LANDR, the AI-powered music production platform, has teamed up with Warner Chappell Production Music to launch HOT MIC, an exclusive sample label.
The partnership marks the first time a major production label has made a royalty-free sample collection available as part of a subscription offering.
HOT MIC will initially feature 12 curated sample packs recorded in two of WCPM’s studios: Nashville’s Sandtrack Sound and Hollywood’s SkyLight Studios. New content will be added weekly, and each pack offers a range of sounds performed live.
“At LANDR, we understand how challenging and time-consuming it can be to find truly high-quality samples that inspire creativity,” said LANDR’s Head of Music Content, Aaron Young. “By making this catalog available via subscription, we’re eliminating barriers and giving creators immediate access to world-class sounds to fuel their projects.”
Pat Weaver, Head of Production for WCPM, adds, “HOT MIC is an opportunity for us to share some of the excellent talent that has helped craft our diverse catalog, as well as bring in new musicians who are recording specifically for HOT MIC. We’re proud to help spread the magic.”
The HOT MIC catalog is now available to LANDR Studio and Samples Pro subscribers. Click here for more info.
Carin Leon just wrapped his Boca Chueca tour with a sold-out show before 65,000 fans at Mexico City’s GNO Seguros, the last of 102 shows across multiple territories.
The UMPG artist, who dropped Palabra De To’s, his second album of 2024, on 12/5, is capping off a spectacular year that also included a win for the Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album at the 2024 Latin Grammys for Boca Chueca.
Leon will return to the road for another round of dates, starting 4/10 at Tampa’s Amalie Arena.
Pictured (l-r): Alexandra Lioutikoff, Yadira Moreno, Carin Leon, Jody Gerson, Jorge Juarez
Lainey Wilson put an exclamation point on a great 2024 by renewing her longtime deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville.
The CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year winner, who took home her first-ever Best Country Album Grammy in 2024 for Bell Bottom Country and got a 2025 nomination in that category for the Broken Bow release Whirlwind, has been with the pubbery since 2017.
Wilson said, “I couldn’t be happier to continue my partnership with Sony Music Publishing. I’ll always be a songwriter first and I appreciate having such a supportive team that agrees it all starts with the songs."
SMP Nashville VP creative Anna Weisband added, “Lainey Wilson is one of the most inspiring songwriters the world has ever known. She is continuing to redefine the country music genre with every song she writes.”
