Besides getting the industry back on its feet as a whole, playlist have been a huge asset in bringing unknown groups and artists out of obscurity. While this all seems like a good thing, playlist culture has it’s own potential downsides. ______________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire on the ReverbNation…
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How Are Listeners Finding New Independent Music?
While methods of music discovery vary drastically from person to person, we here look at few avenues which avid music consumers commonly turn to in their search for fresh tunes, depending on the demographic in question. ________________________ Guest post by Rich Nardo of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This article…
‘Sorry Not Sorry’ Producer Shows How To Produce A Hit In 15 Mins. [VIDEO]
Onstage last week at the Recode’s Code Media, producer and songwriter Oak Felder demonstrated how the Demi Lovato hit "Sorry Not Sorry" went from an idea to a viral sensation. The hit producer recreated the technical process beginning with a blank canvas in music production app Logic Pro X. “The…
Universal Music Is Raking In $18 Million A Day
The music industry is generally regarded to be in much better shape than it was even a year ago, and Universal Music showing further evidence to suggest a business on the mend with a reported income stream of close to $18 million daily in 2017, an 11% increase from the…
Facebook Adds Licenses For 31M Tracks, 290K Rightholders
Facebook has taken another major step forward in its push to legally licence and compensate the creators of music used on its platforms, announcing a deal with ICE, the European licensing group and database for 31 million works from PRS in the UK, STIM in Sweden, GEMA in Germany and…
Amazon Hires Wx-WBR Prez Dan McCarroll, Signals Move Into Original Music Programming
Dan McCarroll, the former President and head of A&R at Warner Bros. Records, has been named Amazon Music’s global head of originals and artist relations. He will work as a liaison to artists, managers and labels to "elevate" releases through original programming on the platform. "As we continue to work…
How Data Unearthed An Unlikely Million Selling Song
[UPDATE 2] In this piece the team at We Are Instrumental explains how they were able to utilize TalentAI to identify a dark horse single performed by Britain’s Got Talent alum Calum Scott that found massive commercial success. _________________________ Guest post by Conrad Withey, CEO of We Are Instrumental It’s…
MediaCreek Acquires Live365, EmpireStreaming, Adds Execs
Net broadcasting platform Live365, and EmpireStreaming, an audio-centric CDN and services company, announced today that both are now part of Media Creek, Inc., a newly-formed Delaware holding company of audio-centric companies. As part of the acquisitions, Media Creek recently added to its leadership team. Digital Audio industry vets Rockie Thomas…
Spotify Nears ‘Hardware’ Release To Change ‘How The World Experiences Music’
A series of new jobs ads posted by Spotify tip that the music streamer is "on its way to creating its first physical products and setting up an operational organisation for manufacturing, supply chain, sales and marketing." The target appears to be Apple, Amazon and Google smart speakers that could…
Symphonic Adds Former Beatport Exec Peter Wohelski
Symphonic Distribution has hired industry veteran Peter Wohelski as its Content Development Specialist. Wohelski had been the Senior Label Manager at Beatport after stints as Director of A&R at Astralwerks and General Manager at Planet E Communications. Peter Wohelski The hire comes after the digital music distributor secured a $4…