Finding your formats In our last blog, we broke down the basics of radio formats. Check it out here. To be perfectly candid, there is going to be some nuance to navigating radio formats and figuring out where you fit best. The good news is that if you fit into one… you’ll likely fit into […]
Play MPE is thrilled to be wrapping up its first ever Caster Emerge contest! Since February, ten incredible finalists have been competing for the grand prize: a full year of free music promotion with Caster and radio tracking with MTR. The competition has been fierce, and the talent on display has been nothing short of […]
What are radio formats? So you’re keen to get on the radio…but you don’t know where to start. That’s totally fair! What in the world is a “radio format”? What does “AAA” and “AC” mean? How can you know where your tune fits into the mix? Luckily for you, it’s a lot simpler than it […]
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 […]
Play MPE’s Artist Incubator Caster Emerge Top Ten Finalists Impact at Radio Play MPE is excited to share BRAND NEW releases from the Caster Emerge Top Ten Finalists! Our Industry Relations team had a blast listening to all of the artist submissions over the last few months, and now it’s your turn! To recap, all […]
Please release me, let me go So you want to release your album independently. It’s so good that you want to get it out NOW, but how? You’re confident the fan base that you’ve developed will love it, and you don’t want to waste time with a major label dog and pony show. You know […]
Music promotion in all it’s forms As indie artist, may wonder how you can promote your music and yourself. Let’s take a look at all the ways you can… be your own promoter! A successful musician I know once told me that he would make music and perform for free, and it’s everything else that’s […]
Promote catalog music to verified curators Now is your chance to send your catalog content far and wide! Promote older music releases (1 year or more) to *AS MANY LISTS AS YOU WANT* for one super low fee until January 3, 2025. Who knows when that single from 5 years ago might pop off as […]
Leading music promotion tool integrated with MTR Caster gets your music to verified curators in radio, media and more. When you promote music to radio – you want to know if you are getting spins, right?! Great news! Play MPE’s leading music promotion tool Caster has integrated with radio tracking tool MTR. Now you can […]
Got holiday music you want the world to hear? Hoping your festive single will hit the airwaves for Christmas? Promote holiday music to curators with Caster. Sign up to create your first release. Benefit from Caster’s massive up-to-date distribution lists of active, verified music curators in radio, media and more. You can almost hear those […]