A petition demanding the Recording Academy President Neil Portnow resign had 9653 signatures as of Wednesday. The calls for the Academy’s long term leader came after his response to the lack of women nominated for Grammys this year was that they needed to "step up" if they want to be…
Category archives: Indie Labels
Music Modernization Act Ignores 60M Copyright NOIs
All week we digging into the Music Modernization Act currently before Congress. Yesterday, we learned that under the widely endorsed bill, songwriters would lose unclaimed royalties, as well as, some important rights to litigate. Today, Chris Castle explores a missed opportunity for the MMA – not dealing with the mass…
Creamery Studio Celebrates Diverse Artist Base w/ Mixtape
A constantly evolving vibrant music and arts mecca, Brooklyn is home to The Creamery Studio, a lofted space in the Greenpoint Neighborhood. Here Jeff Fettig and Quinn McCarthy chat with the TuneCore Blog about the space and a new mixtape of studios artists being released. ____________________________ Guest post by Kevin…
Under Music Modernization Act Songwriters Lose Unclaimed Royalties, Meaningful Ability To Litigate
As our week long look at the Music Modernization Act continues, some see major problems, despite bipartisan support in Congress and endorsements from virtually every major music and tech trade group. Among the critics are respected music industry attorneys Nicole Haff and Cassie Daum ___________________________________________________ Guest post by Attorneys Nicole…
Indie Labels Scored 40% Of Grammy 2018 Wins
Independent labels won 36 out of the 84 or just over 40% of Grammys handed out this week. A2IM member labels 4AD (Beggars Group), ATO, Big Machine, Concord Music Group, Compass, eOne, Mack Avenue, Motema, Naxos, Sub Pop and Thirty Tigers all scored wins. 10 of the 36 winners were…
Full List Of Grammy Award Winners 2018: Bruno Mars Spoils Hip Hop’s Big Year
The 2018 Grammy Awards saw Bruno Mars take home all six awards that he was nominated for including the trifecta of Song, Record and Album Of The Year, and Jay Z, the most nominated artist of the night, go home empty handed. Judging from the nominations, this should have been…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week we drop some knowledge on DIY and indie artists on what to do when your song is among the Copyright Office’s NOI filings, how you can combat the Facebook Page Apocalypse, the most effective way to go about contact radio stations for promo, and more. What To Do…
Billboard Power 100 List Confirms Women In Music Study
Billboard has named its 2018 Power 100 list of the executives driving the music industry. There is only one women named in the Top 25 in a standalone role, and just four more share billing in an otherwise all male team. While reflective of the industry, the list seems particularly…
Grammy 2018 Predictions From Music Audience Exchange’s Jarred Goldner
[UPDATED] It’s shaping up to be a very interesting year for the Grammy Awards, with the current crop of nominees (finally) among the most diverse ever. Jarrod Goldner of Music Audience Exchange offers his predictions for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, January 28th. CBS…
Cadence Weapon On Making Collaborative Music With An Independent Mindset [INTERVIEW]
Here Cadence Weapon, AKA Rollie Pemberton, speaks about working as an independent artist on the frontlines of experimental hip-hop for the past decade, the process of making his latest album, and how he identifies as a DIY musician. __________________________ Guest post by Rory Seydel of Landr Cadence Weapon—AKA Rollie Pemberton—has…