Join 3700+ Songwriters: SIGN THIS PETITION NOW To Stop Big Tech From Lowering Royalty Rates

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), which represents U.S. music publishers and their songwriters, along with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) are facing off against Google, Apple, Amazon, Spotify. Continue reading

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New Spotify Web Player Gets Bad Reviews From Users

[UPDATE] Spotify launched a new version of its web player on Tuesday. It's a major updates with changes to layout, artist pages, and search. So far, many of the comments from. Continue reading

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How Do Bands Effectively Manage Royalties And Contracts?

When an up and coming band begins to see appreciable success, they may not have the best idea as to how to manage the new income being earned off of. Continue reading

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CD Baby Back Online After Multi-Day Outage

CDBaby.com is back online after an outage that lasted much of the last 5 days. The indie music and musician's services company blamed a corrupt database caused during routine maintenance. 

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Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day

On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week. Continue reading

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Christopher Sabec Of Rightscorp On Tackling The Songwriter Royalty Mess [INTERVIEW]

In a continuation of the "address unknown" issue whereby streaming services where able to exploit songs for free. Here Chris Castle speaks with Rightscorp CEO Christopher Sabec, about how his. Continue reading

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8 New Technologies Redefining How DJs Play Live

Although selection may always be at the core of DJing, technology also plays a large part in how they practice their craft. Here we look at eight exciting new pieces. Continue reading

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Thanks Alexa, Music Streamers See Lift From Amazon Echo

With more than 14 million consumers in the US now users of an Amazon Echo device, the conversation has once again shifted to music in the home, and whether Amazon. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Music Biz Embraces Hi Res Streaming @ CES • AEG Under Fire • iHeart Streaming Launches • More

Friday 12.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Hi resolution audio streaming can offer a profit/royalty enhancing add-on only if labels and music services agree on a single format.. Continue reading

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Paid Audio Streaming Gowing 9X Faster Than Ad-Supported To Drive U.S. Music Consumption In 2016

Paid subscription audio streaming grew almost 9 times faster that free ad-supported audio stream last year. That's encouraging  news for a music industry concerned with the revenue that streaming generates.. Continue reading

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