This Week In Music Commentary

This week in the world of music commentary, we hear from The Maine about their free tour, learn about issues with the album release cycle in the modern era, as well. Continue reading

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The Single Biggest Instagram Sin To Avoid

While a lot ideas regarding copyright and ownership remain in limbo, it is still a good policy to always give credit to the creator of a photo when sharing it. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.16.15: New Streaming Stats • Aurous Lawsuit • Big Pimpin’ Trial

New research finds that the majority of American homes are now using audio streaming services. Findings from market-research firm Park Associates reveal that while 40% of households are currently using a. Continue reading

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Fader Magazine Offers Entire 16 Year Archive Free For Digital Download

Music and entertainment magazine Fader has announced a with BitTorrent that will allow fans to download the entire 16-year archive of 100 issues for free via the file sharing network.

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‘Bitcoin For Rock Stars’: An Update From D.A. Wallach Part 1 [INTERVIEW]

In a followup to an article he wrote in 2014 regarding the potential for cryptocurrency to revolutionize the music industry, recording artist/songwriter D.A. Wallach recently did an interview with Forbes in. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

T-Swift tackles Periscope, the struggle of selling music vs. giving it away, and some important changes in industry leadership as we listen to this week's music industry news and discussion.

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TIDAL Passes 1 Million Subscribers, Announces Benefit Concert with Jay Z, Prince, Beyonce, More

As the music industry goes into overdrive trying to figure out how many people are still using Apple Music now that their 90 day free trials are up, TIDAL has. Continue reading

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MTV Names New President

MTV may not matter to music as much as it once did, but it still matters. There's the sales bump after s after the Video Music Awards, for example.  So. Continue reading

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Music Metadata: A Case Study Through Genre

Keeping metadata accurate and consistent is one of the major challenges of publishing and maintaining a substantial music catalog. Here we look at common metatda issues in classical music, hip hop,. Continue reading

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20 Richest Hip Hop Stars 2015 [Forbes]

The annual Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings: The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts is out for 2015, Doddy tops the list again followed by Jay Z, Drake and Dr. Dre.  But furthers down. Continue reading

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