SoundCloud has added free digital distribution to its SoundCloud Premier monetization toolset. With the new feature, creators monetizing music on SoundCloud can distribute to Amazon Music, Apple Music, Instagram, Spotify, Tencent, YouTube Music and other music services directly from their SoundCloud account. Creators using the SoundCloud Premier distribution feature keep…
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Songtradr Acquires Big Sync Music
Music licensing platform Songtradr has acquired global music licensing agency Big Sync Music. The combined companies will offer Songtradr clients more access to top tier brands and give Big Sync direct access to Songtradr’s massive catalog and propriety technology platform. The acquisition is a multi-million dollar cash and equity transaction…
Symphonic Distribution Launches Bodega Sync Licensing
Independent music distribution and label services company Symphonic Distribution is extending its services to include a new sync licensing division called Bodega Sync. Based out of Symphonic’s Brooklyn offices, Bodega will be headed up by creative licensing veteran Jon Mizrachi. Mizrachi, who previously worked for Carlin America music publishing, will…
Bloodshot Records Co-Founder ‘Steps Away’ After Lydia Loveless’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Bloodshot records co-owner Nan Warshaw is “stepping away” from her duties at the indie label, following sexual misconduct allegations against her life partner, musician Mark Panick. The allegations came to light in a series of social media posts by singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless, in which she accused Panick of “casual predation”…
Bloodshot Records Co-Founder ‘Steps Away’ After Lydia Loveless’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Bloodshot records co-owner Nan Warshaw is “stepping away” from her duties at the indie label, following sexual misconduct allegations against her life partner, musician Mark Panick. The allegations came to light in a series of social media posts by singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless, in which she accused Panick of “casual predation”…
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Spotify Reports Growth and A Hint of Profitability, But Questions Remain [Mark Mulligan]
MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan takes a deep dive into Spotify’s latest public numbers and finds some areas for real concern. "Spotify is growing its subscriber base markedly more quickly than it is growing its premium revenue," says Mulligan, and that is resulting in declining average revenue per user (APRU). ____________________________…
16 Cool People I Met At Pollstar Live! [Kosha Dillz]
From agents to artists and tour buses to trucks, Pollstar Live! is the gathering of the tribe for the touring industry. This was the first year that new grand poobah Ray Wadell and the Oak View Group were in charge, and they left their stamp in nothing but positive ways….
‘Carlton Dance’ Too Simple To Copyright says Copyright Office
In a setback in actor and dance innovator Alfonso Ribeiro’s battle against game creators, the U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that his “Carlton Dance” cannot be copyrighted. According to an email obtained by CBS, the Copyright Office rejected Riberio’s copyright for the dance saying that it represented a “simple dance…
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