Episode 25 our banter continues...Did Apple Music just take a jab at Spotify with their email to Artists? I can across something very interesting on the internet. Click this link and read:https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/50-popular-women-web-google-search-results/story%3fid=10573331Is #NewMusicFriday really a thing? Should we be releasing music on Fridays? We discuss that here and you can read more about it here:https://flypaper.soundfly.com/hustle/best-practices-choosing-your-release-date/ (Soundfly, 2021)Listen along as we play our WORD GAME. Did the co-hosts use their WORD correctly or are they going to have to make a song with the title of their given word? Rooted Kingdom & Friends Announcements!!1. CYGNU6 - “Corruption” April 16th2. Haluhalo - “Discovery of Lands” & “Cloud Chaser” April 16th3. Morris Markway - “Big Flight” May 21st4. CYGNU6 - “Marry That Girl” May 28th5. Peaceable - “Back To The Festival” TBD6. Sunrayz - "Gone Too Far" - TBD7. Simple Creation - Self-titled 13 song album “Simple Creation” coming soon! Hopefully by the end of May of beginning of JuneFind your favorite artists on Spotify:CYGNU6: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Ra81JvyV3LZSIAK7GqTpq?si=pMEZfaQFS6e99JkEX4lGPg ; HALUHALO: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QXsGytF4PpAf1pz8N1M1l?si=psk9qgkKQh2ULZHp08JwmA ; PEACEABLE: https://open.spotify.com/artist/36t1UeOKjWUtaFnGd8KbPy?si=JeuGvvqfSGKaxfxgPyWMqA ; SUNRAYZ: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31M3ZmxGzV01Gja6MJOFr0?si=Ar1kdSfvQDyaFoORPwCJQA ; SIMPLE CREATION: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5sRlq8kVAeO3prETOOkyPu?si=ICSGm7BZRrKmUKkKXVC-XwCheck out what our friends over at ITAL RELICS have going on! They are your favorite neighborhood bead dealer! https://www.etsy.com/shop/italrelicsApple Music Email: 1. Sent April 16th (Friday)2. Apple Music pays (on average) $0.01 per stream3. Apple Music Global Team of playlists curators hand pick songs.4. They never accept a lower royalty rate for a feature - meaning labels and big names can’t push their weight around - SOUNDS LIKE A STAB AT SPOTIFY’S DISCOVERY MODENEWSSPOTIFY IS OFFICIALLY A HARDWARE MAKER NOW, AS CAR THING ARRIVES IN THE US; read more here:https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-officially-a-hardware-maker-now-as-car-thing-arrives-in-the-us/ (MBW, 2021)TIKTOK USERS WATCH THE APP FOR AN AVERAGE OF 89 MINUTES PER DAY – AND THERE’S 732M OF THEM WORLDWIDE; read more here: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-users-watch-the-app-for-an-average-of-89-minutes-per-day-and-theres-732m-of-them-worldwide/THANK YOU to all our listeners and fans! We love you guys!