Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Who will launch their shared music database first? The RIAA? ASCAP and BMI? Congress? But most importantly, which would become the authoritative database? Music data, ownership records, and a horde of licenses remain wildly disorganized. Three weeks ago, Congress proposed a global, centralized music database to ensure that artists get paid on every streaming platform. […]
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Digital downloads are way, way down at Sony Music Entertainment. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music has reported an impressive 18.8% revenue gain year-over-year to ¥168.8 billion ($1.53 billion). However, total downloads saw a steep decline. Earlier today, Sony Corporation announced the financial results for the first quarter of the 2017 fiscal year […]
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Luis Fonsi’s success with ‘Despacito’ on YouTube proves that the Latin music market is once again on the rise. Three weeks ago, Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’ dethroned PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ on YouTube. Now, in less than eight months, Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ has taken second place and will soon become the most-viewed video on the […]
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God, guns, motorcycles, and ‘my America’. Welcome to Apple Music’s latest advertising target. The civil war between the Coastal Elites and Trump Country has left some companies with a giant blind spot. Sure, you may hate their politics. But they still might want to buy your products. Enter Apple, which is now targeting its latest […]
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Spotify just crossed 60 million paying subscribers. That’s 2 million subs a month. Sounds fantastic, but are they really beating Apple? Spotify has just crossed another paid subscription milestone. And you’re gonna be impressed. As of this morning, the streaming platform surpassed 60 million premium subscribers, a pace of roughly 2 million new subscribers a […]
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SoundCloud remains strapped for cash. But its CEO still refuses to sell the company. SoundCloud may sell stakes in the company to two private equity firms, according to Bloomberg. The two unnamed equity firms would acquire stakes in SoundCloud via separate deals. The talks come as the streaming platform faces the threat of bankruptcy. During […]
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Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems. Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has accused TIDAL of offering free streams to push Meek Mill’s latest album, Wins & Losses, to number 1. Once in […]
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Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems. Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has accused TIDAL of offering free streams to push Meek Mill’s latest album, Wins & Losses, to number 1. Once in […]
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To undercut the competition, Landr will soon launch its own digital distribution service. Want to sound like a pro at a fraction of the cost of studio mastering? Since 2014, Landr has offered cloud-based mastering for musicians across the industry. Now, to compete with CD Baby, Tunecore, and ReverbNation, Landr will soon launch its own […]
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YouTube is a great place to develop your music career through cover videos. Facebook is a great place if you want those videos ripped down. Now, all of that is about to change. Want to practice your chops and develop an audience by singing cover songs? Then the first step is to absolutely, positively not […]
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