Nashville’s Project Music, a year long accelerator program for music tech startups, named its 2019 class this spring. Now in its 5th year, the 14 startups, which come from across the country, benefit from a year of support and a music industry immersion which connects them to industry leaders alongside…
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Eurovision To Bring Its Weird, Wonderful Song Contest To North America
The successful and weird phenomenon known as the Eurovision Song Contest reportedly will see a North American version in the near future. The song competition, which pits European countries and others including Israel and Australia, against each other for the campiest song possible, could launch in the U.S. in 2021….
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YouTube Music Adds 6 Countries
YouTube Music has just launched in Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Cyprus. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in 50 countries, 10 times more then when it re-launched a year ago. The services previously launched in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,…
YouTube Music Adds 7 Countries
[UPDATE] YouTube Music has just launched in Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Cyprus. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in 50 countries, 10 times more then when it re-launched a year ago. The services previously launched in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia,…
PledgeMusic Owes This Indie Artist $197,559
Progressive composer John Zorn is owed $197,559 for a completed PledgeMusic campaign that he was never paid for. "The Book Beriah," a box set of 11 albums to be released on his own Tzadik label. features different groups interpreting his compositions inspired by Jewish folk music. PledgeMusic.com Limited is in…
Ariana Grande Sued For Her Own Photos
Ariana Grande may be learning the hard way that photographers don’t give away their product for free. Grande is being sued by photographer Robert Barbera, who claims that Grande posted two pictures he took of her without his permission or paying him for the use, according to TMZ. The photos…
Revelator Launches Artists Wallet To Enable Real-Time Royalty Payments
Multi-territorial music rights administrator Revelator has launched Artist Wallet, a mobile copyright app that uses smart contracts technology to turn future receivables into instant royalty payments. Slow, delayed and inaccurate distribution of royalty payments have long afflicted the entertainment industry. Using Artist Wallet, when a song is streamed online or…
Music Think Tank: Call For Your Submissions
A big thank to the devoted MusicThinkTank readership and the valuable and insightful content that many of you have shared, But we want more smart people to join the party. Without your contributions, Music Think Tank would not exist. If you have something to say about the music industry, be…
If You Ever Ran Or Contributed To A PledgeMusic Campaign DO THIS NOW!
With PledgeMusic entering the UK equivalent of bankruptcy and calls for an investigation intensifying, the future of all of the data stored on the platform is seriously in doubt. Whether you are an artist who used the platform to raise funds or a fan who contributed to a campaign, you…