Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
You’ve probably heard by now that major publishers and Facebook are in a battle for legitimacy. The major publishers (namely UMG) have been getting Facebook to remove all cover videos using their songs. Publishers want Facebook to pay massive upfront advances and share in the ad revenue from video ads in exchange for synch licenses for […]
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The playlist is the new radio. So how do you get into seriously heavy rotation? In the old music industry, the best way to reach a large audience was to get your song played on the radio. Today, the music industry is changing, and becoming more about online music consumption. Music streaming platforms like Spotify […]
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Recently I was given the opportunity to review two pairs of Q Acoustic speakers as they prepare for their US launch. In preparation, I did some research into their existing reviews, all of which praised them as having fantastic quality for an extremely fair price. Needless to say, I was excited to get my chance […]
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Here are 10 useful tools you can use to get more SoundCloud plays right now. And take over the airwaves of Planet Earth sooner than you thought possible! The following deep dive into SoundCloud plays comes from SMMGuide.co. Sam Zavedi has served as a SM Strategist for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups from across the […]
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Sometimes your passion isn’t your major. And if you’re not a music major, Here are some tips on how to keep your music career going when you have to spend time on classes. I am a biology major in college as well as a performing musician. I’m not a music major. Most of the time I love […]
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Is it illegal to use a music downloader? Are we truly breaking the law? Or is the legal wording just too complex? Last week, Editor-in-chief Paul Resnikoff touched on the question, “Are ‘YouTube to MP3’ Downloaders Illegal to Use?” Now, while the biggest site like Youtube to MP3 is getting sued, there are still clones […]
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We’ve seen it time and time again. Old white men who cling to the past and have no vision for the future. They know what the music business was in (what they think were) the glory days and desperately are trying to return to that era. Make the music business great again! Just one problem. […]
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When will the music industry learn? Clearly never. Universal Music Publishing Group (among others) are now aggressively issuing takedown notices to Facebook for cover videos of their songs. Facebook complies with these DMCA notices and removes the videos immediately with a scary notice to the offending party stating “it is our policy to terminate the […]
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Not only are the Rolling Stones still touring in their 70s, they’re actively recording and releasing new music. In fact, this is one band that kills almost every musician excuse in the book. For example… Musician Excuse #1: ‘Touring is too difficult’ You’re right. It’s taxing and tiring. And the Rolling Stones have deluxe accommodations, […]
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Was Kim Kardashian really robbed at gunpoint in Paris? Here’s why the story isn’t stacking up. It just doesn’t make sense. There are too many details missing, conflicting, or seemingly fabricated. And now, people are starting to call bullshit on news that Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint this weekend in Paris. Updated: this post […]
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