From sleek templates to music integration and merch support, these website builders help bands and solo artists launch professional sites—no coding needed and no cost upfront. Musicians need more than ...

For decades, you didn’t have to look far to find the tastemakers in music. They were radio DJs and music writers for the most part, concentrated into a handful of stations an publications. They set ...

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Music is copyrighted until it isn’t. Eventually, titles enter the public domain, which means they are free to use and download for any purpose. There are a lot of websites that showcase and provide ...

This weekend, dozens of artists are set to descend on Los Angeles for the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Trevor Noah will tell jokes, musicians will get trophies—and somewhere on the internet, someone ...

When my old band broke up last summer I immediately began searching for another band. As a drummer without bandmates I suffered from an overload of pent-up energy during this time. I had no outlet for ...