The Music Lens Podcast

Send us Fan Mail It's hard to believe we've been podcasting for a whole year already! Join us as we celebrate our one year anniversary by discussing the 2025 Grammy Awards. Resources: 2025 CMT Awards Canceled Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also...

Send us Fan Mail It's February and that means Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so we took a look at the history of love songs this week. But before that, hear us talk about our experience at Kelsea Ballerini's sold-out Bridgestone Arena show on her first ever arena tour! Resources: The World's Oldest Love Poem Deconstructing The Love Song Have a question, story, or f...

Send us Fan Mail The 67th Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 2nd in Los Angeles. To prepare for the big event, we're giving you an update on LA wildfire relief before diving into the history of the Grammy Awards as well as the award process and some fun facts about the gilded gramophones. Check out the episode description for places you can donate to LA wildfire relief efforts....

Send us Fan Mail After a discussion about the potential banning of TikTok (this was recorded the day prior to when the ban was supposed to begin), we are back to our Artist Inventory series with a look at music producers. What is a producer and what do they do? If you're an artist, how do you find one to work with? We're covering all that and more in this episode. Resources : Lemon8 Arti...

Send us Fan Mail We're returning to our series of taking a look at the history of different cities that are music hubs in this episode! This time, we're covering New York City: home to Broadway, but also places like Tin Pan Alley and the Brill Building. Resources: History of Music in NYC Timeline A Walking Tour of Music Landmarks in New York City A Look Back at 100 Years of Pop Music in...

Send us Fan Mail Happy 2025! Join us for a discussion on how you can get you and your career prepped for the year by turning your new years resolutions into SMART goals, creating vision boards, and taking a look at your show booking/music release plans for the year. Resources: A Psychologist Explains The Power Of 'Vision Boarding' For Success Have a question, story, or feedback to share?...

Send us Fan Mail The end of the year is a time to reflect and to make plans for the year ahead. After a discussion about new music we missed talking about in previous episodes, we're using this episode to do both! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Music Lens Podcast! Enjoy this final episode of 2024 and we will see you in 2025! Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays! After a discussion about this year's CMA Awards, we're taking this episode to have a holly jolly Christmas time by playing a guess the Christmas song game and learning the backstory of several Christmas classics. Resources: The Stories Behind 24 of Your Favorite Christmas Songs Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast...

Send us Fan Mail We're diving back into our guide to releasing a single this episode! Join us for a discussion on how to promote your new music utilizing social media, advertising, as well as a few other little-yet-important details for releasing music out into the world. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, F...

Send us Fan Mail Last week we began a discussion about how to release a single as an independent artist. One of the things you need to do is submit your music to a distribution service for them to distribute to streaming platforms. What is a distribution service and what are some differences between the main companies independent artists tend to use? We're discussing it all now! Have a questi...

Send us Fan Mail So you’ve written a song that you love and you want to release it out into the world. In order for the song to have the best shot at being successful, you're going to need to plan out your release. This week, we're back to bringing you some educational content with a guide to releasing a single as an independent artist. Resources CD Baby Release Plan Generator Have a que...

Send us Fan Mail For our last episode of Spooky Season, we are reading to you musician horror stories that Alex found on Reddit. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic and @katiefeemusic Get 15% off...

Send us Fan Mail First of all, we'd like to thank Beyonce. We're keeping the spooky and mysterious vibes going this week with a look into a few music conspiracy theories. Is Elvis alive and well and preaching down in Arkansas? Was Paul McCartney killed in a car crash and replaced in The Beatles? Maybe, maybe not. Listen to our discussion and let us know your thoughts. Resources The Week...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Spooky Season! We're celebrating by sharing stories of haunted places in Nashville, sightings of the ghosts of musicians, and more. Join us for a frightfully good time. Resources Belmont Mansion Haunted Ryman Auditorium Ryman Auditorium: Nashville Ghosts 6 of Country Music's Spookiest Tales and Creepiest Coincidences Ghosts of Country Music The Ghosts of Famous Mus...

Send us Fan Mail We're back to our Artist Inventory series with a discussion on what an artist needs to establish their artist brand online. From social media handles to websites, tune in to hear how to get your digital branding as an artist off to a great start. Resources Donate to the Red Cross's Hurricane Relief fund here Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: them...

Send us Fan Mail The third installment of our songwriting series, we're looking at a couple of songwriting books that are great for songwriters to read. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex and Katie on all socials at: @alexallegramusic a...

Send us Fan Mail We're wrapping up the month of September by discussing some current events within the music industry including the VMAs, Miranda Lambert's new album, lawsuits, and CMA nominations. Resources Miranda Lambert discussing "Run" BMI Files Rate Court Action Against SiriusXM Miley Cyrus Copyright Lawsuit "Flowers" CMA Nominations Have a question, story, or f...

Send us Fan Mail AI is becoming more and more prevalent not only in everyday life, but also in the music industry. We're delving into how AI is revolutionizing music creation and promotion, including the positives and negatives, as well as some legal cases aiming to protect the rights of artists against harmful uses of AI. Resources Rolling Stone Blog Randy Travis Article Artists Submit Lette...

Send us Fan Mail Chappell Roan has recently come forward with a statement to the public about how artists are also humans who deserve to be treated as such. While artists choose to pursue careers that put them in the public eye, that doesn't mean they don't deserve privacy and respect. We're discussing her post as well as putting in our two cents on the topic of humanizing artists....

Send us Fan Mail This week is a catch up on some of the new music that's come out recently as well as a discussion of how virality (is that a word? It is now) of music can determine the direction an artist's projects take. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcas...

Send us Fan Mail As an independent artist, you do not have to wait to be invited to open for major artists to go on tour. You can build your own tour from the ground up playing smaller shows of your own! Check out the episode to get a step-by-step guide to DIY touring. Resources: How To Write a Good Booking Inquiry Email - Nashville Tour Stop Podcast episode Have a question, story, or feedback to...

Send us Fan Mail The reality of independent artists in today's music industry is that it is tough to have music as their sole income. Many artists work "day jobs" or side hustles in addition to music in order to make ends meet and fund their careers. In this episode, we're discussing some ideas for side hustles you may want to consider while working to make music the full time...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know who Tanner Elle Schneider is? What about Reginald Dwight or Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? You may not know them by these names, but you probably know their stage names of Elle King, Elton John, and Lady Gaga. Join us for a game of guess who before diving into the Hollywood Hair Theory with us. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclen...

Send us Fan Mail It's the final part of our first half of 2024 new music recap! Let us know if you enjoyed these episodes and if you have suggestions for new music for us to review for the second half of the year. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also...

Send us Fan Mail In part 3 of our first half of 2024 new music recap, we tackle one of the biggest releases. Join us for discussion about The Tortured Poets Department along with a bunch of other releases. Have a question, story, or feedback to share? Email us at: themusiclenspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube at:  @themusiclenspodcast You can also follow Alex...