The Polaris Music Prize announced its ‘long list’ of nominations for 2018, with artists such as Arcade Fire, Gordon Downie, Sloan and U.S. Girls making the cut. 225 albums were considered by the 203 member jury for Long List selection. The 10 album Short List will be announced on July…
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What Does AT&T, Time Warner Deal Mean For Music? A Lot.
A Federal Judge yesterday ruled that AT&T could complete its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, including HBO, CNN, DC Entertainment and all of its popular media properties. With no major music companies in either company’s portfolio, the impact of the mega-deal on the music industry would seem to be…
Music Biz Adjusts To Spotify’s New Rules Of Engagement [Mark Mulligan]
While Spotify generates just 27% of global recorded music revenue, it is a growing percentage that the music industry increasingly can”t imagine living without. That and its cultural influence a a market leader and taste maker, means that the industry most tread lightly a music’s new world order takes shape….
SoundExchange Adds Tools To Get Songwriters Paid For 70M Address Unknown NOI Filings
SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks has added two new tools developed to expand on its NOI LOOKUP service to help music publishers and songwriters search the more than 70 million address unknown Notice of Intention to Use (NOI) filings made with the U.S. Copyright Office. The new tools include NOI Premium Services,…
Spotify Misstep: Direct Licenses With Managers For Rights They Don’t Control
There have been rumblings over at Spotify HQ of a plan for the streaming platform to pay advances for direct deals with artists and artist managers. Chris Castle explains why this shift is a wrong turn for the music streamer ___________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Policy…
Spotify Misstep: Direct Licenses With Managers For Rights They Don’t Control
There have been rumblings over at Spotify HQ of a plan for the streaming platform to pay advances for direct deals with artists and artist managers. Chris Castle explains why this shift is a wrong turn for the music streamer ___________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Policy…
Spotify Eyes Strategy Shift Music Industry Won’t Like
A recent report hints that Spotify may soon be pursuing a strategy which could potentially anger partners which it needs to stay in the business, with the streaming giant considering offering certain indie artists advances and direct licensing deals. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski. from Forbes A new report…
Senator Ron Wyden Falsely Claims To Be ‘Pro Artist’
Here David Lowery thoroughly debunks Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s claim that he is somehow pro artist, both by a thorough look at his voting history, as well as numerous writing by the Senator. __________________________ Guest post by David C. Lowery of The Trichordist Sen Rony Wyden has just posted a…
Midem 2018 Attendance Up 9%, 50% Off Peak, 2019 Dates Set
Midem attendance for 2018 was up by 9% over last year, according to organizers Reed Midem. The global music industry conference, which was held June 5-8 in Cannes, France, hosted 4800 delegates from 80 countries. Despite the rise, Midem 2018 attendance was less than half of 2001, when just over…
24,000 Tracks Uploaded To Music Streamers Every 24 Hours
20,000 to 24,000 tracks are uploaded to Spotify, Apple Music, Napster and other streaming music service every 24 hours. That’s 1 million tracks every 6 weeks. Let’s that number sink in for a moment and imagine how hard it is to break through that much clutter. In March, Spotify CEO…