Although the second track, "Hold Up," from Beyonce’s latest album Lemonade may at first seem to be brazenly ripping off preexisting tracks, closer inspection reveals that she seems to be taking all the proper legal and moral precautions. ____________________________ Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes Listening to the second…
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TUE. BRIEFING: YouTube Defends Content ID • Apple Turns Concert Promoter • MTV Rediscovers Music • More
Tuesday 4.26.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube Content ID is far from perfect, but does anyone have a better system. Is Facebook’s ID platform an improvement? Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles Zoe Keating’s Experience Shows Us Why YouTube’s Attitude To Creators Must Change…
Prince Sells 3 Million Tracks, 650K Albums In Just 4 Days
In the 4 day period April 21-24, following Prince’s untimely passing, he sold 654,861 albums and had track sales of more than 3 million, according to new stats from Buzz Angle Music. 230K of those albums and 1M songs in the U.S. on April 21st alone. More impressive Prince sales…
Spotify Slams Tidal, Streaming Exclusives As "Bad For Fans"
With Beyonce the latest exclusive score for TIDAL and Apple writing checks for music from Drake and others, Spotify is hitting back hard on windowing as bad for the music fans. ______________________________________________ This statement was sent to the media over the weekend by Jonathan Prince, global head of communications and…
Future Of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae On The Value Of Universal Data Standards [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, the people at Songspace sat down with Future Of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae to discuss his take on the value of data standards and transparency in streaming, and his excitement at blockchain tech’s potential. _____________________________ Guest post by Songspace on Medium The last 15 years have…
Music Business Growth Hacking 101 – A MUST READ If You Are Serious About Your Career In Music
Increasingly, tech startups are looking to growth hacking to grow their business quickly and make it more sustainable. Here, Bas Grasmayer looks at how this model can be applied to artists and labels; and outlines techniques that can be used to achieve success. ________________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on…
Beyoncé Release, Prince Passing Prompt Piracy Surge, Take TIDAL #1
Actions and events often have unintended consequences, and music exclusives and windowing are proving to have their share of both; as proven by consumer behavior since Prince’s untimely death and Beyoncé’s surprise Saturday release. _________________________________________ Since Prince’s untimely death and Beyoncé s surprise album release, tens of thousands of copies…
Artist Images: A New Chapter In Revenue
Here long-time industry entrepreneur Kevin Arnold writes about how the direction of his company, OpenAura, marks a shift in the music industry, with revenue being earned from artist’s images, something has traditionally been free, instead of from their music. _______________________________ Guest Post by Kevin Arnold on Medium This week my…
Prince’s "The Very Best Of" Tops U.S. Chart This Week
The Very Best of Prince is the #1 album in the U.S. this week (April 15 – 21, 2016) with over 121,000 album project units, according to BuzzAngle Music. The number is particularly impressive since almost all of the sales came on a single day, the day of his death…
Remember This? Prince’s Warner Bros Deal Precipitated Ripple Effect Of Copyright Terminations
Years ago, Prince negotiated with Warner Brothers to regain control of his catalog of music. While among the first to do so, many artists from 1978 onward have the option to renegotiate their contracts, thanks to the Copyright Revision Act. Here, music industry attorney Wallace Collins revisits Prince’s cutting edge…