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Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]

In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity through music. _______________________ Guest Post by the Recording Academy on Medium As part of The Recording Academy’s educational mission, GRAMMY…

FRI. BRIEF: New Facebook Metrics Flaw • CMJ Employees Sue • SoundCloud Mix Controversy • More

FRIDAY 12.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web SoundCloud is sending mixed messages to DJs. How they handle the controversy could determine the streamer’s future. Updated continuously under our More News tab

AM BRIEF: SoundCloud Mix Controversy • Instagram Passes 600M • Net Neutrality Threatened • More

Neil Young To Transform Pono Into High-Res Streaming Service

After his recent high-fidelity download service w/ dedicated player flopped, Neil Young is seeking to reinvent Pono as a high-resolution streaming service, although whether this new service will succeed either remains uncertain. ______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Neil Young has finally gotten the message about his…

THU. BRIEF: Twitter, Facebook Video Push • Australia Blocks Pirate Sites • Dynamic Pricing • More

Thursday 12.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Video creation: live, ephemeral, archived. YouTube unlocked demand, but Facebook, Snapchat are bringing it to the masses. Updated continuously under our More News tab

How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues

In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors. _______________________ Guest post by Rachel Grate of Eventbrite Sold-out shows are a blessing — and, in a way,…

Radio Once Again Seeks To Pay Songwriters Lower Rates

In an ongoing quest to hang on to precious dollars, a committee representing 10,000 radio stations is dropping a lawsuit on performing rights organization Global Music Rights, in hopes of reducing the payout required to songwriters. _____________________ Guest post by Erin M. Jacobson, this first appeared on Forbes US singer…

Tagging, Structuring Your Music Or Band Site To Optimize For SEO

For many artists the term ‘schema’ can seem intimidating and complex. Essentially, it is a ways of tagging and structuring information, making it important for artists’ search engine optimization. ____________________________ In this recent post from MusicThinkTank, Wes Walls breaks down why schema is important to use as a musician and…

YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]

Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry’s best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates has earned it a fair amount of ire. ____________________ Guest post by Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch In many ways, YouTube…

Trademark Basics For Musicians

Here, we break down the basics behind trademark law, take a look a how to define who owns a trademark, trademark licensing, how one infringes on a trademark, and other important things to keep in mind. ___________________________ Guest post by Becki C. Lee Esq on Watt Your band name may…