Microsoft Is Shutting Down Groove Music – How To Get Your Mechanical Royalties Before It’s Too Late
Streaming services generate mechanical and performance royalties for creators they say they can't identify. It's a major issue for musicians and music publishers. In 2017, Microsoft filed 4 Million "address. Continue reading
How Musicians Can Respond And Help Others In The Wake Of Tragedies And Senseless Acts Of Violence [Bob Baker]
Bob Baker is one of the more thoughtful voices in DIY music; and his ideas about how musicians might respond to the Las Vegas attack are particularly poignant. "I wrote. Continue reading
How to Get Music Licensed On Music Libraries – 4 Steps To Get Started
As the industry struggles with payment levels from YouTube and once reliable income from touring feels about to experience a tragedy driven downturn, one source of income is often overlooked:. Continue reading
NetEase Cloud Music Leads Electronic/Dance Music Growth in China
Recently China has been seeing massive rapid growth in its population's consumption of electronic/dance music over the past year. As online music platforms play an ever more important role in. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEF: Las Vegas Tragedy Aftermath • Tom Petty R.I.P. • Snapchat Gets Arty • MORE
TUESDAYS 10.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Yesterday was a day of tragedies, both massive and very specific. Music was the connector. Now, music can also be a. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through major news from the music industry this past week, we revisit Apple Music's 30 million+ subscribers, Spotify's new 'Your Time Capsule" feature, YouTube's axing of. Continue reading
280 Is The New 140: Twitter To Double Character Limit
News came late yesterday that Twitter was doubling its character limit to 280. Various sources call it a test, a beta and a slow rollout. But whatever the pace of. Continue reading
Announcement Of Latin Grammy Nominees Delayed Indefinitely By Natural Disasters
The Latin Recording Academy has postponed the announcement of nominations for the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards in the aftermath of a deadly and powerful earthquake that affected Mexico this. Continue reading
