Although there was plenty of trepidation leading up to the recent passage of the Music Modernization Act, the legislation was met with surprisingly little controversy once it was passed. Since then, unfortunately, some details have emerged over how the royalties of independent songwriters will be monitored that are raising the…
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Spotify, Chance The Rapper, Kesha Join Webby Winners 2019
Chance The Rapper, Childish Gambino, Kesha, Solange and Spotify were among the 2019 Webby Award Winners alongside Steph Curry, Ellen DeGeneres, The Walking Dead, Trevor Noah and more. Three million votes were cast in more than 240 countries to choose the Winners of the Webby People’s Voice Awards. This year’s…
Berklee Announces Online Master’s Degree In Film Scoring
Berklee Online has announced a new Master Degree in Music in Film Scoring. The program will officially start in January 2020, with applications launching on May 13. The Berklee Online Master of Music in Film Scoring program will teach students how to analyze a given film score on multiple musical…
Pandora Set To Launch Interactive Voice Ads
A fundamental part of the music business, advertising’s latest evolution is arriving at Pandora in the form of interactive voice ads, built in partnership with Instreamatic around AI tech and with an alleged ability to understand listeners’ speech beyond simple "yes" and "no" commands. ________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
Adding Value To Your Email List
As an artist, it can be difficult to keep up with social media algorithms, and to effectively game the system enough to make social channels an effective promotional tool. Luckily, the old-school option of email still remains a highly effective avenue for musicians, provided you can keep your fans from…
Remix Hits Opens Stem Marketplace, Partners With Sony To Offer Iconic Songs
Nashville based Remix Hits has launched a hit song stem marketplace offering producers iconic songs in the form of an affordable remix-focused ‘Kontakt’ stem instrument dubbed ReleaseTM. The first wave of available song packs includes classic hits from Sony Music, including: TLC’s No Scrubs, The Outfield’s Your Love, The Guess…
Twitter Stock ↑15.7% Tues. On Strong Revenue Growth, Mixed Monthly User Stats
UPDATE: The last monthly user stats that Twitter says it will ever share showed a social media channel struggling to grow. Twitter added monthly users for the first time in a year – 330 million monthly users vs. 321 million in the previous quarter. But that’s still lower than the…
Free ‘Profitable Musician Summit’ Begins Online Today
In a new ten-day event created by Bree Noble, thirty-three experts will offer tactical strategies and actionable advice to independent artists looking to both earn and retain more money in their music industry careers. __________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Blog The Profitable Musician Summit 2019 is a…
Muso Raises $4.5M For Piracy Tracking From Hartwell Capital
Digital piracy specialist MUSO has raised $4.5 million in an extension of its $3.2 million 2017 Series A with Harwell Capital. The new investment will be used to expand the company’s efforts in the digital media, gaming and live broadcast sectors. MUSO’s technology removes unlicensed digital content and provides data…
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ Is Available On Spotify, Apple Music Exactly Three Years After It Was Released
Three years to the day after it was released, Beyonce’ has made her 2016 Grammy-winning album Lemonade available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. The album was previously only available for purchase and as an exclusive stream on Tidal. The release comes days after her release of a…