The potential for how Blockchain tech could alter the music industry has often been discussed of late. In this piece we look at twenty-two ways that Blockchain, or more specifically the dotBlockchain Media project, could fundamentally alter the traditional approach to media rights. ___________________________ Guest post by Benji Rogers of…
Category archives: Digital Music
Blockchain And The Music Industry: RAC, Nest HQ and UJO Music Offer A Beginners Guide [VIDEO]
Is blockchain just a buzzword or could it radically change the music industry? We think it’s the later, but understanding what blockchain is and does is confusing. Grammy winner RAC recently released his latest album EGO using the Ethereum blockchain via UJO Music, and this 6 minute documentary looks inside…
Warner Music’s Topsify Playlist Chief Exits To Launch New Venture
Three years after selling Playlist.net to Warner Music Group and establishing the major’s own Topsify playlist brand, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label group to start a new venture. The future of streaming-focused WMG label Artists To Watch, which he led and has logged 50 million streams, remains unclear. _____________________________…
10 Things You Should Do As Soon As You Sign Up New Music For Distribution
While signing up for a distribution process is certainly an important of getting your music out there, it doesn’t end there. Here we look at ten things you must do once you’ve signed it up for distribution to ensure your new tunes actually make an impact. ___________________________ Guest post by…
RIAA Goes After Lengthy List Of Piracy Sites
Although music piracy ain’t what it used to be it’s still alive and well. Here we look at a list of some of the most notorious piracy platforms currently in the crosshairs of the RIAA. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Music piracy isn’t what it once…
FUGA Nabs $7 Million For US Expansion, Acquisitions
Amsterdam based music rights management services company FUGA has just raised $7 million to expand its technology and services for rightsholders, record labels and distributors internationally. With a catalog of over 2 million tracks, FUGA’s content management and delivery platform provides instant delivery of more than 2.5 million music tracks…
Radiohead’s "In Rainbows" Is Beloved By Fans Ten Years After Release (And The Data Proves It)
Ten years after it’s release, a landmark innovative digital marketing, Radiohead’s In Rainbows remains vastly popular, and the most well liked Radiohead album on Pandora. ______________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora, on Medium Radiohead’s In Rainbows is ten years old today. The band’s sixth…
US Music Industry Considers Launching "Official" Alternative To Billboard Charts
US record labels and others in the music industry are considering launching their own charts as an alternative to the iconic Billboard lists, according to multiple sources. The discussions come at a time when Billboard has come under fire for rumored changes in chart calculations that could include YouTube plays….
RIAA Lists Top Music Pirate Sites, YouTube MP3 Rippers
The RIAA has submitted its annual list of "notorious" music piracy websites to the U.S. Government. The report his heavily populated with YouTube MP3 ripping sites, but also includes many the usual suspects, including The Pirate Bay and Rapidgator. Stream-Ripping Sites – Mp3juices.cc – Convert2mp3.net – Savefrom.net – Ytmp3.cc –…
‘Six Strikes’ Potentially Dead, ISPs Continue To Threaten Pirates With Disconnection
Following the demise of the woefully ineffective anti-piracy ‘six-strikes’ policy, major telecom companies like Verizon, Comcast, and TWC are continuing to threatening users with disconnection based on what Techdirt Karl Bodi argues is flimsy six-strike era evidence. ________________________ Guest post by Karl Bode from Techdirt Earlier this year, the entertainment…