Category archives: Music Tech

TuneCore Upgrades Music Publishing Administration Service

TuneCore has announced enhancements to its Music Publishing Administration services including faster song registration, an all-in-one solution for monitoring distribution and publishing, faster international royalty collection and an improved ‘splits’ process. Five years ago, TuneCore began offering Music Publishing Administration services for its distributed artists. TuneCore is the first company…

UK Musicians Speak Out On Brexit

UK trade association The Incorporated Society of Musicians has released a new report that chronicles how Brexit, the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, will impact the music industry. According to the report, 50% of musicians surveyed by the study reported that their future work, mobility and visas,…

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Pandora Adds Discount Student, Military and Veterans Plans

Pandora has added deeply discounted student and military plans. The streamer recently launched the Pandora Premium Family Plan, where up to six family members get Premium features for $14.99 per month. The Pandora Student Plan offers full Pandora Premium features for $4.99 per month, with a 60-day free trial. The…

Panora Adds Discount Student, Military and Veterans Plans

Pandora has added deeply discounted student and military plans. The streamer recently launched the Pandora Premium Family Plan, where up to six family members get Premium features for $14.99 per month. The Pandora Student Plan offers full Pandora Premium features for $4.99 per month, with a 60-day free trial. The…

DIY Musicians Now Earn More Than $2 Billion A Year

DIY musicians now in earn more than $2 billion a year from recorded music, music publishing income, live performance fees, merchandise sales and other income Music industry analysts MIDiA recently estimated that DIY and self releasing artists earned $643 million in recorded music revenue in 2018. In a new Rolling…

From Playing Coachella to Busking: Why It’s Ok To Do Both [KOSHA DILLZ]

Kosha Dillz recently appeared on stage at Coachella, but reaching that career milestone does not mean that the indie rapper is going to give up on the guerrilla tactics that have gotten him this far. By indie rapper and marketer extraordinaire Kosha Dillz The Coachella bug is here and gone….

Full Screen Direct Shutters As D2F Takes Another Hit

Fullccreen Direct is shutting down all operations The direct-to-consumer platform which served 75 major music clients including Metallica, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban was the backbone of their direct to fan eCommerce and online fan clubs. Formerly known as StageBloc, Fullscreen Direct and its parent Fullscreen Media were…

Game Of Thrones Breaks Shazam Record

Proper placement in a show has long played a major role in boosting a song’s profile, as recently evidenced by the Apple-owned music identification app Shazam, which busted through its previous record after the song "Jenny of Oldstones" was played over the credits of Game Of Thrones’ most recent episode….