Drake has held a top-10 Spotify position for over 15 years. This guide breaks down the specific career decisions that drive that kind of longevity and how independent artists can apply the same thinking.
An industry plant is an artist presented as independent who secretly had major label backing from the start. This guide explains what the term actually means, why fans use it, who it gets applied to, and what it tells us about how the music industry actually works.
AI will replace some musicians. It already has. Here is an honest breakdown of which roles are at risk, which are not, what the legal situation actually looks like, and how working musicians are adapting right now.
AI is flooding streaming platforms with generated music and devaluing generic production work. Here is what actually separates musicians who thrive from those who get buried.
The Drake Calleja Trust awards scholarships of GBP 1,500 to GBP 5,000 per year to outstanding classical singers, solo instrumentalists, and accompanists living and studying in the UK, regardless of nationality.
Global Music Rights (GMR) is a boutique US performing rights organization founded in 2013 by Irving Azoff and Randy Grimmett. Based in New York, it represents 150 to 200 top-tier songwriters including Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Billie Eilish, and Bruno Mars. With estimated revenue of $400 to $450 million and a catalog of over 50,000 works, GMR was valued at $3.3 billion in its 2024 acquisition by Hellman and Friedman.
KPM Music is a legendary UK production music library with origins dating to 1830, operating as KPM (Keith Prowse Maurice) since 1960. Now part of Sony Music Publishing, the company represents over 40 labels and 150,000 titles. KPM has provided some of the most celebrated TV themes in history, including Wimbledon, Grandstand, and Mastermind. The catalog has been sampled by Jay-Z, Drake, Gnarls Barkley, and Fatboy Slim. In North America, KPM is distributed through APM Music.
