Producer Quincy Jones Proposes A Music Stock Index Fund
While there have long been index funds built around media and tech stocks, there has never been an index fund created specifically around music, something which famed producer Quincy Jones. Continue reading
UMG, Fox Launch Investigations As Republic Exec Walk Denies Sexual Misconduct Charge
Charlie Walk, the president of UMG's Republic Records and a judge on Fox tv's "The Four,The Battle For Stardom," has been accused of "relentless" inappropriate behavior in an open letter. Continue reading
13 Essential Strategies For Marketing Your Band
As you get more serious about your music career, it becomes essential to start investing serious time and energy into developing and launching an effective marketing strategy. Here we look. Continue reading
Indie Labels Scored 40% Of Grammy 2018 Wins
Independent labels won 36 out of the 84 or just over 40% of Grammys handed out this week. A2IM member labels 4AD (Beggars Group), ATO, Big Machine, Concord Music Group,. Continue reading
Content Creators Coalition Demands Anti-trust Hearings Into YouTube’s ‘Attempts To Censor Artists’
The Content Creators Coalition is demanding anti-trust hearings before the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees in response to recent reports that Google’s YouTube is requiring all artists that it. Continue reading
What Is The Music Modernization Act and Who Supports It?
The Music Modernization Act is poised to reshape music copyright and compensation for a generation. But what exactly is the MMA, and how will it impact songwriters and publishers? We. Continue reading
Could It Be Time For Inspector General To Review Copyright Office’s Administration Of Address Unknown NOIs?
In the latest development from the ongoing debacle of 'address unknown' NOIs, Chris Robley here points out the need for the copyright office to further investigate these Notices of Intent. Continue reading
‘Women Need To Step Up’ says Grammy Chief In Tone Deaf Response To Music’s Gender Gap
[UPDATED] Only one women, Best New Artist Alessia Cara, took the stage to pick up an award during the televised portion of the 60th annual Grammy Awards. Overall, just 9.3% of. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: DistroKid To Launch Publishing Administration, 300K Musicians Using Revenue Split Service
DistroKid is launching a publishing administration service. Details are still be worked out, but the new service should be available within weeks, DistroKid founder Phil Kaplan tells Hypebot. Publishing administration. Continue reading
