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As the Australian Music Industry Successfully Bans Stream-Rippers, the RIAA Takes Down YouTubNow
Several weeks ago, a federal court granted the RIAA subpoenas to de-anonymize Cloudflare clients. The subpoenas grant the music organization the authority to force Cloudflare to hand over contact information for a number of clients. This includes ful…
Canada Has a Solution for Growing Local Talent: Make Streaming Services Pay for It
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has unveiled its report on the Copyright Act, and the local music industry is rejoicing. The all-party committee of MPs (Member of Parliament) has recommended that the Canadian government set harsher rules fo…
PledgeMusic Lost Almost $11 Million In The Last 3 Years
Two copies of a PledgeMusic presentation apparently designed to attract investors show that the crowdfunder lost nearly $11 million dollars between 2016 and 2018, despite generating more than $77 million in revenue during the same period. Weird Al Yankovic sold $1.45 million worth of music and merchandise using the platform,…
How Spotify Pre-Saves Can Boost An Album Release
With the streaming age in full swing, pre-saves have booted out pre-sales and become a great way to get fans access to your music first, and give you a play count boost when your album finally drops. In this piece Christine Elise Occhino walks us through how to utilize the…
YouTubNow Offline As Music Industry Scores Two Wins vs Stream Rippers
After months of court delays and losses to overseas based streaming ripping sites, the music industry is finally notching some wins. Ripping MP3’s from YouTube, Spotify and other streamers is believed to be the #1 source of music piracy. YouTubNow As for Thursday morning, notorious YouTube stream ripping site YouTubNow…
Unique Music Merchandise Ideas
Just like any small business, a band needs to turn a profit. Merch can be an excellent way to bring in additional revenue while also being the perfect avenue through which to expand a personal or artistic brand. _______________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog Being in…
Eurovision To Bring Its Weird, Wonderful Song Contest To North America
The successful and weird phenomenon known as the Eurovision Song Contest reportedly will see a North American version in the near future. The song competition, which pits European countries and others including Israel and Australia, against each other for the campiest song possible, could launch in the U.S. in 2021….
Ariana Grande Sued For Her Own Photos
Ariana Grande may be learning the hard way that photographers don’t give away their product for free. Grande is being sued by photographer Robert Barbera, who claims that Grande posted two pictures he took of her without his permission or paying him for the use, according to TMZ. The photos…
64 Pop, Indie Spotify Playlists Worth Pitching and How To Reach Them
In the streaming age, playlists are the name of the game when it comes to getting ahead in your career. Here we look at fifty different playlists indie/pop artists should be pitching their music to, as well as how to reach out and actually get ahold of them. ________________________ Guest…