Spotify has just launched a new BETA feature call Group Session. This allows one host and five guests to stream simultaneously around the world. This feature is for Premium users only and can be found in the Spotify mobile app on the now playing screen. Let me know what you think of this new feature and the new, shorter podcast format @askmikewarner 

Amazon Music for Artists is now available on the web! 

With #SXSW sadly canceled. I hosted my presentation ‘The Power of Third Party Playlists’ via live stream.

The power of editorial playlists has been proven in breaking many artists’ career but what happens if a release receives no editorial support? Enter the world of third party playlists. Every user of a DSP has a profile and can become a curator, but what makes these curators influential and achieve tastemaker status. We will unravel some of the myths about third party curators and discuss the differences between real organic growth and manipulated growth or fake streams. Expect to see some real case studies of artists that have achieved success through third party playlists and gain an understanding of the additional audience that can be reached.

The full video presentation can be viewed at https://workhardplaylisthard.com/sxsw

Grahame Farmer is the founder of Data Transmission and a coach for artists through #BOOSTDJ. In this episode Grahame shares various tips for artists relating to productivity, releases and more.

Grahame Farmer is the founder of Data Transmission and a coach for artists through #BOOSTDJ. In this episode Grahame shares various tips for artists relating to productivity, releases and more.

Evan Price is a music entrepreneur based in Chicago, IL. He is the founder and artist manager at Artist Collective LLC - a music consulting company that focuses on the branding and monetization of music for independent artists.