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Is YouTube finally paying attention to demands for fair pay? YouTube has been under fire for some time over low royalty payments and not fairly paying artists, amongst other things. As that complaint chorus intensifies, YouTube has found it necessary to respond to the public complaints over fair pay. YouTube’s response… “The voices of the artists are being […]
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Could this one have been prevented, too? Why is the shooting death of up-and-coming singer Christina Grimmie is getting totally ignored? The reason is that a far bigger shooting happened in the same city in the same week, at the gay nightclub Pulse. Sadly, both incidents occurred because of serious security lapses, a major wake-up call […]
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The following guide comes from Zach Hangauer, owner of Range Life Records, home to artists like White Flight, Fourth Of July, Suzannah Johannes and Say My Name. | Overview Nothing’s sweeter than the day UPS shows up with a box full of your very own hot-off-the-press LP’s! Getting there can be a journey, though. Be prepared […]
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There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about streaming music these days. We thought we’d clear some of it up, especially for indie artists. 1. Streaming music is all about exposure. Streaming can be great for exposure, but for most artists, it’s not. Because without serious promotion and marketing, most stuff on platforms like Spotify are […]
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Is it only a matter a time before a major festival is attacked? Not if urgent measures are undertaken. What’s painfully obvious about Orlando? Not only are music venues and clubs totally unsafe, they are increasingly a juicy target for terrorist activity. It was the Western music, freedom, and open sexuality that drew Islamic extremists to […]
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As Americans try to make sense of the deadliest shooting in US history, musicians are also piecing together what the Orlando massacre means for them. The attacks in Paris started in La Bataclan, with Islamic extremists targeting the Western values and freedoms embodied by the musical scene around Eagles of Death Metal. But now, gay musicians have […]
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DMN rewinds to bring to the top 10 music industry stories this week. Here’s a review of the biggest 1.Music Downloads Are Collapsing at a Faster Rate Than CDs. According to PwC projected figures shared with Digital Music News, revenue from physical formats is falling at a (compound annual) rate of —12.3%. But that’s nothing compared […]
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What if you didn’t have to wait 30 days for your vinyl run to finish? Besides streaming, vinyl is the only other recording format that is growing. It’s also the only lucrative for most artists, though production costs and heavy delays are now a serious reality. As the unexpected surge in record buying keeps intensifying, old-line production […]
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The emails follow the abrupt departure of a top Spotify executive. Hundreds of emails dating back to 2014 indicate that Spotify executives were made aware of mechanical licensing payout problems, including serious issues with contracted partner Harry Fox Agency (HFA). Major issues with non-payment of mechanical licenses to artists ultimately led to a pair of class action […]
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Revenue from paid downloads is falling faster than anyone anticipated. According to PwC projected figures shared with Digital Music News, physical revenue is falling at a (compound annual) rate of —12.3%, falling from $1.8 billion in 2015 to just under $1 billion in 2020. But that’s nothing compared to paid download: according to the forecasted figures, paid […]
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