Taylor Swift’s Return To Streaming Pays Off
A lack of any appreciable revenue was one of the primary reasons for Taylor Swift's departure from streaming services, streaming revenue has picked up significantly since then however, and The. Continue reading
How To Be Your Own Music Publicist: Part 2 [Cyber PR]
In Part 1 of “How to Be Your Own Music Publicist,” the fold at Cyber PR took you through all the different elements of an effective digital press kit. Here. Continue reading
Grammys To Return To Los Angeles
The Recording Academy announced that after a brief foray into Gotham in 2018, the Grammy Awards would return to Los Angeles for four years, starting in 2019. The Academy announced. Continue reading
Why Brands Love Country Music And Country Music Loves Brands
A recent Sounds Like Country concert hosted by Pandora in Nashville has revealed that the genre may be more popular than ever, and with more mainstream brands cottoning on to. Continue reading
Sony Music Is Opening A Vinyl Pressing Plant, 30 Years After It Closed The Last One
Everything that's old is new again. Or at least that's true for Sony Music Entertainment, who after a hiatus of three decades, will start producing vinyl records again in their. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEF: Jay Z’s 4:44 Drops As Tidal, Sprint Exclusive • Twickets US Launch • Sony Adds Vinyl Plant • More
FRIDAY 6.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Jay Z using his album releases as corporate bargaining chips make him an innovator or an opportunist? Updated continuously under. Continue reading
Compromise Proposal To Fix Streaming Royalties, Licensing, Notification [DAVID LOWERY]
Here David Lowery outlines his proposal for a modification of proposed legislation from the NMPA which would to solve issues with streaming royalties and licensing in a manner which would. Continue reading
How Smart Musicians Protect And Secure Their Songs
While today's artists have a wide variety of outlets for distributing their music, so many avenues can also make artists more vulnerable to having their work copied or taken. Here. Continue reading
Successful Pitching: 5 Steps To Getting Gigs, Sync Placements
Being able to effectively pitch yourself to venues, promoters, licensing agents, etc., is one of the great skills of being a musical entrepreneur. In this piece we look at how. Continue reading
Contract Dispute With Game Publisher Causes Game Music Composer To Go On DMCA Blitz Against Innocent YouTubers
In this article we explore the intersecting of YouTubers at the mercy of intellectual property laws and rampant abuse of the DMCA process, after a disgruntled game music composer began. Continue reading
