Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker]
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group Projects I’m constantly amazed by the. Continue reading
Spotify’s environmental, social and corporate governance fail [Op-ED]
If you already thought that artists get the short end of the stick when it comes to Spotify revenue, the stick just got a whole lot shorter. Op-Ed by Chris. Continue reading
Music and the power of connection
Music is a great source of entertainment, but to many, it is also so much more. A guest post by Patrick McGuire of Reverbnation Blog. Every time you release a. Continue reading
CD Baby Pro Publishing now represents more than 2M songs
CD Baby now serves more than 2 million songs worldwide through its CD Baby Pro Publishing administration arm., the indie music distributor announce Thursday. Many of these works are also part of its 1.5M. Continue reading
‘Radio revenue tops $10B a year and it comes from the pockets of hard-working recording artists’
“While the NAB has the right to represent its members’ interests,” writes Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, “it cannot do so credibly when pushing for two hypocritical positions. Continue reading
Warner, Universal Music join Sony in cancelling unrecouped advances for legacy artists
“[We’ve] announced a legacy unrecouped advances program where, for our artists and songwriters who signed to us before 2000 and didn’t receive an advance during or after 2000, we won’t. Continue reading
How to improve your songwriting skills in 30 days or less
Become a better writer this February by participating in the 2022 installment of #MWE, otherwise known as the Music Writer Exercise. A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Have. Continue reading
American Music Fairness Act Congressional hearing today
Today, Wednesday February 2nd at 10 AM ET. the US House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on finally paying artists when their music is played on the radio. Continue reading
14,000 petition iHeartRadio, Cumulus Media in support of American Music Fairness Act
[UPDATED] Artist and advocate Blake Morgan has penned a letter on behalf of more than 14,000 petition signers calling for artists to finally get paid when their music is played. Continue reading
