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It should never come as a big surprise when we hear an aging musician spout off their antiquated opinions about digital music distribution. I mean, you’d be pretty pissed too if you used to sell millions of CDs for $20 and now if you’re lucky a half a million people will buy one or two […]
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As the download sales plunge intensifies on iTunes, Bandcamp addresses rumors of its own download termination ahead. Last week, industry speculation continued on whether Apple would be terminating its music download store, and if so, when. That continued despite denials by Apple, and raised separate questions about the future of music download giants like Amazon and […]
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If you don’t sign with my label, you won’t get onto my playlist. If you’re looking for an industry cliché, here’s a good one: ‘playlists are the new radio.’ And like most clichés, it’s partly true: playlists on platforms like Spotify are not only a major vehicle for discovery, they are also a huge way to build […]
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John Berry never made it to License to Ill, though he helped form the group and played on earlier recordings. Berry, who suffered dementia associated with issues with his frontal lobe, passed away Thursday according to details confirmed by his family. He was just 52, and the second premature death to strike the legendary group. Berry […]
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This is groundbreaking. This is a first on a mass scale in the current music industry. This is where we have evolved to. This is where we are at. DistroKid, one of the world’s leading digital distribution companies that gets artists and labels’ music into over 90 digital outlets (like Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, […]
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93% all YouTube views comes from a tiny number of videos, according to just-released research. YouTube is one of the largest media properties on the planet, and arguably the largest single place for listening to music on the planet. But this is an incredibly lopsided platform when it comes to traffic, with the top 1% of […]
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Zeppelin gods Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones are treating the copyright lawsuit involving ‘Stairway to Heaven’ like diva rockstars, according to the latest filings. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones are having trouble taking their ‘Stairway to Heaven’ lawsuit seriously, and that includes showing up. “Defendants and their counsel, as well […]
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What’s holding artists back from get signed to a label or publisher? We asked actual label executives who are signing actual artists to find out. (1) You want it too much. The most interesting artists are the ones that don’t need a label, yet are most likely to get signed by one. They have strong followings, great music, […]
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Royalty data is now repeatedly showing that Microsoft is crushing Spotify (and Apple Music) when it comes to streaming artist royalties. They’re not the only one. Earlier this month, Digital Music News published a report showing wildly better streaming payouts from both Xbox Music and Tidal, with repeatedly low payments coming from Spotify. Those disparities […]
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It’s that time again where tens of thousands of aspiring musicians will wait for hours in line for a chance to perform for the producers of the Voice which gives them a chance to perform for the “blind auditions” in front of the celebrity judges which gives them a chance at making it on TV! Look […]
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