First inspired by early Reach Records artists, S.O., and his local church community, Vancouver rapper Paul Hernandez has been making a name for himself within the past few months. Recently he released his Deeper Things – EP, he has been prepping for the release of his new single “Got Me Crying.” Last week I had the chance to talk with Paul about ...

Instagram Stories is a great way to engage with your audience, build supporters and create a buzz around your latest project. One of the best ways to connect with supporters is through social media. With a unique and polished IG story, you can create something that stops them in their tracks and drives traffic to your music and your brand. ...

Google added Jeremiah Bonds to their inaugural episode of #teampixel Spotlight. Bonds naturally performed his single “#Trending.” Five other artists of varying skills also performed on the episode: music artist Quincy, comedian and author Hannah Hart, painter Kyle Steed, cook Jenner Tomaska, and creative Hannah Concannon. Watch the video here. The variety show is to display creatives from multiple fields of ...

Today, during an event in San Fransisco, Instagram announced a new stand-alone app that will host long-form vertical videos. It’s called IGTV. King Kong Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me Most are describing IGTV as a direct YouTube competitor. IGTV lets creators upload video directly to be discovered quickly by the target audiences. Videos can be up to ten minutes to start. ...

Snapchat and Instagram have been on the grind for years to allow users to place music into their visual media posts. In the beginning of May, some looked into the Instagram‘s’ app coding. It seems that Instagram has the edge in this audio race. Inside the coding of Instagram Stories, is an unreleased “Search Music” feature. The feature would appear ...

Instagram was on fire this week announcing a couple of new features for artists and retailers. This new feature is going to make Spotify and Instagram users happy. We talked a little about in-app purchases over here. Wednesday they announced that they will now allow artists to add Spotify links directly to Instagram Stories. Artists are always trying to find ways to ...

Today, Instagram soft-launched a feature that allows in-app payments for commerce. In short, this feature will let a user add a payment method and pay for goods and services without leaving the app. Instagram payments could change the way artists interact with their audience. Picture this — you’re scrolling through your Insta feed, and one of the artists you support drops a ...

First Facebook first went after Snapchat by introducing Instagram Stories, and now they are pushing down even harder with Facebook Stories.

Engagement is the most important action and metric for anyone using social media. Photos on Twitter are a beautiful thing, unless they show up as an Instagram link.

Lovd Ones, a reggae music collective hailing from Orlando, Florida, has garnered a significant amount of attention from fans and fellow artists alike. This may in part be because of one member, well know for his previous accolades which include, four full length solo albums, Grammy award nominations and Dove award victories. That artist goes by the name of Benjah.