Matt Pincus’ MUSIC has $200M to invest across industry spectrum
Music industry veteran Matt Pincus is ramipng up MUSIC, his holding company making long-term investments across the music business, with a $200 million war chest. MUSIC is a partnership between. Continue reading
Will heirs get multi-million dollar music catalogs back in 35 years?
Superstar artists and songwriters are selling their catalogs for enormous sums, but their heirs may actually be able sell them a second time. UPDATED: Attorney Wallace Collins speculates that under. Continue reading
Songwriters: 4 tools you need to understand and promote your music
Find out how Songwriter Pages, Noteable, Spotify for Publishing, and Written By Playlists enable songwriters, producers, and publishers to make the most of their music on Spotify. by Danitha Jones from. Continue reading
Everything you need to know about ‘controlled compositions’
The music economy is ever-changing and there are some things you should know as a musician and a songwriter to keep up. by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions It. Continue reading
How to start a band in 9 steps
Eager to start your own band but don’t know where to start? Fear not. Starting a band doesn’t have to be intimidating. It just takes a lot of coordinating, communicating. Continue reading
5 important steps to protecting your music
From the moment you create content, it belongs to you. But is it protected? Whether you’re creating music, videos, documents, imagery, or other content, things can get hairy when it. Continue reading
UnitedMasters launches Beat Exchange
UnitedMasters has launched its own beats buying and selling marketplace. That’s not exactly revolutionary, but it is a smart addition to the company’s popular and growing list of features and. Continue reading
Soundexchange, VEVA partner for more accurate payments to performers
It’s encouraging to see the power of data to transform payments to artists shift from discussion to reality. SoundExchange is no stranger to smart uses of data, but a new. Continue reading
Copyright Board rejects 9.1¢ physical, download mechanical rate, but what should it be? TAKE THE SURVEY NOW
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has rejected a proposed settlement between National Music Publishers, the Nashville Songwriters Assn. International and the major labels to extend the freeze on physical and. Continue reading
A conversation with Merck Mercuriadis of the $2.5B Hipgnosis Song Fund
[Exclusive Transcript] Merk Mercuriadis built the Hipgnosis Song Fund into a music industry powerhouse controlling a catalog of 65,000 songs worth $2.5 billion. Along the way, he’s also led an. Continue reading
