LISTENING ANXIETY: Struggling With An Overwhelming Flood Of New Music
With an estimated 40,000 tracks uploaded to Spotify every single day, it’s impossible to keep up. Will this glut of new music along with access to a massive catalog of. Continue reading
5 Proven Steps For Promoting Music On Instagram
With its vast user base, Instagram is the perfect platform for promoting your music and finding new fans, but standing out can be a challenge. Here we look at five. Continue reading
Best Music Industry Books For Reading During Quarantine
If quarantine has left you with a little extra time on your hands, now’s the perfect opportunity to broaden your industry knowledge by cracking open a few of these choice. Continue reading
Prison Music: An Historical Primer
In this piece, Amanda Petrusich takes us on journey examining the long-standing relationship between prisons and music, and the power of music (performed both by and for the incarcerated) as. Continue reading
Amazon Music, Audible To Add Free Podcasts
Amazon Music and its Audible service will add free podcasts, but a key clause in the terms of service sent off alarm bells throughout the podcasting community. Amazon was requiring. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: LÜM Adds Funding • WMG, BMG. Sony/ATV, Concord Sign
Music discovery startup LÜM has closed a Seed II round and will use the funds to continue its launch of a virtual gifting system implemented to help the development and. Continue reading
Which Legal Entity Is The Best Choice For Your Music Business?
When artists formalize their first music company, there can be some uncertainty over which legal entity is the best option to move forward with. Here we compare Inc. to LLC. Continue reading
Google Beats Genius In Lyric Scraping Lawsuit
A judge has dismissed lyric site Genius’ lawsuit against Google and lyric provider LyricFind for $50 million for allegedly copying its song lyrics and using then in search results. Genius. Continue reading
UMG Strikes New Deals With Tencent, Netease
Universal Music Group has signed multi-year licensing agreement with two Chinese tech giants – Tencent Music Entertainment and Netease. For Tencent, the deal was a renewal and will allow the. Continue reading
NAMM Cancels Winter Show, Sets ‘Believe In Music’ Virtual Conference
NAMM has canceled its massive winter trade show due the pandemic and is replacing it with an early 2021 weeklong virtual gathering dubbed \Beleive In Music. Over the week of. Continue reading
