Category archives: publishing

This group despises ‘bad behavior’ by music publishers. Guess who’s funding it…

Google, Pandora, Twitter all help bankroll lobbying group fighting the music biz

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10 Best Music Books Of 2015/2016 So Far

Although music is typically enjoyed as audio, the past couple of years have seen the release of some excellent music books as well, whatever your reading preferences may be. Here we explore ten of the best to be published so far. ___________________________ Guest Post by Jeremy Young on Soundfly’s Flypaper…

10 Tips For Sending Songs

When sending either beats or songs to someone in hopes of landing a placement, there are certain rules one should follow that will greatly increase their chances of success. Here we look at ten such tips. ___________________________________ Guest Post from Trill Trax Sending beats or songs both have certain rules…

Do DIY Musicians Need Publicists?

Although publicists have historically played an important role in the music industry when it comes to making or breaking artists, have we reached a point where it’s easier and more effective for artists to do publicity themselves, ask Sarah Goodyer? _____________________________ In this recent piece from MusicThinkTank, Sarah Goodyer asks…

Justice Department Refuses To Modify PRO Consent Decrees, Moves Forward With Dreaded ‘100% Licensing’

The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a major blow to music publishers after they declined to recommend changes to the consent decrees which govern performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI. ________________________________________ ASACAP and BMI have been declined their petition to the US Department Of Justice to amend the consent decrees…