Songtools adds Songfly DIY music ad platform to playlist marketing toolkit

Danny Garcia from Songtools.io joins Michael and Jay on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss their playlist promotion platform, Playlister.club, and their new ad platform, Songfly…..

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Spotify cuts lyrics for 380M free users in latest blow to Songwriters

Spotify has quietly set limits on lyrics for more than 60% of its 619 million monthly active users who listen using its free tier. The streamer made no announcement of the change and has not commented on it…..

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Warner Chappell Music collabs with BandLab’s ReverbNation to offer publishing services

Bandlab’s ReverbNation has partnered with Warner Chappell Music (WCM) to offer publishing services to independent artists….

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The Guess Who can no longer perform hit songs that made the band famous

Leni Demancari of Ten13 Entertainment joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the story of the Guess Who and one of the more bizarre and consequential music industry battles we’ve seen in a long time…..

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The True Tortured Poets: Songwriters, Writers jailed in China & The fight for Free Expression

On the eve of Taylor Swift’s new album, Chris Castle offers an important reminder of true tortured poets, songwriters, and other creatives behind bars in China…..

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QUICK HITS: New IFPI CEO • WCM + EA • Believe + Kidding Aside • King Street Sounds is back!

IFPI, the recording industry’s worldwide trade group, has named Victoria Oakley its new CEO. Oakley will join IFPI in June from Portland, the global strategic communications and advocacy consultancy, where she is currently CEO…..

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Vulnerability is a Superpower in Songwriting AND Music Marketing

As an already busy musician, songwriter Katie Dahl is an expert on never-ending social media marketing and content creation. Luckily, the secret to success is the easiest option…..

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How are artist and royalty disputes resolved on SoundExchange?

Artist and royalty disputes often happen when there is an overlap in royalty splits, or the cause could be as simple as a typo. Sound Exchange explains how they resolve these disputes…..

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Artists get their share of $1.7 BMI sale: ‘The music crime of the century’

When BMI sold to New Mountain Capital earlier this year for a reported $1.7 billion, the performing rights organization promised its former songwriter and publisher shareholders $100 million in payments…..

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SHE’S EVERYWHERE! Berklee adds online Taylor Swift Songwriting class

Taylor Swift really is everywhere, including at the venerable Berklee College of Music, whose online school will begin teaching songwriters the secrets of Swift’s songwriting success this spring…..

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