We’re just back from a wonderfully productive Americanafest conference filled with incredible music. Despite the fact that they must be more tired than I’ll ever be, the folks at Americana Music Association Association have compiled this week’s Americana chart. Archive Americana Playlist for week of Monday, September 18, 2017 Rank…
Category archives: Broadcast & Satellite
"Not a single grammy winner thanked radio," Recording Academy Head Scolds Broadcasters
In a blistering op-ed that would have been almost unthinkable even a few years ago, Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow took aim at radio broadcaster and the fact that they do not pay performance royalties for on-air play. ______________________________________ Grammy CEO Neil Portnow "Fifteen years ago, at my first GRAMMYs…
Growth Available For Streaming Services In Broadcast Radio’s 176 Billion Listening Hours [Glenn Peoples]
[UPDATED] With more music consumers shifting to online listening, the advertising revenue brought in by broadcast radio is a potential gold mine for digital ad-supported streaming services. ______________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora, from Medium AM/FM radio has 176 billion listening hours each year…
Neighboring Rights: An Updated Look
Here we dive back in to look further at ‘neighboring rights’, a form of rights holding which entitles allows monies to be distributed to artists and sound recording holders when one of their works is either broadcast publicly or streamed. ________________________________________ Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. on the…
Music And The Power Of Public Sector Radio
It’s National Radio week and this great piece from Berklee’s Music Business Journal delves into music’s lengthy and ongoing relationship with public sector radio both in the US and elsewhere, and how music on public sector radio is used to influence society. ____________________ Guest post by Alexander Stewart from Berklee’s…
Don’t Ignore The College Market [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
[UPDATED] Music Biz Weekly podcast co-hosts and music marketers Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the importance of the college market including college radio, live performances, college media and more. Learn why you should not ignore the college and how you can use them to build your story. _________________________________________
Celebrate National Radio Week With A Field Trip To KRLX 92 FM In Minneapolis
It’s National Radio Week and to celebrate, each day we’re visiting one of the most interesting college radio stations in the country, thanks Jennifer Waits, who has has toured more college stations than the FCC to chronicle this essential outlet for indie music and broadcast creativity. First up: Minneapolis’s KRLX…
TuneIn Raises $50 Million For Online Audio Service
Online radio station and audio aggregator TuneIn has raised $50 million to fund a growing portfolio of programming for a paid service to rival Sirius XM. Today’s new $50 million in funding values TuneIn at about $500 million, a source told Bloomberg. Marker, IVP and Comcast Ventures led the round,…
Pandora Sells ‘Radio Loophole’
Although it may be doing so at a loss, it seems Pandora is finally selling their South Dakota radio station KXMZ, soemthing which they had initially purchased in an attempt to format their identity as that of a broadcaster, and consequently pay songwriters broadcaster rates. _______________________ Guest post by Chris…
20 Best College Radio Stations [Princeton Review Survey]
The annual Princeton Review “Best College Radio Stations” survey has been released based on 137,000 surveys conducted from 382 colleges. For the 2018 list, results reflect responses from the 2016-17, 2015-16 and 2014-15 academic years. _____________________________________ 2018 Princeton Review’s Most Popular College Radio Stations This list comes via Jennifer Waits…