Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
America’s most legendary music magazine has a huge skeleton in its closet. Now, Rolling Stone may be forced to suspend its sale. For those just tuning in… Rolling Stone magazine announced this week that it’s up for sale. Legendary founder Jann Wenner said he doesn’t want to rely on advertising going forward. Which is basically […]
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Canadian punk band Zex is still reeling from the past few days. Yes, you could make this stuff up. But it would be a really weird story. Last week, the band Zex woke up to a strange development. Their album was accidentally pressed onto Beyonce’s vinyl release of Lemonade. So, thousands of Beyonce fans were […]
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There’s a little known section in the US Copyright Act of 1976 enabling any copyright owner to get their rights back after 35 years. Meaning, if you wrote or released a song with a label or a publishing company after January 1st 1978, you can terminate your agreement and get all your rights back. It […]
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Ricall and Blin.gy have gone the way of the dodo. To assist users in the digital age, UK-based platform Ricall offered music licensed for use in advertising, film, and TV. Blin.gy brought special effects that magically inserted users into their favorite viral and music videos. What do both companies have in common? Both rising music […]
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Despite its promises, YouTube has failed to take down hate-filled and extremist content in an adequate time-frame. In a heated exchange with another gamer, YouTube star PewDiePie shouted the n-word. An underage girl is forced to undress in front of the camera. A model described being bullied for having dark skin. What’s the difference between […]
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Now there’s another way to beat the system: tips on Songtradr. We’ve been pretty pumped to start collaborating with Songtradr, a company that’s starting to upend a stodgy synchronization business. Slowly (or quickly), a clique of dealmakers is giving way to a broader licensing marketplace. But Songtradr is also opening another way for artists to […]
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The Beastie Boys are one of my favorite groups of all time. But they’ve officially sold out. What part of ‘never’ did the surviving Beastie Boys not understand? When founding member Adam Yauch (aka MCA) died in 2012, he asked the surviving members to promise him one thing. Never, ever license the band’s music for […]
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According to the IFPI, did you know that YouTube pays the music industry less than a $1 for each user on the platform? Earlier today, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released the 2017 Music Consumer Insight Report. Titled Connecting with Music, the report examines how fans engaged with recorded music across thirteen […]
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There are now two completely separate music industries. And most don’t even realize this. It has been a long time coming. One, you have the traditional music industry. I call it the Superstar Business. And it’s run by the major labels. For a while now, of course, they have been solely focused on how to […]
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From an interview with Gene Simmons and Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo this week… Maria Bartiromo: Gene, you have been a student of this industry for a long time, and have participated in it. You’re seeing this world change so much because of streaming. You own your own music. So do streaming services hurt artists […]
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