2nd Class Status For Indie Music Avoided As Pandora, Webcasters Told To Pay Same Rates As Majors, A2IM Responds
[UPDATED] A recent question from the Copyright Royalty Board the the U.S. Register Of Copyrights sent shock waves through the independent music community. Could webacasters pay major and indie labels. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Falls 36% Friday As Investors Lose Faith
UPDATED: Pandora's stock [NYSE: P] fell 36% on Friday closing down $6.94 at $13.35 , as investors reacted to new losses, increasing costs, slow listener growth and growing competition at. Continue reading
Indies Outpace Majors, Retain #1 Mark Share
From A2IM: In the issue dated July 25, 2015, Billboard reported mid-year market share numbers – Indies continue to be #1 based on copyright ownership, the only appropriate market share. Continue reading
Rich Bengloff Steps Down As President Of A2IM
After more than 8 years at the helm of independent music's largest US based trade organization, A2IM, president Rich Bengloff is stepping down. Bengloff can be credited with successfully steering. Continue reading
21,000+ Sign Petition Calling For Musician Credits On Apple Music [SIGN ON HERE]
There are two main reasons we should all demand full credits be published on Apple Music and all digital services.: 1) its only fair that musicians, producers and others get. Continue reading
Apple Music Directs Independent Artists To CD Baby
While checking out Apple Music after it launched this morning, I noticed a link targeting undistributed independent artists that points straight to CD Baby. While another link below it leads to. Continue reading
Merlin, WIN, Beggars, IMPALA Endorse Revised Apple Music Deal, More Independent Labels Sign On
[UPDATED] What a difference a day and a tweet from Eddie Cue make. Overnight, more and more independent labels signed their contracts with Apple Music after several trade groups endorsed. Continue reading
A2IM Cautions Indie Labels Not To Sign Current Apple Music Offer
After a source shared the contract that Apple Music was offering independent record labels, we wrote about Apple's insistence that no money would be paid to rightsholders during the 90. Continue reading
Soundcloud, Merlin Reach Royalty Deal For 20,000 Indie Labels, Distributors
We've written that 2015 is the year that Soundcloud needs to properly monetize its content or face serious blowback from both labels and investors. While still missing 2 majors, Soundcloud's. Continue reading
