Tag: Music licensing

SoundExchange To Power Global Podcast Music Licensing

SoundExchange and SourceAudio have partnered to license music for podcasts. Podcastmusic.com, a digital music marketplace for podcasters, will now have access to SoundExchange creators and offer licenses for label and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/12/2019 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (4)
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A Look At The Future Of Music Licensing

If you're looking to use someone's music that you don't have the rights to, you'll need to get some form of official license from the copyright holder. These types of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/23/2019 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Soundbetter Launches Tracks: Licence Music From Top Producers And Release As Your Own

Music production talent marketplace SoundBetter has launched 'Sountbetter Tracks' for musicians who want to write an original topline (vocal melody and lyrics) for a pre-existing track and release the final. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2019 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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10K Radio Stations File BMI Lawsuit To Pay Songwriters Less, PRO Responds

The Radio Music License Committee, which represents more than 10,000 commercial radio stations in the US, has filed a petition in the federal rate court to resolve its ongoing rate. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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On Music Licensing, Placements and Samples with Deborah Mannis-Gardner

This week music licensing, placements and samples expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. 

Bruce Houghton on 05/14/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Songtrust Now Administers 150K Songwriters, 1M Copyrights, 20K Music Publishers

Songtrust announced that is now administers 50,000 songwriters, 20,000 music publishers and more than 1,000,000 copyrights. That's up from 100,000 songwriters and 15,000 publishers just over a year ago.

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Clickamix Launches Pre-cleared Music Platform For Sports

[UPDATED] Clickamix believes that unlicensed use of music in sports is a $670 million untapped revenue stream. As a solution, the startup has launch the first pre-cleared music licensing platform for sports. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/12/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Songwriter & Music Publisher Relationship Examined [PART 2]

In a follow up to part one of this series, Justin M. Jacobson outlines some of the standard clauses that one might typically see contained in a music publishing company's. Continue reading

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What Is Congress Bringing Songwriters? A Lump Of Coal Or Justice? [Chris Castle]

When it comes to protection from and the regulations imposed by the government, songwriters have long had a tough go of it, and their rights seem to be on deck. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/19/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Report Says Spotify Used “Pirated” MP3 Files To Launch Service and Why It Matters [DAVID LOWERY]

There has long been suspicion among some the music industry that piracy lies deep in the roots of Spotify since the streaming platform's inception. This theory which, has been lent. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/10/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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