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If you thought last year zipped by, you’re not alone. 2021 was dubbed “the great catch-up year” since it presented people with the opportunity to catch up on everything they missed in 2020. We – and I mean almost the whole world – were on pause, so 2021, with lifted restrictions, fewer travel bans and […]

We have exciting news to share from our partners at American Songwriter. They have announced the winners of their 2nd Annual Song Contest! A panel composed of AS staff, screeners and judges (which include big names like Paul Stanley (KISS), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Martina McBride (Artist/Songwriter), Ziggy Marley (Artist/Songwriter), Steven Robertson (VP of A&R […]

Attention artists! Do you have music well-suited for placement in TV, film, video games, and ads? Our partners over at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) are now taking entries for their Screen Shot promotion! Only a few days left – deadline is December 13th!  Winners of the Screen Shot promotion will be connected directly with […]

Dear music lovers, 2021 is a milestone anniversary year for Philadelphia International Records. They are marking 50 years of groundbreaking, dance-floor shaking, chart-topping music!  To celebrate, Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment has just released an exciting collection of 50 classic recordings from their PIR catalog, and made them available in Player. The magic began back in 1971 […]

Attention Songwriters! Our partners over at the International Songwriting Competition have kicked off a special promotion called ART OF BOOKING! As the name suggests, this is an opportunity for artists at any level of their career to learn about booking gigs. But not just any old gig – better gigs, and more strategic gigs! This […]

It’s a question every band needs to answer once they get out of the garage and into the spotlight.   Do you really need a manager?  Is there a reason why someone outside of the group needs to be included in decisions that affect you? If so, how do you find someone who can help? […]

Jeff Dandurand is the San Francisco based Director of Partnership and Promotions for Ubisoft, a French video game publisher based in Paris and the #3 publisher of games worldwide. Up until he started working at Ubisoft, Jeff’s resume consisted of music industry jobs. Read on to see how it prepared him to go from records […]

We here at Team Play MPE are delighted to announce our partnership with American Songwriter Song Contest 2021! It is an honour to be aligned with one of the top contemporary songwriter publications in the world, and to be providing some fabulous prizes for their highly regarded Song Contest this year. Global Music Promotion Campaign […]