Music Marketing

Nashville Based TOO HOT FOR LEATHER Announce their Superhero Tour 2026, Including a Performance at NAMM 2026

by Rai Beardsley | Dec 9, 2025 | Music Marketing, Press Releases

NASHVILLE, TN (December 8, 2025) — Nashville based TOO HOT FOR LEATHER announce their Superhero Tour 2026, including a performance at NAMM 2026. Drawing from influences like Paramore, Guns N Roses, and Muse, TOO HOT FOR LEATHER has quickly earned a reputation...

Bruce Houghton Talks Radio Paying Performers & the New Reality of Touring

by Rai Beardsley | Dec 8, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Right now radio only pays the songwriters and not the actual performers. Internet radio and streaming do pay the performers. Episode 660: Bruce Houghton from Hypebot, Bandsintown and Skyline Agency joins us this week. Bruce updates us on the news about Skyline closing...

LOU GRAMM Talking about MICK JONES, “HE WONDERED IF I’D BE INTERESTED IN GOING TO NEW YORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO AUDITION FOR THE BAND.”

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 29, 2025 | Music Marketing, Press Releases

“OUR AMERICAN LABEL DIDN’T WANT ‘LIVE AND DANGEROUS’!” Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham speaks exclusively to Rock Candy Mag about the band’s fight with Warner Bros. over their classic double live. Rock Candy Magazine Issue 53 Out Now Featuring FOREIGNER November 28,...

VOICES OF EXTREME Sign with BraveWords Records and Release “Stoned Babies” the First Single from the Upcoming Album “Faith In Action”

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 28, 2025 | Music Marketing, Press Releases

TORONTO, CANADA (November 28, 2025) — BraveWords Records announces the signing of VOICES OF EXTREME and the release of the first single “Stoned Babies” from their upcoming full-length album ‘Faith in Action’ to be released in 2026. Don – “We’re...

Musicians, Listen Up! Here are the Tools and Apps We LOVE and Can’t Live Without

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 24, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Separating being a fan from being an industry professional sometimes can be challenging and frustrating. Episode 659: It is that time of the year again, we run the apps and tools with LOVE! Tools and apps that we can’t live without and in some cases use every single...

Your Favorite Artist Releases a New Album and Your Reaction is “What Are You Doing?!”

by Rai Beardsley | Nov 10, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Separating being a fan from being an industry professional sometimes can be challenging and frustrating. Episode 658: We are fans AND we work in the music industry. Sometimes when a artist we love releases a new album/single/video and even though we aren’t working...