Friday 4.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple almost never makes outside partnerships. Does the Musical.ly deal signal a rare strategy shift as Apple Music fights for market share? Updated continuously under our More News tab
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Simple Growth Hacks Necessary For Building A Solid Music Career
While many budding artists work for success in the music industry, they frequently struggle to get their careers off the ground. Here we cover several simple growth hacks ranging from how to develop your band to properly investing in your career. ____________________________ In this fresh piece of career advice from…
IFPI Numbers Show How The Music Industry Is Getting Healthy Again
A recent revue by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has given further support that the music business is bouncing back, show its first double-digit uptick in twenty years, something for which we have streaming to thank. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 The annual IFPI…
THU. BRIEF: Facebook Licensing? Labels ‘Hopeful’ • Copyright Bill Passes • NeYo Invests In Tech • Dr. Luke Downgraded • More
Thursday 4.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear RIAA and IFPI, How did Facebook get so big and profitable without licensing music? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Enjoy The Radio Silence: What The PROMOTE Act Could Mean
Here Stephen Carlisle breaks down the significance of the Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act, better known as the PROMOTE Act, which would give artists the ability to pull their music from radio stations should they not receive proper royalties from the sound recording. ___________________________ Guest post…
Enjoy The Radio Silence: What The PROMOTE Act Could Mean
Here Stephen Carlisle breaks down the significance of the Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act, better known as the PROMOTE Act, which would give artists the ability to pull their music from radio stations should they not receive proper royalties from the sound recording. ___________________________ Guest post…
Key To Widespread Artist Adoption Of Blockchain Could Be Via Esoteric Copyright Law [George Howard]
Blockchain technology has been embraced by many smaller independent artists, but widespread adoption has been slowed by a lack of participation from major labels and publishers, although an ancient copyright clause could provide a solution. ______________________ Guest post by George Howard on Forbes After having written at length over the…
Streaming Music Has Changed What It Means To Be Successful
Although an album’s success was once measured by the number of purchases, the streaming era has significantly altered how information is gathered and used, with success now being measured by listens, not purchases. __________________________ Guest post by Philippe Giard of The Orchard’s The Daily Rind Once upon a time, in…
Hospital Records’ Romy Harber On Industry Trends [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, Romy Harber, Manager and Head of Digital at Hospital Records weighs in the importance of direct-to-customer marketing for labels, his experience with the music industry and where he sees it headed moving forward. _________________________ Guest post by David Riley of Midemblog midemblog: What are the best things…
WED. BRIEF: UMG Valued At $22B • Songwriters Push For Reform • Twitter +9M Users • National Concert Day • More
Wednesday 4.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web 5 years ago many thought major labels were headed for extinction, today UMG is valued at $22 billion. Updated continuously under our More News tab