sunday with the caption “A GAME YOU WILL PLAY”. The video flashes the word “PHANTOM” in flickering neon green text, with no music or sound, and

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When Is The Best Time To Pitch A Song To Spotify Playlists After Release?

For independent artists, playlists remain one of the most reliable ways to grow streams and reach new listeners. What many artists still get wrong is timing. Even after your track is live, when you pitch it can significantly affect whether it gets picked up or ignored. The short version is this. It is rarely “too

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Gary Barlow Says Becoming A Pop Star At 20 Is “Highly Unhealthy”

Gary Barlow has reflected candidly on the cost of early fame, describing pop stardom at a young age as “highly unhealthy” and admitting that Take That’s meteoric rise placed the band in an abnormal, pressurised world before they were equipped to handle it. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, the Take That frontman looked back on

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