For any music creator, the moment inspiration strikes and new music starts brewing can be both exciting and daunting. These are NxtNow’s recommendations to navigate you through that creative process, equipping you with tools and strategies to turn your brainstorms into music masterpieces.

Renowned Portland-based musician Michael Collins, the creative force behind Rooftop Screamers, has just released the highly anticipated music video for his latest single, “Dead In The Water”, featuring the exceptional talent of Rob Daiker.

Australian folk-drenched indie pop sister duo Charm of Finches just dropped their brand new single "Clean Cut", as well as its visual, which is our NN Music Video of the Week.

Los Angeles lyricist extraordinaire Blu links up with multi-hyphenate producer Haji Outlaw on the brand new track entitled “Sunday”, our NN Song of the Week. “Sunday” is a spookily jazzy tune that feels pulled from a bygone era on a not too distant planet, and is ripped lyrically by a vicious yet conscious verse from Blu.

Musicians often have to keep track of a dozen or more different sources of revenue, and keeping up with everything feels like an impossible task. Mogul, which has just launched publicly, ties together dozens of inputs and income streams to let artists see their entire career and business in one place.

OneLand Music Group, known for its success with Dominican-based artist Atomic Otro Way, announces a joint venture with Create Music Group, one of the world’s leading independent music and entertainment companies.

NY confessional gritty alt pop artist Middle Part has unveiled "Dial*", a song that tackles depression, suicide, and self-isolation driven by paranoia. The desperate call to a suicide hotline in order to connect with someone and pull oneself out of an endless descent.

Chartmetric, the all-in-one platform advancing music through data insights, has been collecting comprehensive streaming, social, and audience data since 2016. Now, eight years in the making, the company’s Inaugural Year in Music report is here, with the stats and sounds of music in 2023.

Igniting a bold new chapter, So So Def Recordings, Inc. has inked a multi-year deal with Create Music Group, bringing the legendary label and all its recordings, publishing, as well as its historic So So Def Recordings back catalog to Create Music Group.

Latin Grammy nominated queer indie pop singer-songwriter Nicole Zignago has released her irresistible acoustic single "26 (Ni Tarde, Ni Temprano)", as well as its visualizer.

NxtNow has unveiled its game changing Music Submission Toolkit, which is totally free to all Music Accelerator members. The toolkit will help artists strategically place their new music on music blogs, Spotify playlists and YouTube channels with targeted outreach and an enhanced understanding of the digital music landscape.

The 2024 Grammy Awards were just held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Reservoir writers and catalog contributing to 10 awards. Reservoir has grown to represent over 150,000 copyrights and 36,000 master recordings with titles dating as far back as 1900, and hundreds of #1 releases worldwide.

The anthemic drum & bass-beat of ‘Medicine’ by Swedish DIY-pop artist Hanna Ögonsten is the sonic lifeline for anyone who craves love like a bad drug. Check out our NN Song of the Week right now.

Sacramento, CA based electronic, psychedelic, weird two-piece band Sanity Clause just unveiled their new song “Puddle of Power”, as well as its stopmotion-animated visual, which is our latest NN Music Video of the Week.

The brand new single “macy gray” is a poignant piano-driven pop ballad offering a beautiful blend of Ananya's personal heartbreak and universally relatable themes of nostalgia and bittersweet reflection.

We Are Moving The Needle, a non-profit organization that is radically reshaping the future of the recording industry by advancing gender equity for producers and engineers, held its inaugural Resonator Awards in Los Angeles on January 30th, honoring Alanis Morissette, Corinne Bailey Rae, Caroline Polachek, Catherine Marks, Laura Sisk and Jennifer Decilveo.

It’s official: community label and creator services hub, HRDRV, will be bringing Beta Fest to Brooklyn, NY on April 21, 2024. Festival goers will begin their day gleaning wisdom from the sharpest minds in the music industry, then break it down on the dancefloor with a killer lineup of performers.

Dubbed the "Emo-Crooner", Carmichael’s music blends genres including rock, hip hop/R&B and indie music, and he delivers a silky, honest and gospel-touched offering on his new release "Nude Pumps", featuring Jonny Craig.

Multi-talented singer-songwriter, and actor Asher Angel returns with his new single, “Flip The Switch,” out now on all streaming platforms. Asher created "Flip The Switch", our NN Song of the Week, with an impressive team of GRAMMY-nominated producers and songwriters, Felisha King Harvey, Kenneth “KP” Paige, and HARV. 

Stela Cole’s accompanying visuals for “Die Hard”, our NN Music Video of the Week, are beautifully shot, surreal and gut-wrenching with Stela teaming up with award winning directors Eliot Lee and Maya Sassoon and co-star Noah Gonzalez for the first spine-chilling moment of the vignettes.