BPM Tap Calculator
Tap along to any song to find its tempo in beats per minute.
Free Tools, Reviews & Resources for Music Creators
Everything You Need to Create, Understand & Discover Music
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Popular Music Tools
Music Royalty Calculator
Split a pot of music revenue between artist, producer, songwriters, label and others.
Streaming Earnings Calculator
Estimate a low–high earnings range for streams on Spotify, Apple Music and more.
Music Split Calculator
Agree song splits between collaborators and copy a clean summary to share.
Album Runtime Calculator
Add up track lengths to get total runtime, average length and vinyl/CD fit.
Song Key Transposer
Move any chord chart into a new key, with capo tips and correct sharps or flats.
Release Date Planner
Work back from your release day to a dated plan for masters, artwork, pitching and promo.
Artist Name Generator
Generate artist, band and project names by genre and mood, then check they are free to use.
Song Title Generator
Spark song title ideas by genre and mood, from one-word hooks to question titles.
Playlist Name Generator
Name your Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube playlists by genre, mood and activity.
Chord Progression Generator
Generate chord progressions for Afrobeats, Amapiano, R&B, gospel, pop and more — in any key.
Song Structure Planner
Plan your arrangement bar by bar and see start times, song length and when the hook lands.
Latest Music Reviews
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Demo Pop · Album Review
Exploring the Production Behind a New African Pop Album
A fictional Accra singer-songwriter makes a warm, highlife-tinged pop album — and its production decisions tell you as much as its songs.
Demo Pop · Single Review
Zola Reyes’ Gold Dust Summer: A Bright Pop Single With an Amapiano Heartbeat
A fictional Cape Town pop singer borrows amapiano’s log drum for a sunlit, three-minute single that is smarter than it first sounds.
Demo Hip-Hop · Album Review
Deji Marlowe’s Concrete Psalms: A South London Rap Album With a Hymnbook in Its Pocket
A fictional South London rapper sets church-organ samples against drill-era drums and delivers a sharp, humane album about faith, family and the block.
Featured Music
African Music
How to Discover New African Music Every Week
A simple weekly listening routine — release days, credits, radio, DJ mixes and local scenes — for finding new music from across Africa before everyone else.
Pop
How African Pop Went Global
Diaspora DJs, streaming, social video and a run of landmark records: the forces that carried Afrobeats and amapiano from Lagos, Accra and Johannesburg to the world.
Gospel
The Sound of Contemporary Gospel: How Modern Worship Music Is Produced
Swelling pads, stacked choirs, organ runs and slow-building dynamics: a producer’s look at how modern gospel and worship music gets its sound.
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Music Calculators
Tempo, runtime, royalty and earnings maths for releases and deals.
- Album Runtime Calculator
- BPM Tap Calculator
- Music Royalty Calculator
- Music Split Calculator
- Producer Royalty Calculator
Songwriting Tools
Transpose chords, build progressions, plan structures and find rhymes.
- Chord Progression Generator
- Rhyme Helper
- Song Key Transposer
- Song Structure Planner
- Song Title Generator
Artist Tools
Name ideas and release planning for artists and projects.
- Album Name Generator
- Artist Name Generator
- Playlist Name Generator
- Release Date Planner
- Stage Name Generator
Creator Tools
Earnings, engagement and budget estimates for music content creators.
- Music Marketing Budget Calculator
- Social Media Engagement Calculator
- TikTok Music Engagement Calculator
- YouTube Music Earnings Calculator
Featured Creator Guide
Creator Guide
How Music Royalties Work: A Complete Guide for Artists, Songwriters and Producers
Every song earns money through two separate copyrights and several different royalty streams. This guide maps them all, shows who collects each one and explains how to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
Latest Afrobeats Reviews
Demo Afrobeats · Singles roundup
A Closer Look at This Week’s Afrobeats Releases
Five fictional Afrobeats singles, from a Lagos commuter anthem to a highlife-tinged slow burner — what works, what does not, and which ones deserve a second listen.
Demo Afrobeats · Single Review
When Afrobeats Meets R&B: Reviewing a New Crossover Single
A fictional Lagos-and-London singer blends a mid-tempo Afrobeats groove with late-night R&B harmony — and shows how thin the line between the two has become.
Demo Afrobeats · Album Review
Kofo Lane’s Lagos After Dark: A Night-Time Album That Knows When to Slow Down
A fictional Afrobeats album that follows one Lagos night from first drink to first light — patient, well-sequenced and at its best when it trusts silence.
Creator Resources
How to Plan a Music Release: A Week-by-Week Timeline for Independent ArtistsGreat songs still need a plan. This step-by-step timeline takes you from finished master to release week and beyond, with a checklist you can reuse.How Songwriting Splits Work: Dividing a Song Fairly Between Co-WritersCo-writing is how most songs are made now, and splits decide who gets paid. Learn the common ways to divide a song, what a split sheet should include and how to avoid disputes.How to Distribute Your Music to Spotify, Apple Music and BeyondA distributor is how independent music reaches streaming services. Here is what they do, how to choose one and how to deliver a release without problems.What Is BPM? Tempo Explained for Musicians, Producers and DJsBeats per minute is the most useful number in music production. Here is what it actually measures, how it shapes a song and how to work with it.