By this time, we have grown accustomed to some degree of familiarity in the music we hear, particularly as sampling and covering songs continues to be a popular and ever-easier practice. As litigious as many in the industry are, however, it can be easy for inspiration to stray into the…
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What Happens When Drake Brings You On Stage, A SoundCloud Success Story and More
A new London Rapper gets a sweet, sweet Drake boost, a new Latin artist takes the salsa community by storm, a developing SoundCloud success story and much more bubbling up on the Pandora Predictions Chart. _________________________________ Guest post by Emily Blake of Next Big Sound On this week’s Pandora Predictions…
On Getting Sync Placements: An Interview With North Star Media’s John Sepetys
[UPDATED] In this interview Senior Vice President of A&R at North Star Media John Sepetys offers artist advice on how to approach music supervisors, and what they are looking for in music to sync to television and advertising in the current climate. _________________________ Guest post by Rick Goetz of MusicConsultant…
Facebook Hires YouTube and Google Play’s Tamara Hrivnak To Head New Global Music Strategy
Facebook has been without a real music strategy, much to the dismay of both the industry and unpaid musicians. That may finally be about to change with the hiring of a top music exec from YouTube and Google Play. Facebook has hired YouTube and Google Play’s Director Of Music Partnerships’…
YouTube Led Google’s 22% Growth, $26 Billion Q4. Maybe They Can Share More Of It With The Music Industry?
The music industry has recently its ire recently on YouTube and its payments to rightsholder. In a quarterly earnings call this week, the CFO of parent company Alphabet (aka Google) provided the music industry their best talking point yet. ______________________________ On Thursday, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) announced financial results…
4 Keys to Creating the Video Ad Your Business Needs
Distributing a message is easier via video than with other media, including your website. The catch is, that video has to be good.
Enter NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest – Just 5 Days Left!
Playing Tiny Desk Concerts – stripped down performances at the NPR office – has become a right of passage for any band releasing a public radio friendly album. Each year they hold a contest to discover an unknown artist and along the way give exposure to dozens of others. ______________________________…
How To Use Pandora AMP To Score 50,000 Video Views In 3 Days
Here Kevin Breuner of the band Smalltown Poets details how he was able to use artist data in as a means of scoring over 50,000 video views in just three days. ________________________ Guest post by Kevin Breuner of DIY Musician This is a story about how my band Smalltown Poets…
YouTube Pays Indies 10% Of What Spotify Does, says Merlin CEO
[UPDATED] One of the many current battles between tech and the music industry is the size and fairness of YouTube payments to creators and rightsholders. Charles Caldas, the CEO of indie licensing trade group Merlin, threw some gas on the fire during a presentation in London. _____________________________________ Music streaming “fundamentally…
YouTube Launches New Chat Feature
Following months of testing, it appears YouTube is finally dipping chat feature toe in the water. Canada is thus far the only country lucky enough to have access to the new feature for now, but other countries will soon follow. __________________________ Guest post by Karol Severin of Midia After months…