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

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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

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Gumption • Copyright Law • Relocating • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at gumption and ambition in the music industry, how time is running out for artists to exercise their termination rights, how to safely relocate. Continue reading

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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

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Hip-Hop Now Officially Dominates Music

Although its popularity has been known for some time, R&B/hip-hop has finally risen to become the most popular genre of music among consumers since Nielsen began track the in industry. Continue reading

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How I Got My Song On 200 Deezer Playlists Using Feature.fm

In this article, Chris Robley walks us through his recent experience setting up a campaign with Feature.fm to promote sponsored songs in Deezer, what sort of results he saw through. Continue reading

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IFPI Numbers Show How The Music Industry Is Getting Healthy Again

A recent revue by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has given further support that the music business is bouncing back, show its first double-digit uptick in twenty years, something. Continue reading

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YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]

Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry's best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates. Continue reading

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Hypebot Readers Question YouTube, Spotify Payment Stats

YouTube announced this week that that it paid $1 billion in royalties to the music industry in the last year. Global music industry trade group, IFPI, countered that was not. Continue reading

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UPDATED: YouTube Pays Just Over $1 Per Music User Yearly vs $18 For Spotify, Says IFPI

[UPDATED] Earlier this week, YouTube shared that it had paid in excess of $1 billion to the music industry in the last 12 months.  It's an impressive number; but not nearly. Continue reading

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