The European music industry has gone to war with itself over Article 13. Last week, when the Copyright Directive – most notably, Article 13 – appeared to fade into obscurity, France and Germany reached a new agreement. Under the compromise, the bill wo…
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DIY Crowdfunding For Musicians: A PledgeMusic Alternative
Crowdfunding has become a well tested fundraising tool, particualrly for independent musicians. But the ongoing troubles at PledgeMusic have led many to look for alternative approaches. Tommy Stalknecht, the CEO of Spotify music distribution app Single surveys the current music crowdfunding landscape and offers a well tested direct-to fan alternative….
Streaming Music Revenue Up, But Per Song Rates May Have Dropped In 2018
In this piece, Bobby Owsinski breaks down some complex recent streaming data, which highlights the disparity between the royalty rates paid out by major streamers (with YouTube coming up particularly short) as well as the contextual challenge of drawing accurate information from these kinds of data sets. __________________________ Guest post…
5 Ways To Create The Greatest Impact Possible With Your Next Music Video
Music videos can be a massive asset when promoting new music, but only if you have an effective launch plan. Here we look at quick tips and essential features to incorporate into your release strategy to maximize your success. ___________________________ Guest post by Stephanie Kurse, Manager, Video Services at The…
A2IM Announces First Ever SXSW Showcase
A2IM has announced their first ever showcase at this year’s SXSW featuring six acts from the rosters of U.S, based independent labels. " While planning the lineup, the most important goal was to have the acts best represent our unique and diverse membership, said Patrick Ferrell, Head of Label Relations…
Music Think Tank: Call For Submissions
Thank you for your committed readership and the insightful content that many of you have shared. Without your contributions, our sister blog Music Think Tank would not exist. If you have something to say about the music industry, please consider contributing a post to MTT! Thank you in advance for…
Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings Acquires Atlas Music, Publisher For Brandi Carlile
Ithaca Holdings, the media holding company led by manager and music entrepreneur Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande) has acquired prominent music publisher Atlas Music. Founded in 2013 by Richard Stumpf, Atlas represents a significant music catalog that includes hits by Drake, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Ed Sheeran, and John Legend….
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Music Streaming Rates 2018: Per Stream Rates Drop and YouTube’s Value Gap Is Very Real
[UPDATED] 2018 saw music streaming come into its own as the dominant source of recording music revenue. But as streaming volumes swelled, the YouTube value gap and its pitifully small payout percentage became even more apparent. _________________________________ Guest post by David Lowery of The Trichordist Here we go again. To…
Musiio Raises $1M To Bring Spotify-Like AI To Other Music Services, Labels, Publishers
Musiio has raised a $1 million seed round to continue development of its use of artificial intelligence (AI) which brings Spotify-like discovery and curation tools to other music services and AI driven A&R tools to labels and other music companies. Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners, US’s Exponential Creativity Ventures and undisclosed angels…