The Value Of A Spin, Per Listener, To Songwriters On US Radio Was $0.0000955
Now that ASCAP and BMI have released their revenues for 2014, and we have some data on SESAC (thanks to Moody’s), we can estimate the value of a spin, per. Continue reading
Pandora Is Out Of Tune With Songwriters, Says CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers
As Pandora shareholders convened their annual meeting this week, the streaming music giant’s executives predictably omitted an ongoing battle with songwriters over royalty rates in the hopes of focusing attention on the. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music
Tips learned from Taylor Swift, a must have social media image size chart and a free tool to create great images topped the tips to for Getting It Done this. Continue reading
BMI Beats Pandora: Courts Says Pandora Must Raise Payments To Songwriters 43%
The laws governing digital music are a mess and getting messier. Recently, the FCC approved Pandora's purchase of a radio station that would lower payments to rightsholders, and an ASCAP. Continue reading
Pandora Purchase Of FM Station Clears FCC, Lower Payments To Artists Likely
Pandora has long complained that the rates it pays to play music are too high. It's fought that battle in the courts, with lobbyists and with regulatory bodies. Just as. Continue reading
U.S. Dept. Of Justices Expected To Approve Changes That Would Change ASCAP, BMI Forever
Publishers have been trying to follow the lead of record labels to bypass BMI and ASCAP to cut direct licensing deals with digital services. A U.S. Department of Justice consent decree. Continue reading
Present Shock: When Music’s Future Arrives In The Here And Now [Kyle Bylin]
Has the conversation about streaming music services changed in recent years? Has music's future entered the absolute present? If so, how did music execs and indie artists react. Kyle Bylin, a tech. Continue reading
