Music industry advocacy group MusicFirst has sent an open letter to Congress setting out their legislative priorities. Members of the coalition include the Recording Academy, the RIAA and the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). Broadcast radio, copyright law and statutory rates are all covered in an open letter to…
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6 Types Of Spotify Playlists That Will Feature A New Song
In the age of streaming, landing your music on a playlist is one of the best ways to be discovered as an artist. Here we look at the six different types of playlists to purse when seeking to get your music featured. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Robley of CD…
INgrooves’ Bryan Mead Named SVP Artist and Label Relations At PledgeMusic
Bryan Mead has been named SVP Artist and Label Relations at PledgeMusic. He will lead the New York headquartered company’s west coast team. ________________________________ Previously, Mead served as INgrooves Music Group’s Senior Vice President, Label Services and Marketing and was a founding member of Universal Music Group’s Fontana Distribution executive…
Live Nation Is Helping Employees With Student Debt
Live Nation has joined a growing list of companies such as Fidelity and PriceWaterhouseCooper helping its employees to pay down student debt. According to USA Today, Live Nation has begun working with tech startup Tuition.io to oversee the program, that will see Live Nation match employee contributions to pay off…
Apple’s GarageBand, Logic Pro X Get Major Updates
Apple’s Garageband and the many digital audio toolkits that followed helped revolutionized the music industry by offering affordable and usable music creation and recording tools. This week, Apple pushed out a major update to both of its top audio software offerings. ______________________________ Apple has launched major updates to its music…
Sleater-Kinney’s Janet Weiss: The Gear and Tech That Keep Her Going
In this interview we hear from Janet, drummer, backup singer, co-songwriter, and setlist maker for a variety of different bands, most notably Sleater-Kinney and Quasi about her preferences for hardware, software, and setup. _____________________________ Janet Weiss from CASH Music’s WATT Who are you, and what do you do? I’m Janet…
4 Ways Music Is Used To Help Anxiety Disorders
A rampant problem in today’s society, anxiety’s impact on the populace has left many turning to the arts as a source of solace and relief, with music being a particularly popular option. _________________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, Emma Sturgis outlines for different ways in which can be utilized…
How One City Supports Its Music Scene: Philadelphia, PA
Here musician and longtime Philadelphian Nick Millevoi shares some his favorite venues in the city, giving us an inside look at how such a large city can sometimes feel like a small town of interconnected scenes and genres. _______________________ Guest Post by Nick Millevoi on Soundfly’s Flypaper I’m a lifetime…
Music Streaming’s New Playlist Economy
With the advent of streaming, playlists have risen to become many consumer’s default interface for listening to music, something which has some serious implications both for the music business and music itself. _________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog Playlists have become the default for listening to both new…
Music Streaming’s New Playlist Economy
With the advent of streaming, playlists have risen to become many consumer’s default interface for listening to music, something which has some serious implications both for the music business and music itself. _________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog Playlists have become the default for listening to both new…