Can the Music Modernization Act truly treat independent songwriters and composers fairly? What exactly does the Music Modernization Act do? According to multiple politicians as well as music organizations, the bill will simplify digital licensing…
Category archives: Music industry
5 Major Music Industry moves set to rock 2018
Streaming at least appears to be, at last, starting to turn real profits for all concerned. Vinyl is back, in a relatively small but strong way.
Midem Blog
Gibson: Iconic guitar brand reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy
Company is particularly known for making instruments for artists like BB King, Slash, Santana and Bob Marley.
The Independent
Opportunity in the Global Music Industry Brings New Challenges as Services Find One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Even with the turnaround news of the last few years, there could be more good news ahead for the music industry.
Billboard
How 30-Year-Old Rihanna Changed The Music Industry
Yes, RiRi is often given props for her status as a cultural influencer. What sometimes gets lost in the conversation surrounding her, however, is the singer’s historic impact on the world of pop music.
Refinery 29
Sony is technically the biggest music company in the world
When asked who the biggest music rights company in the world is today, most people’s minds would immediately leap to Universal – and for good reason.
Music Business Worldwide
Musique : quelle major a dominé 2017 ?
Toujours tirées par le streaming, les trois grandes maisons de disques ont présenté des résultats financiers positifs.
Les Echos
Meet the Latest Expert Instructors to Join Us at Point Blank London
With the advent of a new term here at Point Blank in London, we are delighted to welcome a new batch of musicians and industry professionals to our team of expert instructors. As usual, these women and men truly deserve the denomination, having proven themselves with careers in the music industry spanning many years and plentiful […]
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Music industry urges new EU presidency to support safe harbour reform
The music industry – and other copyright owning sectors – all reckon that user-upload websites like (and principally) YouTube are exploiting the so-called safe harbour in EU law in order to operate a streaming service that pays much lower royalties to …
Business Lessons From NAMM 2018 And The Music Industry
One of the educational events at NAMM 2018 was Retail Bootcamp. As I listened to the afternoon speaker, Larry Bailin, I was not all that surprised to learn that what the music industry is going through is actually happening in every industry.
Forbes