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Issue Nº 41Live · October 11, 2026Weekly · Tuesdays

The Brief.

A weekly dispatch on streaming, royalties, marketing and the music industry — written from real campaign data, not theory.

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Marketing

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A small home studio at night with a monitor showing a blurred countdown screen, a phone with a scrolling chat, a handwritten release-day checklist with times, headphones and a coiled cable on the desk.
Marketing

YouTube Premiere for Music Videos: 2026 Launch Guide

Lena Kova10 min read
A bedroom studio desk in late afternoon sun through blinds, with a phone showing a blurred bar chart, a laptop with a video editing timeline, a notebook with a circled budget, a pencil and a microphone arm.
Marketing

YouTube Promote Review 2026: Is It Worth It for Music?

Lena Kova13 min read
Marketing

Boost Collective in 2026: Playlist Campaigns and Their New Music Ads Product (Sponsored)

Boost Collective7 min read
Marketing

How to Promote Electro Music Tracks in 2026: Playbook

Lena Kova15 min read
A merch table at a small venue: a laminated sign with a large QR code hand-lettered TEXT FOR THE UNRELEASED TRACK, a phone showing a text thread, a metal cash box, folded shirts, festival wristbands and a crumpled napkin under warm string lights.
Marketing

SMS Marketing for Musicians: Own Your Fan List (2026)

Lena Kova13 min read
A guitarist practicing along to a phone running a stem separation app, isolated waveforms visible on screen, guitar in lap and studio monitors on the desk in soft evening light.
Marketing

Moises AI Review 2026: Is It Free? Premium vs Pro Pricing

Lena Kova14 min read
A musician filming a short-form video in a bedroom studio, phone on a small tripod with a ring light, waveform visible on a laptop screen behind, shot candid in mixed warm and cool light.
Marketing

Trending Audio and the Instagram Reels Algorithm (2026)

Lena Kova13 min read
A college radio studio desk with a broadcast console, an on-air light glowing red, a stack of one-sheet press releases and a station manager's handwritten rotation log under warm studio lighting.
Marketing

Radio Promotion for Independent Artists: 2026 Guide

Lena Kova14 min read
A marketing workspace with a monitor showing a video ads dashboard as a soft-focus silhouette, a notepad with a handwritten budget split, calculator and coffee in warm desk light.
Marketing

Chartlex YouTube Campaigns: The 30/70 Fee Split Explained

Chartlex Team12 min read
A songwriter at a cramped night-time bedroom studio leaning into a condenser mic, with a phone propped vertically on a tripod, a laptop showing a waveform editor, and a curling lyric notebook on a weathered wooden desk.
Marketing

Hook-First Songwriting: The 0-3 Second TikTok Window (2026)

Lena Kova11 min read
A weathered home-studio desk lit by a single warm lamp — a condenser mic on a boom arm, an open laptop showing a waveform, scattered handwritten lyric sheets, and a coffee mug, with one earbud cable trailing off the edge.
Marketing

Suno vs Udio 2026: The Honest Head-to-Head Comparison

Marcus Vale12 min read
A musician's night-time home studio desk: a phone on a ring-light stand recording a vertical video, an open notebook listing creator handles and per-video fees, headphones, a coffee mug, and wall sticky notes.
Marketing

TikTok Sound Seeding: Nano-Creator Playbook (2026)

Lena Kova11 min read
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