TikTok – New Release Feature
Last week, TikTok announced their “New Release” feature, which will allow new releases to receive increased visibility and engagement on the platform.
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Understanding cover songs, licensing & sampling
In the realm of music, covering and sampling can be seen as two interconnected yet distinct concepts. On one hand, covers involve the artistic reinterpretation of existing material, breathing new life into a composition through a fresh recording. On the other hand, sampling entails the innovative recontextualisation of sounds from […]
Vibe Chemistry launches ‘Make Your Era’
Vibe Chemistry is a UK based Drum & Bass producer who rise to stardom has taken the industry by storm. Since 2012 Vibe Chemistry has been Inspired by all spectrums of Drum & Bass and since July 2021 landed his first label deal with DNB Allstars with his ‘Balling’ EP. […]
Recent Cygnus Music client highlights
Cygnus Music client highlights Check out some of Cygnus Music Client Highlights below…
More music added to Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist
This week saw a number of Cygnus Music clients drop in to Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist! “New Music Friday” is a popular playlist on Spotify that is updated every Friday with a collection of newly released songs from various artists and genres. It is a curated playlist that showcases […]
Cygnus Music joins Spotify Discovery Mode
Today, 33% of all discoveries on Spotify happen via personalised recommendations in algorithmic contexts. With ‘Discovery Mode’, Cygnus Music will signal tracks to Spotify to push through their radio and autoplay algorithms to reach more listeners across the world. This feature is in beta and Cygnus Music is one of […]
Introducing Meta Verified
Establish your presence on Instagram & Facebook Today see’s the launch of Meta Verified. With Meta Verified, you get verification with a government ID, proactive account protection, access to direct account support and more. Verification Help your community know it’s the real you with a verified badge, which uses a verification […]
Hitting those Beatport Banners
This week saw 10 banners awarded to clients across Drum&Bass, Jackin’ House, Garage, House, 140, Bass and Bass House. Along with heaps of featured releases, DJ charts and Hype placements. At Cygnus Music, we work closely with Beatports editorial team. We have daily email correspondence, weekly meetings and update them […]
Hitting YouTube Official Playlists
New client content lands in YouTube Music’s official playlists. We work closely with YouTube in many areas of our business. We are a Tier ‘A’ rated YouTube MCN as well as being a YouTube preferred music distributor. This allow us to pitch priorities and updates to YouTube playlist curators via […]
Cygnus Music is 14 years in the business!
Celebrating 14 amazing years in the business. Cygnus Music was Set up in 2009 by Lewis Sinclair who had a mission to build a distribution network that put customer service first and foremost. This combined with investing in and building new technology to offer a premium suite of free tools […]
Apple Music launch ‘Promote’
Create customised promo assets that you can share on your social channels to build momentum around a release. Apple Music – Promote
Submit promo for playlists and features
We have created a new form for clients to submit significant marketing updates to us, replacing the two previous forms. The new 2023 form will allow clients to add their supporting information much faster and it allows us to relay this information even more effectively to stores (DSPs). Cygnus Music […]
How to get into playlists: FAQ’s
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Cygnus Music at IMS 2023
Join Cygnus Music at IMS 2023. We’ll have 8 reps out in Ibiza for the week. You can find us on the delegates list so feel free to request a meeting. We hope to see you there.