“Back to the seasons of my youth” I was actually born and raised outside of Nashville! Almost everyone seems to be a transplant here, but I grew up 20 mins west of Nashville. I am a unicorn! My dad was a touring musician and played bass for Sammi Smith. He was part of her band […]
Play MPE Returns as a Prize Sponsor for American Songwriter’s 2026 Song Contest We’re excited to be back as a proud sponsor of American Songwriter’s 2026 Song Contest, with bigger Play MPE prize packages than ever before! And this year, we have something extra for artists looking to enter: a special 10% discount on song […]
Dear Readers, We have known each other for a while, so I’d like to take you back in time to my very first music industry job. I am, perhaps, dating myself a bit, but I worked at CMJ, which stood for COLLEGE MUSIC JOURNAL. CMJ was the bible of college radio in the 80s (before […]
The rise of “doing it yourself” Depending on when you were born, DIY could mean a few different things to you. It could mean designing your own clothes because the ones you saw in the store don’t fit your style (Gen X). It could mean trying to fix things in your home before calling in […]
The power of playlisting noun: a curated list of songs or audio tracks compiled to be played on a radio station or a digital music platform. Also: a similar list used for organizing a personal digital music collection. Playlisting is something a lot of artists are exploring right now to promote music, so I thought […]
It Might Be Summer, But It’s Time to Promote Your Holiday Music While you’re enjoying sunny days, backyard BBQs, and beach weekends, it may seem a little early to start thinking about holiday music. But here’s the thing… for radio programmers, music supervisors, and brand curators, the holiday season starts much earlier than you might […]
Caster Promotion Gets You Real Industry Exposure Play MPE’s Caster gets your music in front of radio programmers, media, and industry professionals. But don’t stop there. Once your music starts gaining traction at radio, you will want to leverage that momentum by growing your fanbase across streaming and social. Play MPE’s partnership with SongTools is […]
Access Partner Perks with Caster+ We are excited to share that Play MPE’s Trusted Partners dashboard is now live in Caster+! What is Caster+? The music promotion distribution and engagement reporting tool you need to know about! Want your music heard by radio programmers, media, freelance contributing writers, bloggers, music supervisors, industry curators and VIP […]
“Hey, Here’s the Story” I grew up in Woombah in New South Wales, Australia. The village I lived in had about 40 people there, and my family were 4 of them! I was born in Sydney, but my parents wanted to live on the Coast, so we moved to quite a remote location when I […]
How important was music when you were growing up? I always listened to the radio growing up, my mom had it on in the car all the time. One core memory I have is recording music on a cassette tape (we all did it) but I remember specifically recording the live Spice Girls concert that […]