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MTR Music Chart Tracking

MTR – Music Tracking Radar Launches in Canada!

We at Play MPE have an incredibly exciting announcement! Our parent company Destiny Media Technologies has launched a new radio monitoring platform – MTR.  This ‘Music Tracking Radar’ software initially covers the whole Canadian Market! Whenever you send a release to radio, you want to know if it’s getting airplay, right? Our flagship tool Caster […]

Sweet Summer Promotion – International Songwriting Competition

Splish, splash, ‘Sweet Summer’ has arrived, and the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is ready to hear from you! The Sweet Summer promo is your chance to enter ISC with your best summer songs! Got a sunny anthem for the perfect beach day, picnic, lazy, hazy dog-days? Enter your song-of-the-summer by July 26th to float your […]

Ella and Sienna Winners of Groundwater KIX Start

An Interview with Ella & Sienna

Country music lovers! Team Play MPE is honoured to have partnered with Groundwater KIX Start 2022! The winners Ella & Sienna were awarded with International music promotion distribution for their new single – out now! “It’s Not Me, It’s You” was written by Ella & Sienna in collaboration with Phil Barton. It was recorded at […]

International Songwriting Competition 2022 Announces Winners

Big news! Our partners at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) have announced their winners for 2022!  A diverse array of talented songwriters from around the world entered the annual competition, and it was the judges’ job to award top honors out of a selection of 15,000 entries from 150 countries! Wow. This year’s impressive panel […]

A photo of Michelle Younkman, director of CMB

An Interview with CMB’s Michelle Younkman

Every year, the Christian music industry flocks to the Momentum conference in Florida to take the pulse of broadcast radio and the Christian music scene’s best and brightest artists. With 2023’s edition just around the corner there is no better time to get in-the-know with Momentum and CMB.  Our very own David Gurtina had a […]

ASSC 2022 Winners Announcement

Music lovers and tastemakers!  Our partners at American Songwriter Song Contest recently announced their winners for 2022.   The First, Second, and Third Place winners were selected by an esteemed panel of judges including top artists, songwriters and industry heavy weights including Rob Thomas, Taylor Momsen, Silversun Pickups, Kara DioGuardi (Katy Perry/Britney Spears), Pete Ganbarg (Atlantic), […]

Record Release Part 2

Before and After Your Record Release: Part 2

Editor’s Note: Many of today’s artists are releasing a series of singles and foregoing the album format altogether. But whether you are promoting one single, a series of waterfall singles, or an album’s worth of music, the same principles apply.  You made a great record. 12 songs, ready for streaming, sounds amazing. Every single person who hears […]

Shane Whalen

A Conversation with American Songwriter Song Contest’s Shane Whalen

Songwriters – this one’s for you! Play MPE has been working with American Songwriter Song Contest for a couple of years now and we are pleased to offer you a sneak peek behind the scenes with Contest Manager Shane Whalen! Leading up to the contest deadline on January 30th, 2023, Shane spoke with our team’s […]

Stocking Suffer Promotion

Stocking Stuffer Promo – International Songwriting Competition (ISC)

Songwriters! With the holiday season upon us, our partners at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) would like to extend to you a special offer! ISC is accepting submissions for its annual Stocking Stuffer promotion, running from December 14, 2022, to January 4, 2023. In the spirit of the holidays, the fee during this time is […]

Screen Shot Promotion – International Songwriting Competition (ISC)

Songwriters and Recording Artists! Do you have songs that are well-suited for placement in Film, TV Shows, Video Games, or Commercials? Our partners at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) are reopening entries for their annual Screen Shot promotion running December 1-12, 2022. This promotion is specifically looking for music in all styles and genres that […]