Here Michele McLaughlin, a full time solo pianist explains how she has been able to successfully earn a living from the royalties earned through the streaming of her music. Here Chris Robley chats with her about the opportunities her music has found on streaming platforms. __________________________ Guest post by Chris…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
Coalition Of Songwriter Groups Protest RIAA "Moral Rights" Stance In Strongly Worded Letter
Seeking credit where they believe credit is due, songwriters and their trade organisations have sent a strongly worded letter to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) protesting that trade group’s ongoing refusal to recognise the ‘moral rights’ of songwriters. _______________________________________________ Moral rights have been a part of global law…
Songkick Fights Costly Delays In Live Nation Trial
As Live Nation’s lawyers work to push back a trial with Songkick back two months, the latter company is doing its best to oppose the effort, claiming that it would be financially detrimental to Songkick’s financial well-being. _________________________________ Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify Attorneys for Songkick are opposing…
7 Ways To Actually Enjoy Putting Out Your Album
While an important component of most artists’ musical career, releasing an album can be arduous and time consuming process, and with the wrong attitude it can become fairly miserable fairly quickly. Here we look at seven ways in which artists can make the launch process that much more fun. _____________________________…
Warner/Chappell Launches Copyright Claim Over YouTube Video Deliberately Featuring None Of Its Music
Taking proactive takedowns to soaring new heights, Warner/Chappell recently issued a copyright claim over a doctored Star Wars clip containing precisely none of J. Williams’ music – the absence of which was in fact the point of the video, says Techdirt’s Tim Cushing. _______________________ Guest post by Tim Cushing of…
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen was recently quoted griping about how he is no longer making enough money from his recorded music, and although it’s hard to feel too badly for someone as financially successful as Fagen, his frustration does provide us with an interesting snapshot of music revenue overtime. ________________________________…
21st Century Marketing Restriction: No AI Licensing [Chris Castle]
Besides deciding on revenue, marketing restrictions are one of the most important aspects of recording artist negotiations, but the rise of artificial intelligence is adding a new component to the restrictions, something artists should keep in mind moving forward, writes Chris Castle _________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Artist…
Happy Birthday Hip Hop!
Looking back four decades to the genre’s inceptions, SoundExchange celebrates the birth of hip hop, exploring how the artform was born at the hands of Clive Campbell, and how it grew and developed from that point onward. ___________________ Guest post by William Glanz of SoundExchange When Clive Campbell developed a…
Def Leppard Says Music Piracy Brings A Younger Audience To Its Shows
Given the numerous leg al altercations they’ve been enduring recently, it seems reasonable to suppose that Def Leppard would be upset about the piracy of their music, but apparently they’re celebrating an alleged silver lining of more young fans discovering their music and consequently showing up in droves for their…
Does Sensenbrenner Bill Mean It’s Time For A Grand Jury? [David Lowery]
In what could be bad news for songwriters, digital music services are seeking to make it much hard for music creators to sue broadcaster and digital music services, requiring them to mount a lawsuit in federal rather than local court. That said, there may be other ways for songwriters to…