CD Baby is continuing to expand globally with hires in Canada, Latin America, East Asia/Pacific, and the UK and EU. CD Baby is also adding local Artist Support Centers around the world, starting with the UK in the coming months. These centers will give specific advice in local languages tailored…
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Behind The Curtain Of The New Balance X BEGINNERS Campaign (Part I)
Synch licensing can be one of the greatest ways for artists to gain exposure to a wider, fresh audience. Once a privilege largely reserved for already successful artists, more developing band are getting these exciting opportunities, as evidenced in a recent collaboration between New Balance Shoes and up-and-coming AWAL artist…
Are YOU A Male Ally To Women In The Music Business?
As more allegations of predatory behavior by men in the music business continue to emerge, Chris Robley shares a recent open letter from Joe Crookston to the Arts and Music Community, encouraging men in the music industry to make a commitment to act as true allies to women in the…
3 Weeks After PledgeMusic Suspended Campaigns, Hundreds Of Artists Still Unpaid
On Wednesday February 6th, PledgeMusic sent an email to all artists with active crowdfunding campaigns suspending them immediately. The move same after months of late payments and non-payments to artists. Three weeks later, all campaigns remain suspended and hundreds of artist’s left unpaid. The crowdfunding platforms last update, which contained…
9 Simple Reasons To go To SXSW 2019 [Kosha Dillz]
SXSW can be overwhelming, but not so for indie rapper Kosha Dillz, who is prepping for his 12th SXSW. Planned properly, SXSW launches Kosha’s year. Read and learn, grasshoppers. _________________________________ By indie rapper and music marketer extraordinaire Kosha Dillz This year will be my 12 year at SXSW and 11th…
5 Lessons Learned From Shep Gordon
Talent manager, producer, and film agent Shep Gordon recently released a book titled The Call Me Supermensch, which uses a backstage pass to his life as a framing device for some important lessons about the music and entertainment industry. Here we look at five key takeaways. _______________________________ Guest post by…
ASCAP Sues 13 Venues For Playing Music Without Paying
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 13 music venues for “unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted musical works.” The PRO represents 700,000 independent songwriters, composers and music publishers and “ensures its members can earn a living from their art by licensing…
"Star Is Born’ Producer Bill Gerber To ‘Restore’ Neil Young To Woodstock Film
Now that “A Star Is Born” is in the rearview mirror and after more than a decade as an advocate for the project, producer Bill Gerber will bring Neil Young back to Woodstock. photo: Neil Young, 1969. Photo Credit: Henry Diltz Gerber attempted to bring “A Star Is Born” back…
Could The Proliferation Of Indie Streaming Platforms Be Harming Unsigned Artists?
As the major streaming platforms continue to bludgeon each other in hopes of gaining an industry monopoly, unsigned artists are seeking better, independent options for sharing their music with the general public – unfortunately, all these smaller platforms face a number of shortcomings. _______________________________ In this new post to MusicThinkTank,…
Spotify Revises WMG Statement, Issues Full India Launch Press Release
Words have become weapons in the battle between Spotify and WMG’s Warner/Chappell Music publishing. Overnight, Spotify clarified one of their jabes, alongside a fill announcement of the streamer’s launch in India. In the intro to Spotify’s approved statement the streamer referred to Warner/Chappell’s move for a court injunction as having…