Apple has proposed a streaming royalty rate with the Copyright Royalty Board as part of a preceding to set statutory rates for downloads and interactive streaming services. The proposed rate, intended to simplify the way on-demand streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify pay songwriters and publishers, is 9.1 cents…
Category archives: Music Business
FRI. BRIEFING: Pandora Plunges On Weak Report, Buyout Rumor • Beatport Bounces Back • Spotify Spying • More
FRIDAY 7.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora: downturn or bump in the road? I’ll bet on the later as it evolves beyond a one trick pony, investing in ticketing, artist services and on-demand streaming. Updated continuously under our More News tab
6 Essentials For An Indie Artist’s Toolkit
While being a do-it-yourself independent musician is certainly possible in this day and age, there are certain tools that make it significantly easier. Here we look at six such tools that can help artists with their marketing/managing. __________________________ Guest Post by W. Tyler Allen on the TuneCore Blog Being a…
“Escalating Dance” In Music Videos
In integral part of music videos since their inception, this article explores the role of dance, or more specifically ‘escalating dance’ in music videos and its impact on the viewer. ____________________________ Guest Post by Jeremy Young on Soundfly’s Flypaper Tons of things can make a great music video. Epic drama,…
Getting The Marketing Band Together; Hiring Business Help
There’s no guarantee that a good musician will also happen to be a savvy business person as well, which is why hiring outside help can often be a good idea. Here we look the proper way to go about hiring business help so that an artist can instead focus on…
Canadian Music PRO SOCAN Acquires Jeff Price’s Audiam "to finally fix the global industry problems"
In May, Canadian performing rights organization SOCAN acquired music and metadata delivery technology provider MediaNet. Late yesterday, they added Audiam, a digtal music licensing and royalty collection service, to their music tech portfolio. _______________________________________________ Canadian performing tights organization SOCAN has acquired Audiam. Founded in 2013 by TuneCore founder and former…
German Music Market Up In The First Half Of 2016 Thanks To Streaming
The turnaround that the music industry has waited almost a decade for has finally arrived, thanks to streaming. The latest evidence comes from Germany where the recorded music market was up by 3.6% in the first half of 2016, driven entirely by streaming. ______________________________________________________ The recorded music market in Germany…
AM BRIEFING: SOCAN Acquires Jeff Price’s Audiam • KickassTorrents Seized • Did Apple Buy Omifone? • More
THURSDAY 7.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Now that SOCAN has acquire Audiam and MediaNet, what should ASCAP and BMI buy? Updated continuously under our More News tab
A2IM, RIAA & Concord File Amicus Brief To Fight Pre-1972 Recordings Court Decision
A recent court decision that pre-1972 recordings are subject to the “safe harbor“ provisions of the DMCA ran contrary to all previous rulings, and sent shock waves through the music industry. Now, trade groups and labels are banning together to overturn the ruling. ______________________________________________________ A2IM, along with the RIAA and…
Did Kanye West Help Make Taylor Swift Famous? Pandora Dives Into The Data
As the battle between Taylor Swift and Kanye West continues, the rapper continues to maintain that he made her “Famous.” Pandora dug into their data to analyze the way their listeners engage with both artist’s music to answer the question once and for all. _________________________________________ Taylor Swift vs. Kayne West…