Do NOT do this when writing an artist bio
An artist’s bio is a huge reflection of your brand and who you are, so you’d think more musicians would be attention to making sure it’s a-list material. Unfortunately, this. Continue reading
Horacio Rodríguez of WK Records on a year of successes
In the waking of the career-stalling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, mega manager Walter Kolm opted to switch gears and create his own label, WK Records. Here, label CEO Horacio. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Sony Music France • DREAMSTAGE • WMG A&R, Philippines • Word Collections • more
• Sony Music has named Marie-Anne Robert as managing director of its French operations, making her the first woman to fill the role. She joins from Believe. • Music live. Continue reading
Why your podcasts, newsletters (and songs?) should be shorter
Here Fred Jacobs explores how changing trends in audio consumption point to a need for those creating such content in the music industry to prioritize brevity in their podcasts and. Continue reading
5 benefits online music groups can provide to industry professionals
While online music groups might be a foreign idea to many industry professionals, these virtual connections can be veritable goldmine for opportunities and connections within the music industry! Guest post. Continue reading
Free streaming royalty calculator estimates what any artist earns
A new streaming royalty calculator is designed to estimate what an artist earns from music streaming. Created by engineer Gabi Ferraté of BMAT Music Innovators, the music Royalties Calculator hopes. Continue reading
‘Songwriters are the lowest paid person in the economic equation’ and Merck Mercuriadis is bankrolling a Guild to fight back
Hipgnosis Songs founder Merck Mercuriadis has again challenged music publishers and the entire music industry to better serve and compensate songwriters. This time he’s also promising to do something about. Continue reading
Twitch and Music Publishers just agreed to agree…
The rumored music licensing agreement between Twitch and The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is more of a truce than a deal. The pair announced “an agreement to work together. Continue reading
6 types of record label contracts
The legal aspects of the music industry can often be difficult to fully understand, particularly where contracts are concerned. Here, we explain what the six main types of record label. Continue reading
Twitch nears deal with US publishers, but that won’t solve all its music problems
Twitch is near to signing a music licensing deal with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) according to reports. The Amazon-owned platform is already licensed with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC. Continue reading
