Indie label Glassnote Music has shifted its digital and physical distribution to Kobalt’s AWAL, after years at Universal Music Group. Glassnote artists include Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, CHVRCHES, Childish Gambino, The Strumbellas, and Jade Bird. Glassnote will also leverage Kobalt and AWAL’s global marketing, radio promotion and data analytics platform….
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Ethical Streaming Royalties: More For Few Or Fewer For More
In an effort to improve the methods by which royalties are calculated, Chris Castle theorized something known as the "ethical pool". Here he takes a deeper dive, taking a look at a new study on the topic and how it compares more conventional royalty calculations. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris…
Liberty Media ‘Absolutely’ Interested in UMG Stake
If and when Vivendi offers up a part of UMG, Liberty Media ‘absolutely’ wants in. Several months ago, Liberty Media finally achieved what owner John Malone had long aimed for. After years of negotiations and purchasing a minority stake, SiriusXM acquir…
Pirate Studios Raises $20M For Self-Serve Music Studios
Pirate Studios has raised $20 million in new finding for its growing network of self-serve high tech music studios. Pirate operates 350 studios in 21 locations in London, New York and Berlin, with plans to grow internationally. The funding will be used to build more music studios in the US…
The S.T.A.G.E.S. Of Email Marketing [PT. 6]
In this sixth and final part of a multi-part series breaking down the ins and outs of email marketing, Cheryl B. Engelhardt focuses on how artists can use their email marketing strategy to actually monetize (or "Sell") their work. _________________________ Guest post by Cheryl B. Engelhardt of the TuneCore Blog…
Inside the booming business of background music
Once derided, the successors to muzak have grown more sophisticated – and influential – than any of us realise.
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Beginner’s Guide To Building An Audience
As an artist, building an audience is one of the hardest and most important things to do, and it can be difficult to know where to start. Here we look at helpful comprehensive beginner’s guide to successfully growing an audience from the ground up. _________________________________ Guest post from the TuneCore…
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CISAC Gloabl Report
Digital royalties to creators top €1 billion as global collections rise 6.2% to €9.6 billion.
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An Immodest Proposal for the Music Industry
From the 1940s to the 1960s, countless millions of people would put a dime in a jukebox to have a single piece of music played for them, one time. If they wanted to hear it again, or to play another song, they’d put in another dime.
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