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Teen Musician Rejects $3M Deal: No Need For Label Thanks To Internet
Billboard magazine recently released a profile of teenaged musician/rapper NLE Choppa, who handily turned down a $3 million label deal, opting instead to partner with a distribution company, UnitedMasters, and maintain all rights to his work. Kids these days! ______________________________ Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt There’s a pretty…
RIAA Names New Board Of Directors
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced the election of its new board of directors on Tuesday, including nine new members. The board will serve a four year term, lasting until 2022. "As we advocate for a music ecosystem that respects artists and fans, we are fortunate to have…
Key Advice For Marketing Artists [Jake Udell]
In this important piece of marketing advice, Jake Udell expands on his theory that the most important marketing an artist can do is to their core fans, and the value of investing time and money in quality content, rather than trying to reach as many listeners as possible. __________________________ Guest…
Audible Magic Adds ‘Rights Audit,’ The Orchard Signs On
Music technology provider Audible Magic has announced two new services, Rights Audit and Rights Rx, designed to verify rights ownership across more than 200 territories before new music is added to a catalog. Sony owned indie distributor The Or chard is among the first to sign on. The new service…
Pandora ‘Stories’ Adds Creator Commentary To Playlists
Pandora has launched "Stories," a new tool that allows artists, songwriters and podcasters to add commentary to music and "combining the storytelling of podcasts with the musical power of playlists." Using Pandora Stories, creators can curate Playlists and Mixtapes comprised of tracks from Pandora’s catalog and then customize it with…
10 Most Viewed YouTube Videos Of All Time
There was a time when the internet made a big deal out of song reaching a billion views, but the days of such easily won astonishment are long gone, with popular artists now clocking in at well over double this number. In this piece, we check in on which YouTube…
Warner Music Group Calls Spotify Comments ‘Appalling,’ Vows To Fight In India
The battle between Spotify and Warner Music Group’s Warner/Chappell Music publishing arm continues unabated, after the pair failed to reach an agreement to licence songs to the streamer in India. A Mumbai judge today failed to grant WMG an injunction stopping Spotify from launching in India, but it did also…
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TUESDAY 1.27.19
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Thriving After 15 Years: 6 Keys To Independent Music Success
Success as a DIY artist has never been easy, and for most, their rags to riches story comes down a little heavier on the rags. Still, as artist Yael Meyer illustrates in these six best practices, indie music success is achievable. ___________________________ By Yael Meyer from CD Baby’s DIY Musician…