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Congress poised to help AM Radio while ignoring Payments to Performers

Congress is poised to hand broadcasters a multi-million gift by guaranteeing a place for AM radio in every vehicle while ignoring a bill to finally pay US musicians when their songs are played on the radio.

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AM radio, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, radio

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SiriusXM downgrades streaming, shifts back to in-car listening

SiriusXM downgrades streaming ambitions in shift back to in-car

Bucking industry and consumer trends, the leading satellite broadcaster is shifting focus back to in-car listening, as SiriusXM downgrades streaming. The goal is to reclaim its spot in the car dashboard and take on traditional radio, but can it work?

Alana Bonilla on 12/16/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: car radio, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, SXM

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Top album not on Spotify • ‘Hits Without Stars, Stars Without Hits’ • Overanalyzing Spotify Wrapped • More

Episode 227 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians

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Last week’s top Music Business News

A busy week by any definition and music business news was no exception, with the Spotify CEO’s alarming net worth, stream ripping cracking down on the wrong culprits, and more…. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 12/14/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, rewind, top posts

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Live Music Society shares impact of $1M in funding for small venues

The Live Music Society awarded $1 million in Music In Actions Grants to 58 small US music venues in 2024. As they prepare to open a new round of Music in Action grant applications, the non-profit shared some of the most transformative and impactful projects that this year’s grants made possible.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music grants, music industry, musician, musicians

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Most popular SiriusXM channels and how to submit music

This week SiriusXM decided to buck industry trends, pull back on streaming and concentrate on in-car satellite broadcasting. So this Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a perennially popular post sharing the most popular SiriusXM channels and how to submit music.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2024 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians

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Another established artist cancels tour citing high costs, low sales

In the latest sign of troubles in live music, heavy metal supergroup Category 7 cancels tour citing high costs and low tickets.

Alana Bonilla on 12/13/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: heavy metal, live and touring, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Sir Paul McCartney Slams Opt-out AI Scraping Policies

Big Tech’s “opt-out” policies could legalize years of AI copyright infringement, forcing creators to fight to protect their work. Paul McCartney and others warn that opt-out AI scraping threatens artists everywhere.

Alana Bonilla on 12/13/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Bandsintown High Notes: Ultimate Recap of Live Music in 2024 is here!

Bruce Houghton on 12/12/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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