In this interview, CEO and co-owner of the indie publishing/artist development company Big Yellow Dog Music, discusses how she got involved with music publishing and how the industry has changed, as well as offering some advice on sync writing and become a career songwriter. __________________________________ Guest post by Rick Goetz…
Category archives: Indie Labels
Vinyl Sales Are Flattening, But Why?
The income boost that many artists and labels get from vinyl record sales is in danger of shrinking. This year vinyl sales grew just 2% compared to 12% in 2016, according to new data from Nielsen Music. ______________________________________________ Why are vinyl record sales flat? Have we just reached a saturation…
Transparency In The Music Licensing And Ownership Act – Doomsday Book Meets Unicorn [Chris Castle]
In this article, Chris Castle works to unpack a host of issues relating to the new Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act recently introduced to congress which would require music creators register their works in a cumbersome number of fields of data in order to ensure they can defend…
How YouTube And Latin America Are Taking Over The Music World [Mark Mulligan]
Music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA looks at how two trends – a growing Latin American music market and the explosive growth of streaming – are coming together to create a seismic shift in music. ________________________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Unless you have been on Mars for the…
Cinq Music Nabs $20 Million From GoDigital For Music Rights Acquisitions, International Expansion
Cinq Music has completed a $20 million Series B rounded funded by GoDigital Media. Cinq will use the funding to purchase music rights, both masters and publishing, and to further expand internationally. Additional details of the funding were not disclosed. ____________________________________ Artists services firm Cinq Music has built its business…
AP Music Awards 2017 – Full List Of Winners
Alternative Press magazine staged their annual AP Music Awards show on July 17th, with Panic! at the Disco taking top honors after winning artist of the year. Held at KeyBank State Theater after a last-minute venue change, the awards show was hosted by Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack. _____________________________________________________…
Spotify Most Played, Viral Tracks US, UK, Global Week Ending 7.14.17
Here are Spotify’s most played and most viral tracks for the week ending 7.14.17. The Spotify Weekly Charts highlight top artists by listener along with the past week’s most streamed and viral songs in the US, UK and globally. Spotify Global Top Artists (by Listener) Rank Artist Monthly Listeners 1…
Her Job Is To Curate Official Spotify Playlists Of New Artists [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Athena Koumis is an editor at Spotify, and her job is to curate "Fresh Finds" and other official Spotify playlists. "My day revolves around listening to music.," says Kormis. "My particular focus is emerging music, new artists, trying to help them grow and find spots for them to expand their…
Chance The Rapper Declares "SoundCloud is here to stay," Debuts Track With Young Thug Exclusively On Streamer
After reading multiple reports that SoundCloud was just weeks from running out of cash, Chance The Rapper tweeted, "I’m working on the SoundCloud thing." The tweet led to a call between the hugely successful indie rapper and SoundCloud co-founder Alex Ljung followed by a surprise major track release. ____________________________________ After…
Steve Knopper Discusses His Updated Book “Appetite for Self-Destruction" [Podcast]
This week co-host of Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast Jay Gilbert flies solo. He’s joined by guest Steve Knopper who it a Rolling Stone contributing editor and the author of "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age," which was just re-release in an…