Although Facebook’s Rights Manager once only gave creators the option to either take down content used by others or leave it up for reach and visibility, the popular social media site now has a system in place which allows users to monetize said content, in a structure similar to that…
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SoundCloud Slashes 3 Month Subscription To Just $1
[UPDATED] Despite admitting to investors that it could run out of cash within months, SoundCloud has dropped the price of its premium $9.99 per month SoundCloud Go+ streaming music service to just $1 total for 3 months. You can take advantage of this limited time offer here. Related articles A…
SoundExchange Q1 Collections Down Thanks To Pandora Direct Deals
Digital radio performing rights organization SoundExchange has reported its first down quarter, thanks to new Pandora direct deals with rights holders. Collections were $161.9 million in 2017, compared to $189.3 million in the same quarter last year. ______________________________ Overall collections are down at Pandora, but membership is soaring. "In Q1…
Run Your DIY Music Career Like A Tech Start-up
George Paolini and Sherry-Lynn Lee of indie duo 23rd Hour have a unique perspective that straddles music and tech – two different worlds that have a lot to teach each other. In addition to making music, Sherry co-founded a start-up and works in tech in Silicon Valley. George is a…
Complete Guide To Marketing Your Music Online
The sheer variety of options when it comes to marketing your music online can make the prospect seem overwhelming to some artists, as they try to determine what’s worth the investment of time, energy and, of course, money. Here we offer a comprehensive guide on online music marketing done right….
Mac DeMarco Encourages Concert Goers To Pirate His Music
Following in the footsteps of other low-key pro-piracy artists like Ed Sheeran, Mac DeMarco made a somewhat surprising on-stage announcement at his recent Coachella performance encouraging fans to download his recently leaked album illegally. ___________________ Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt We had just been talking about Ed Sheeran…
Why Spotify Wants Blockchain & How All The Music Industry’s Blockchain Dreams Can Come True
[UPDATED] During the course of its recent acquisition spree, Spotify bought Blockchain company Mediachain Labs, hoping that the company would be able to solve some of its wayward copyright issues. But there is evidence that both Spotify and the music industry may not fully understand how blockchain tech actually works,…
How To Get Music Bloggers To Respond To Your Email
Constantly bombarded with emails from artists confident their music is the next big thing, it can often be difficult to get music bloggers to offer up any kind of reply to your digital clamors for their attention. Difficult, but not impossible. Here we look at the best practices for getting…
Today, We Salute Working Class Musicians Everywhere
May 1st is May Day. In addition to being a day that celebrates spring, it is also International Workers Day, to honor laborers and the working classes – a group that finds itself under siege and struggling. That’s a circumstance that many musicians find all too familiar. __________________________________ Even as…
Metallica Replaces Tribute Band’s Stolen Gear
One always wonders what the real bands think of other musicians getting up on stage and paying "tribute" by doing note by note and often move for move reenactments of entire shows. Metallica, at least, decided to say, "HELL YES!". __________________________ Last weekend, Metallica tribute band Blistered Earth played a…