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BABYLON A.D. New Album WHEN THE WORLD STOPS Out Now on CD

by Rai Beardsley | Sep 2, 2025 | Music Marketing, Press Releases

“This is a must-listen.” KNAC OAKLAND, CA (September 1, 2025) — BABYLON A.D. is excited to announce the release of their new album WHEN THE WORLD STOPS on Compact Disc via Kivel Records. The digital release of the album follows a month later. Crunchy...

Spotify is Rolling Direct Messages Between Users. Awesome, Another DM Platform for Us to Get Spammed

by Rai Beardsley | Sep 1, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Please let us know if this is a feature in Spotify that you want, need, desire. Episode 653: So Spotify is rolling direct messages between users. Awesome, another DM platform for us to get spammed. Please let us know if this is a feature in Spotify that you want,...

You Should Always Be Seeking Out New Fans, But Don’t Ignore Your Superfans While Doing It.

by Rai Beardsley | Aug 25, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

As you seek out new fans be careful that you don’t take your superfans for granted and ignore them. Episode 652: Using KISS and Jay and Mike’s own diehard fandom as an example, as you seek out new fans be careful that you don’t take your superfans for granted and...

W.A.S.P. Add Four More Shows to the Final Leg of the European Album ONE Alive Tour Including a Rescheduled Date in Italy.

by Rai Beardsley | Aug 20, 2025 | Music Marketing, Press Releases

Hollywood, CA (August 20, 2025) — W.A.S.P. are adding four new shows in Budapest, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Milan to the 2025 Album ONE Alive European Tour. The final leg in Europe begins on September 26th in Newcastle. Six shows on this final European leg of the Album...

STEVE GORDON MIA Shares Stories Behind Recording and Writing His First Two Singles, including WE GO TO WAR Featuring Spread Eagle’s Ray West on Lead Vocals

by Rai Beardsley | Aug 19, 2025 | Press Releases

NEW YORK CITY, NY (August 18, 2025) — “We Go To War (feat. Ray West)” introduced STEVE GORDON MIA’s hard rock firepower. With his latest single “Pharaoh Lives”, Steve Gordon proves that even without words, the guitar alone can lead the charge. Now Steve Gordon...