
YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST #48: Deepfake vocals • Kid LAROI on TikTok • SubmitHub • vinyl • more
Episode #48 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Episode is now live. Episode #47 highlights Intro by. Continue reading

Live Nation CEO says ‘North American concert business is fully re-open’
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says that the concert business has fully re-opened despite concerns of a COVID resurgence in key states. Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino told CNBC that. Continue reading

SoundExchange to collect ‘private copy royalties,’ but what are they and are you owed some?
SoundExchange wull take over the collection and distribution of domestic and foreign private copy royalties to more than 500,000 rightsholders. What are private copy royalties? Private copy royalties are a. Continue reading

Spotify still #1, but Amazon, Google, Tencent made big gains [MIDiA Global Subscriber Report]
There were 100 million new music subscribers in 2020, according to MIDiA, bring the total to 467 million. While Spotify still held a strong lead in global subscriber market share,. Continue reading

YouTube Shorts now in 100 countries
Google’s answer to TikTok, YouTube Shorts is rolling in beta across the more than 100 countries where YouTube is available. “With over 2 billion monthly users, our label and publishing. Continue reading

DIY tips from a full-time indie musician in South Dakota: Shaun Johnson
A lot can be learned from Shaun Johnson’s career as a successful Emmy award-winning indendent musician. The fact that Shaun Johnson’ is from South Dakota and had a Billboard Top. Continue reading

SXSW Panel Picker 2022 is open: Submit your ideas now!
The SXSW Panel Picker, the crowdsourced panel submission and voting portal for SXSW 2022 is now open. SXSW 2022 runs from March 11-20 next year and the entry process for. Continue reading

4 benefits to applying focus in your music
As with so many creative tasks, focusing on making music can be a difficult, distraction-plagued process. But learning to devote your focus to creating and performing can pay huge dividends.. Continue reading

Musician’s guide to building a team while avoiding industry sharks
Being a do-it-yourself artist is all well and good up to a point, but you shouldn’t have to do it all yourself. Building a solid team is a huge part. Continue reading