Songtrust Review 2021: How does it rank as a music publisher?
In this piece, Daniel Lock offers a candid review of whether or not Songtrust, an organization that collects publishing royalties on behalf of artists and industry players, lives up to. Continue reading
How to get booked at festivals [top 4 tips]
Playing for an enthusiastic festival audience makes all the time and energy you put into music worth it. Now that festivals are finally coming back, we have tips on how. Continue reading
U.S. Copyright Office tells MLC how to identify rights holders, distribute $11M in unclaimed royalties
The U.S. Copyright Office has released its recommendations as to how the Mechanical Licensing Collective can best identify rights holders and distribute unclaimed royalties. According to the Copyright Office, the. Continue reading
Sheriff admits he’s playing Taylor Swift songs to stop witnesses from uploading videos to YouTube
An officer in the Alameda County, CA Sheriff’s Department has openly admitted to playing Taylor Swift to prevent citizen’s recordings from being uploaded to YouTube. Guest post by Tim Cushing. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Building a team • Designing an accessible music venue • Spotify’s ‘Lockdown Winners’ • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared pieces on how to build a successful artist team (while avoiding the industry sharks), how to design a more accessible music venue, who. Continue reading
Emojam, YouTube partner to expand audio in GIFs, emojis
Emojam is expanding the availability of sound in GIFs and emojis beyond superstar artists to more creators and fans thanks to a new YouTube partnership. Emojam serves as an additional. Continue reading
How homegrown streamers in emerging markets are redefining music globally [MIDiA]
A new report from MIDiA looks at how the proliferation of music services is bringing global influences to local markets while also creating new and more diverse homegrown superstars. By. Continue reading
LA court abuses copyright law to pull down recording of Britney Spears hearing
After an illicit recording of Spears’ recent impassioned plea to a judge to end her conservatorship was posted, the LA court had the recording taken down claiming copyright infringement. Guest. Continue reading
Marketing music on TikTok: Going viral or a black hole spiral?
Few apps have seen the meteoric success that TikTok experienced over the past three years, dramatically impacting the music industry in the process. Here, we guide you through who’s on. Continue reading
8 organizations working to support LGBTQ+ rights in the music industry
Here, the good people at Symphonic share some of their favorite organizations working to support LGBTQ+ rights in the music industry today, and what you can do to help them. Continue reading
