The Rolling Stones Cover Clifton Chenier on Limited Edition 7” On June 27, 2025, Smithsonian Folkways released a limited edition vinyl 7” featuring a new recording of Clifton Chenier’s signature tune “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” by The Rolling Stones. The track, produced by acclaimed musician and songwriter CC Adcock, is now available for both streaming […]
Powering the Next Wave of Artists: Play MPE at NXNE 2025 Play MPE proudly stepped into the spotlight as an official sponsor of NXNE 2025, one of Canada’s most iconic discovery music festivals since 1995. With Toronto vibrating with music from every corner, we joined the city-wide celebration of creativity, connection, and raw talent. Our […]
Like peanut butter and jelly… Fashion, Turn To The Left. Notice how rock and fashion have always gone hand in hand? There has always been a kinship between the two – and I don’t mean rock stars dating models. Like peanut butter and jelly, or salt and pepper, music and fashion together just make things […]
Play MPE is a Proud Partner of HRDRV We are thrilled to announce our expanded partnership with HRDRV! HRDRV is a thriving community of indie producers, songwriters, and artists that provides comprehensive tools and guidance for every aspect of music creation. From art direction, mixing/mastering, to global distribution, radio promo tools (like Play MPE) and […]
Play MPE is proud to partner with American Songwriter’s 2025 Song Contest If you are a songwriter with a great song who is interested in winning A&R Mentorship, $10,000 USD (which could help fund your next album), International music promotion distribution, radio tracking, a brand-new guitar AND more… Make sure to enter your song into […]
Play MPE Congratulates the Winners of American Songwriter’s 2024 Song Contest As a proud prize partner, Play MPE is pleased to share that American Songwriter recently announced the overall winners of the 2024 Song Contest! The Grand Prize Winner, as well as the First and Second Place Category Winners were selected by an esteemed panel […]
Celebrating the Canadian Music Industry RANGE Magazine and Play MPE joined forces to host a VIP Industry event at the iconic John Fluevog flagship store in Gastown (Vancouver, BC) this past week in celebration of the Canadian music industry. I Went to the Range x Play MPE Industry Party and I Felt Like a Star […]
Caster Emerge March Finalists and Katy Krassner’s Wild Card Pick Announced Upon Caster Emerge closing submissions this past February 28th, Team Play MPE selected three more finalists and Katy Krassner of Sirius XM’s WHOOOSH! selected her top choice for the Wild Card! Let’s meet the March finalists who will join the other six in receiving […]
What does it mean to get added into rotation at radio ? You promoted your song to radio with Play MPE’s Caster and want to know if it is getting airplay, so you sign up for MTR to track your spins. Now what? Once a spin is detected by MTR your airplay data will show […]
Caster Emerge February Finalists Announced Play MPE’s indie artist incubator Caster Emerge is still going strong and open for submissions until February 28th (midnight PST). Our industry relations team is having a blast listening to all of the song submissions – so keep ’em coming! Each month three finalists are selected, with one additional wild […]