A battle-tested road warrior recounts sleepless nights and performance at scale.
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The AWAL recordings deal offers Cold War Kids a full range of services, including global marketing, campaign coordination, synch licensing & more.
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Dig into YouTube metadata plug-ins, untapped networks, 7-day Stories, and more.
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We’re celebrating both individuals like Simon & the shoulders they stand on, paying homage to trailblazers & music that inspire folks to be prideful.
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Emerging artists are putting up big numbers on streaming platforms.
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Happy to announce an upstream deal with musician, Angie McMahon, offering a range of services, including global marketing, campaign coordination, & more.
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AMRA is changing performance royalty collection for the better. See how.
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in2une, AWAL’s radio promotion business, today announced the hiring of Jessica Johnson as Director of Promotion, Rock Formats.
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We're happy to announce a new recordings deal with artist and producer, Steve Lacy via 3QTR.
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Protect your mental with hard-earned lessons from a music writer who’s been to hell and back in this unapologetically honest guest op-ed.
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Hydration. Meditation. Lots of alone time. Keep your mind right in transit with this advice.
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We're happy to announce the hiring of Daniel Stuart as senior vice president, business affairs, United States. Based in AWAL’s Los Angeles office, Daniel will oversee AWAL’s U.S.-based legal affairs activities, which include the negotiation of AWAL’s agreements with its clients, distributors and vendors, and the development and implementation of new business affairs initiatives and strategies.
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From his start as a music manager, to establishing one of today's leading independent record labels — a podcast with Dirty Hit Founder, Jamie Oborne.
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We tackle the weird words & strange phrases rising teams should know about when signing a record deal.
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We're bringing 'A World Artists Love' to Brighton, so expect rare chats with artists & industry mavens, plus AWAL x Future Bounce sounds all evening long.
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We're happy to announce an exclusive worldwide recordings partnership with LA-based independent label In Real Life.
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Our team traveled back in time and dug up the different ways record deals have changed. Step inside the time machine to see where we're going next.
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We're happy to announce an exclusive worldwide deal with the established LA-based independent label, SideOne Dummy Records.
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We’re excited to announce that AWAL will take to the airwaves with the launch of a biweekly residency, ‘A World Artists Love.’ Each episode will feature AWAL artists and the series kicks off today with Franc Moody.
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We're thrilled to announce the hiring of Thomas Fiss as Vice President, Strategic Marketing, North America. Fiss will oversee creative multichannel marketing, which includes conceptualizing and producing content offerings and partner integrations for AWAL artists, to grow relationships with brands, media outlets and other external organizations.
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Creative directors are extremely important in the music space. They shape worlds for musicians, & their fans. They're the x-factor in most artist careers.
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Explore the world of a music publisher: song-making magic, composition copyrights, and endless sessions.
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We're happy to announce a new expansion at AWAL with our most recent hiring of Delphine Ferre as Marketing Director, France. Based in Paris, Delphine will oversee international artist marketing and strategy for AWAL artists and labels.
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Some know Bach like the back of their hand, others have no clue who tf that is. Either way, music producers help craft the songs that soundtrack our lives. This Dream Team piece spotlights everything they do to help artists find their stride.
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FINNEAS, gifted solo artist and writer/producer partner to sister Billie Eilish, brings us into their world with stories, samples, and a chilling performance.
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From Katy Perry to Q-tip these women have produced, engineered and mixed some of your favorite songs. Now, it’s time to make room for many more women to do the same. Let’s get, celebrate, and keep #womeninthemix.
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We're happy to announce an exclusive worldwide recording deal with UK-based independent label, B-Unique. The worldwide deal will leverage AWAL and its vast digital and traditional distribution and marketing expertise to further maximize the opportunities and promotion of B-Unique’s artist roster.
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We're happy to announce an exclusive worldwide recording deal with singer-songwriter, Millie Turner. The AWAL recordings deal offers Turner a full range of services, including global marketing, campaign coordination, A&R and global distribution.
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Marketers from GIPHY, Eventbrite, and Bandsintown break down digital branding.
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The man behind one of music’s biggest radio promo companies, Dale Connone of in2une, explains why business is still booming.
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The most important thing to know about money? It’s only worth so much. We kickstart our five-part breakdown of spending smart with managers, artists, & marketers who’ve been there, done that.
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Music industry analyst Cherie Hu sat with festival mainstay, Rihanna collaborator, electronic star R3HAB. Here’s what we learned.
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It’s not easy putting your resources in the right places. This wonderful, colorful infographic is here to help.
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The most crucial components of a fruitful music career occur when the world isn’t watching. Content kings and queens on the most crucial component of good artist marketing: artistry itself.
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Sidestep industry trappings by getting the feedback & fans needed to make marketing costs worthwhile and future music marketing campaigns that hit hard.
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Bold billboard campaigns, clever digital ad hacks, and hall of fame music marketing ideas await you.
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7-digit streams & Beats 1 cosigns are nice, but this Aussie star’s here to have a good time.
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We're happy to welcome Chris Hardy to the AWAL family as Head of Operations, Canada. Based in AWAL’s newly announced Toronto office, Hardy will act as the Canadian contact for global label clients.
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We're happy to announce an exclusive, long-term worldwide recordings deal with artist, Omar Apollo. AWAL recordings deal offers Apollo a full range of services, including marketing, radio promotion, digital account representation, international campaign strategy, creative support, and more.
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Happy to unveil our plans to take over legendary Austin music venue, Antone’s at this year’s SXSW on March 13th and create, “A World Artists Love.”
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PR ≠ premieres. A good music publicist molds perception. Read what they’re all about.
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Music’s biggest producers dropped free knowledge with our parent company, Kobalt. Click through for can’t-miss wisdom from the folks behind “Sicko Mode,” “Nice For What,” and many more.
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Run through the must-know basics of live music’s most important dot connectors — your booking agent.
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We're happy to announce a new worldwide recordings deal with Danish label The Bank for singer-songwriter, Hugo Helmig. The expanded AWAL recordings deal offers Helmig a full range of services, including marketing, campaign promotion, synch licensing and global distribution.
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The Frank Ocean-approved guitarist/singer/read receipts skeptic goes #nofilter. Enjoy.
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Back in 2016, financial services juggernaut Goldman Sachs dug deep into music business economics. Their research team recently refreshed the study with new statistics, painting an ever-clearer picture of fan demographics, streaming adoption, and global business growth.
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To shed light on how independent artists are increasingly enjoying the benefits of synch opportunities, we turn to AWAL + Kobalt artist BEGINNERS. The LA band recently participated in a campaign for New Balance and their new shoe, the Fresh Foam Zante Pursuit.
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To shed light on how independent artists are increasingly enjoying the benefits of synch opportunities, we turn to AWAL + Kobalt artist BEGINNERS. The LA band recently participated in a campaign for New Balance and their new shoe, the Fresh Foam Zante Pursuit.
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A music lawyer has a massive impact on the music business writ large. Get to know them.
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J Cole, the 1975, Chance the Rapper, Rita Ora, and 21 Savage all share this in common: great managers. Here’s how they met them.
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