While many music creators are eager to draw on elements of music from the past, actually legally sampling tracks is typically a slow and expensive project. In this op-ed, Pär Almqvist discusses an emerging platform aimed at streamlining the sampling process. ____________________ Guest post by Pär Almqvist, Co-Founder and CEO…
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How Music Streamers Could Empower Fans On The Road Toward Sustainability
While Spotify’s recent stock market roller coaster has failed to offer much benefit to artists, Chris Castle here looks at how some interesting moves by streamer Tencent could be adopted by other streaming companies to put fans on a path to greater artist sustainability. ____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle…
3 Essential Music Industry Job Hunting Tips
The idea of working in the music industry holds significant appeal, but as with so much of the entertainment business, it can be difficult to know where to begin, and how to advance. Here we look at three essential elements to focus on when working earn your place in the…
10 Music Industry Predictions For 2019
While predicting the future is no easy task, a careful look at the best can least give us a sense of where the industry might be headed in the coming year, whether its the next development in the ongoing streaming war, the future of live music, or something else altogether….
K-Popnomics: What Indonesia, Other Nations Can Learn From Korean Pop Music Industry
While we in the US have our share of big name pop artists, South Korea has its own share of stadium-filling stars that may be slightly less familiar to an American audience. But as the K-Pop industry continues to grow, other nations would do well to pay attention to what…
Universal Scores Win vs ISP In DMCA Safe Harbors Case
In the latest development in the case between ISP Grande Communications and Universal Music Group, a judge has ruled that Grande shouldn’t be able to use the DMCA’s ‘safe harbor’ defense since the ISP failed to terminate infringers. __________________________ Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt We’ve written a few…
Copyright Office Issues Interim Ruling On MLC Applications Including Oversight Of MLC Board By Librarian of Congress
The United Sates Copyright Office recently issued an interim rule which maps out a carefully crafted approach to the registers position in designating the Mechanical Licensing Collective and Digital Licensee Coordinator. ________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy The U.S. Copyright Office issued an interim rule for…
Why You Won’t Ever See A Market For Used Digital Music
The secondhand market has been a strong feature of the music industry ever since music was fixed in a tangible medium, so it’s only natural that this secondary economy would evolve to encompass, "secondhand" digital music as well – at least if the court of appeals hadn’t shut it down….
Advice All Music Writers Should Follow In 2019
As another year turns over, the music business has become unrecognizable from how it was almost 20 years ago, where the value of music journalists and their role in the industry has been called into question. Here we look at how music writers can best navigate this rocky new landscape…
Neil Young Launches Personal Streaming Service That Could Actually Work
While the prohibitive costs of the necessary music licenses has made launching a new streaming service next to impossible, Neil Young is trying a different approach by rolling out a platform that only offers his own music, in joint venture with Warner music that might actually be successful. ___________________________ Guest…