French drill rapper La Rvfleuze released his debut album, ‘Numéro d’écrou’, in March 2026. He had begun by releasing tracks via DistroKid in 2022 but was later jailed for burglary […]
Tag: Sandbox
Sandbox Guide :: The perfect pivot
“An artist is usually ready for a brand evolution when they’ve exhausted the current version of themselves” Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, […]
Behind the Artist: Yungblud manager Tommas Arnby on building rock’s future
“I started my management company upstairs on the fifth floor,” Yungblud’s manager Tommas Arnby told Music Ally from the artist’s new brick and mortar shop, Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized (B.r.a.t.) […]
Sandbox Guide :: 2026’s music marketing ins and outs – according to the experts
Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, […]
Campaigns of the Year: 2025’s best music marketing campaigns
The 2025 edition of our Music Marketing Campaigns of the Year report contains details of the year’s best campaigns from all around the world. It’s always our most-read report and […]
PinkPantheress accepts on-stage gift of rotisserie chicken
At her show at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago performing her hit mixtape Fancy That, PinkPantheress spotted a fan offering her something in a plastic bag. “Is that a […]
Aussie artists want fans to listen local
Less than 10% of songs streamed in Australia are created by Australians, which is what led Aussie artists Keli Holiday (Adam Hyde) and Thelma Plum to champion an effort to get more local fans streaming […]
Artist Makaya McCraven releases four EPs at once
Big artists like Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Mac DeMarco and Future have all been known for releasing multiple albums back to back in the same year. But few are crazy […]
Bandsintown launches marketplace for independent artists
Bandsintown has announced their new centralised service hub, offering music distribution, CRM tools, and marketing opportunities with partners like CD Baby, Community, Groover, Musixmatch, ROSTR and TuneCore to their 700,000 […]
A musician’s guide to Substack
Traditionally used by authors and journalists to create newsletters for paying subscriber bases, Substack has quickly gained traction over the past few years as a tool for other creative minds to connect […]
Our ranking of the top Louvre Heist Tunes
The Louvre heist has unsurprisingly stolen the internet, inspiring a host of content around the high-profile robbery. Many creators have also taken the opportunity to include heist-inspired songs on their […]
Learnings from this week’s big releases: Lily Allen, Rosalía, Dave
Rosalía, Lily Allen & Dave made a splash this week with exciting and impactful releases. We’ve unpacked the best and biggest takeaways from their campaigns: Cinematic Reveals: ROSALÍA and Dave experimented […]


