Category: Artists

Enter The International Songwriting Competition to win music prizes As a proud prize partner of  The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Play MPE is pleased to announce a special collaboration!  Enter Promote & Track Your Music Like the Pros for a chance to win EVEN MORE PRIZES from Play MPE! When you enter this special promotion your […]

Songwriting versus songwriting splits What do Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, REM, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine and Coldplay all have in common? They split their songwriting royalties equally, no matter who did the actual ‘work’ on a specific song. Seems like a smart choice to make if you want your band to stay […]

Panel for entrants of the International Songwriting Contest 2024 In partnership with the International Songwriting Contest 2024, Play MPE is hosting a special panel for entrants. Our very own industry relations execs Jordan Howard & Amy Tempero will cover all of the incredible prizes on offer from Play MPE for ISC 2024 and much more. […]

Recording and music marketing funds available in Canada As an artist, songwriter and/or musician, you may wonder what recording and music marketing funds are available in Canada.  Well good news, there are a lot of opportunities both nationally and provincially! However, it might feel a bit overwhelming trying to figure out which grants are not […]

Engage your followers and radio stations on socials I’ve got a hot tip for you – engaging with your audience is an important thing to do, not just generally but in the context of radio too! Now, you may be saying to yourself, “Self, what’s so hot about this tip?” Well, hang on, I am […]

¿Quieres adentrarte en el mercado de la música latina? ¡Conoce a Abi! El equipo de Play MPE está “integrado” por expertos de la industria musical como Abi Buenrostro El equipo de Play MPE está integrado por expertos de la industria musical, como Abi Buenrostro, nuestra responsable del mercado latino. Sigue leyendo para saber cómo empezó Abi en […]

Promote music to radio with Caster To make promoting your music to radio and more, even easier, Play MPE is proud to announce a major update to Caster. Get an account set up faster with Self Sign Up and promote music to radio (and more) with Caster even more efficiently.  If you are new to […]

Your song on the radio outside your hometown Let’s say you’re from Canada – maybe Toronto? You visit your cousin who lives in Portugal – maybe Lisbon? You turn on the radio when you get in your cousin’s car and what do you hear? Your song!! YOUR SONG! What kind of global music promotion magic […]

Play MPE is a proud prize partner of ISC 2023 As a proud prize partner of the The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) we are pleased to share news of the 2023 competition’s winners! Play MPE is providing a comprehensive International Music Promotion Package to the Grand Prize Winner PLUS promotion packages for the First Place […]

Video didn’t kill the radio star and neither did streaming. Radio is still a very important part of releasing new music. There are many ways to launch a music career, but here’s a hot tip: radio is still a significant step in establishing an artist. Is radio good for music promotion? Yes. Here’s why. Streaming vs […]