Following the success of the “First On SoundCloud” campaigns in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, SoundCloud has announced phase two of its developing artists program. The campaign features fans and their emotional connections to the tracks and creators they discovered first on SoundCloud. Twenty creators will be featured across SoundCloud…
Category archives: Music industry
Performance Rights Disputes: What They Are, What Causes Them
For as long as recorded music has existed, so too have wrongful claims of ownership. Either as the result of ignorance or confusion, disputed claims continue to crop up in the recording industry again and again. Here we look at what causes the disputes, and what systems exist to resolve…
Kobalt’s AWAL Expands Artist Marketing Team With VP Hire
AWAL, Kobalt’s red hot label services and recordings company, has hired Thomas Fiss as VP of Strategic Marketing, North America. Based in Los Angeles, Fiss will oversee multichannel marketing, which includes conceptualizing and producing content offerings and partner integrations for AWAL artists with brands, media outlets and others. "We are…
BMG Inks Long-Term Global Deal With Mexican Music Label DEL
BMG has announced a new long-term global partnership with DEL Records, an indie label focused on regional Mexican music. The newly inked deal will see BMG becoming the exclusive worldwide publishing administrator for DEL’s several publishing entities. …
Adding Value To Your Email List
As an artist, it can be difficult to keep up with social media algorithms, and to effectively game the system enough to make social channels an effective promotional tool. Luckily, the old-school option of email still remains a highly effective avenue for musicians, provided you can keep your fans from…
Remix Hits Opens Stem Marketplace, Partners With Sony To Offer Iconic Songs
Nashville based Remix Hits has launched a hit song stem marketplace offering producers iconic songs in the form of an affordable remix-focused ‘Kontakt’ stem instrument dubbed ReleaseTM. The first wave of available song packs includes classic hits from Sony Music, including: TLC’s No Scrubs, The Outfield’s Your Love, The Guess…
Twitter Stock ↑15.7% Tues. On Strong Revenue Growth, Mixed Monthly User Stats
UPDATE: The last monthly user stats that Twitter says it will ever share showed a social media channel struggling to grow. Twitter added monthly users for the first time in a year – 330 million monthly users vs. 321 million in the previous quarter. But that’s still lower than the…
Free ‘Profitable Musician Summit’ Begins Online Today
In a new ten-day event created by Bree Noble, thirty-three experts will offer tactical strategies and actionable advice to independent artists looking to both earn and retain more money in their music industry careers. __________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Blog The Profitable Musician Summit 2019 is a…
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Is Available On Spotify, Apple Music Exactly Three Years After It Was Released
Three years to the day after it was released, Beyonce’ has made her 2016 Grammy-winning album Lemonade available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. The album was previously only available for purchase and as an exclusive stream on Tidal. The release comes days after her release of a…
Electronic Frontier Foundation Slams the RIAA on Stream-Ripping; Files Amicus Curiae In Favor of FLVTO.Biz
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has joined the fight against the music industry. The major labels currently have a major problem on their hands. Following the RIAA’s failure to successfully sue notorious Russian stream-ripper FLVTO.biz and its owner…