A 19-year-old UK hacker has been arrested in on charges of stealing unreleased songs from major international music artists and selling them for cryptocurrency, according to AP. The teen, who reportedly accessed musicians websites and cloud-based accounts illegally, was arrested Thursday in Ipswich, England. His name is being withheld due…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
How To Create Your Own Radio Show On Spotify
In this piece, Seth Reslar explores how the Spotify’s new podcast creation feature can be taken a step further to create a Spotify-based radio show by combining the podcast and song saving feature into one. ______________________________ Guest post by Seth Resler of Jacobs Media Strategy From time to time, I…
How Copyright Works With E. Michael Harrington [VIDEO]
For a musician, or really anyone working in the music industry, a solid understanding of how copyright law functions and effects your work is important. In this series of videos, Dr. E. Michael Harrington walks us through the ins and outs of music copyright and what you must do to…
What Artists Need To Know About Songtrust
In order to get paid from the mechanical royalties generated by your song’s plays, you need to some kind of publishing administrator to collect it for you. In this article, Brian Hazard gives us feedback on his recent experience using Songtrust, one such publishing admin. ______________________________ Guest post by Brian…
A Cautionary Tale: YouTube, DMCA and Copyright Trolls
In this piece Neil Turkewitz uses the framing of the recent federal court case in Nebraska brought by YouTube against Christopher L. Brady, alleging that made false copyright claims, as a way of highlighting some of the serious flaws in the DMCA and how takedowns and copyright claims are carried…
New California Law Might Give Musicians Precisely What They’re Trying To Avoid
Calfornia Bill AB 5 has now passed both houses of the Legislature and is headed to the Governor to be signed. The bill, aimed primarily at helping ride-share drivers, could also reak havoc in the indie music industry, re-classifying those who were once known as independent contractors as full employees….
Songwriters Are Being Underpaid And This Is Why
It’s widely agreed that songwriters are not getting their fair share of the growing bounty created by the streaming music boom. But the solution is much more complex than just paying them more, writes MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. ________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog Music…
Are You Actually Monetizing Your YouTube Channel?
While it may seem like a dumb question, since most artists/labels have at least some level of monetization system set up, it can be fairly easy for artists to miss out on earning money via their actual channel. Here Chris Robley walks us through ensuring you get your due. __________________________…
7 Inspiring Musical Quotes, Why They Resonate
While the music industry has undergone a massive transformation over the past decades, music itself remains an incredibly powerful tool capable of sparking intense emotion in the consumer. Here, Ellisa Sun shares seven inspiring musical quotes by artists from the last hundred years, and why they resonate with her so…
Death, Creativity, And Caring What Others Think
In this piece, James Shotwell tackles the triple minefield of a cultivating a creativity based career, the opinions of others and when they matter, and the inevitability of death as it relates success in the music industry. _______________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix There are a lot of…