Veteran music producer and educator Gary Gray shares some common denominators of successful songwriters, composers and producer and engineers. Our favorite: “I’m Either Networking or Notworking!" ________________________________________ By producer Gary Gray of the New Artist Model’s Lucrative Home Studio In music, success can seem very elusive. Some songwriters, composers, and…
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Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) Worldwide has promoted David McGilvray to Senior Vice President, Radio Promotion. Having started his career in the music industry working for Bon Jovi Management and Mercury Records, McGilvray went on to spend 17-years with Island Def Jam. • Independent publisher Spirit Music Group, known for its…
4 Ways The Business Of Music Videos Will Dramatically Shift In 2019 [Cheri Hu]
In this piece, Cherie Hu speculates on four important way in which the music business, or more specifically the music video business, will radically transform in 2019 for both creators and consumers alike. ________________________ By Cheri Hu. This first appeared on Forbes. Speaking at the Cardozo School of Law on…
Kanye West Sues Roc-a-Fella, Def Jam, UMG, EMI and More
Kanye West has filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI Music Publishing and Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and merchandiser Bravado International Group in an apparent attempt to free himself of all contractual obligations. The complaints were filed on Friday (January 25) in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to…
Clio Music Awards Opens Entries For Best Creative Work In Music Marketing and Advertising
The Clio Music Awards today announced its 2019 call for entries. Part of the Clio Awards, the global creative and ad community’s premier awards show, Clio Music recognizes work spanning artist promotion, music marketing, brand collaborations and the use of music in advertising. The Clio Music honors will be awarded…
PledgeMusic Pays Fastball 50%, As Others Exit Platform
Last week, Bob Lefsetz brought the plight of the many artists that have not been getting paid on time by PledgeMusic for the last 6 months to a broader audience. Now Fastball, Bob ‘s posters boys for PledgeMusic transgressions, report that they received a little over half of the money…
YouTube Could Emerge On Top As Article 13 Flounders
While the music industry had high hopes that the European Union’s passage of Article 13 would knock YouTube down a few pegs, the legislation’s possibly insurmountable struggles suggest YouTube might actually come out on top after all. ________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The music industry had…
Royalty Exchange Passes $50 Million Paid Milestone
Royalty Exchange announced this week that it had paid out over $50 million from 535 royalty transactions in the three years since the company relaunched in 2016. 255 investors participated in the funding. Royalty Exchange is touting the marketplace as a funding source for the musical middle class with 52%…
Analysis Of Every Billboard Top 5 Song In 2018 – The Structure And Composition Of A Hit
Our friends at Soundfly have done an exhaustive breakdown of the musical structure and composition behind every song from the year that cracked the Billboard Top 5, revealing more than a few Drakes. _______________________________ Guest post by Dean Olivet of Soundfly’s Flypaper “My Mount Rushmore is me with four different…
Symphonic Brings Music Industry Sessions To Puerto Rico
Independent music distributor Symphonic will host its first Music Industry Sessions in Puerto Rico next month. The series is aimed at artists, producers, and singer-songwriters from the indie music community. A VIP event, PRO Music Industry Sessions, for established music industry professionals will be held on Friday, February 22nd at…