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The Importance of Music Videos in the Digital Age

Ever since 1964 with the production of the Beatles music video for their song “Hard Day’s Night,” music videos have evolved to be an intergal part of an artist’s career as well as the music biz. People love music and people love videos. The combination of the two has helped launch the careers of many well-known artists, giving them a platform for branding and establishing a unique, stand-out image. I mean, take Lady Gaga for example. She relied heavily on music videos to project her unique persona across the globe!

Even more so now, in the digital age, music videos can help artists break away from the crowd and is great promotional food for getting noticed. The best part about creating music videos today is that there are loads of free video making tools and resources out there on the web, making it extremely cheap to do- if it costs anything at all! Even YouTube has a free video editing feature now! 

The hardest part about creating music videos today is making something truly original and creative. There are loads of tips out there for you to check out. Check out this one in particular. It covers some great tips from some of your favorite music artists! Need more inspiration to get you going? Watch the winning music video from uPlaya’s ‘Search for the Best Music Video’ Contest!

2 Free Music Contests for Unsigned Artists Ending Soon!

Unsigned Artists- You have only 1 week left to enter WeLoveYourSongs 2 FREE MUSIC COMPETITIONS for “Best New Artist” and “Best New Song!”  

The winners of both contests will be determined through fan voting, and will receive $800, a Premium uPlaya Subscription, and promotion throughout uPlaya’s music community!  

So what are you waiting for!? Get online and submit your music! And don’t forget to send a shout-out to your fans to ask them for their vote and to start making your way to the top!  

Subscribe to uPlayaMusic on YouTube!

uPlaya has a brand spanking new channel on YouTube and we want to feature YOUR MUSIC VIDEO on our “Up &Coming” Playlist! That is, if it’s legit! The channel will also be used to promote music discovery for both indie artists as well your favorite big name artists. Our mission is to make sure you hear it first, that is, to make sure you know about the hottest songs long before any of your friends do. So whether you’re an indie artist looking to be the next big YouTube sensation, or a music fan who aims to to know about new songs well before their radio release, uPlaya’s new music channel will be your new destination for discovering and listening to new music on the web!