FRIDAY 12.14.18
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YouTube Music Turns Charts Into Playlists In 29 Markets
YouTube Music is adding playlists for YouTube Charts in 29 markets. Each will get five chart playlists – three specific to the country and two global. With 1B monthly users, the charts and playlists offer a unique global overview, alongside a local snapshot. Users can also add their favorite charts…
How To Decide Where To Promote Your Music
Although necessary, promoting your music is usually an pricey proposition. Social media platforms, however, provide a largely inexpensive, risk free space for artists to hawk their wares. But, as CD Baby’s Chris Robley explains, this still requires a careful, measured approach in order to be successful. __________________________ By Chris Robley…
Indie Label Market Bigger Than Ever And Continuing To Grow
It appears as though an ever increasing number of bands and artists are avoiding traditional record label and instead taking the indie path, sometimes by choice and sometimes because of difficulty of signing with a major label. Whatever the reason, indie labels are soon set to contribute to 40% of…
SoundCloud Adds Live Stream-To-DJ Mixes With Serato
SoundCloud has launched the ability for DJ’s to discover and live mix music from its licenced catalog through Serato’s DJ Pro 2.1 and DJ Lite 1.1 decks with a SoundCloud Go+ subscription. By combining Pro Unlimited and Go+, users can also mix and stream millions of underground and premium tracks…
Judge Confirms $5M ‘Blurred Lines’ Judgement Against Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams
Judge John A. Kronstadt has confirmed the nearly $5 million judgement against Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Williams’ More Water From Nazareth Publishing company. The judgement ends the much publicized copyright case brought by the estate of Marvin Gaye over the origins of the smash hit "Blurred Lines" and its…
Trala Scores $1.3M For Violin Learning App, Another Win For Techstars’ Startup Incubator
Trala has raised an oversubscribed $1.29 million seed investment round for its violin learning app. Trala is part of the Techstar Chicago startup incubator. Investors in the round include Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn; lead investor Origin Ventures and Techstars Ventures, as well as three execs at language learning app,…
Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2019 Inductees Named: Radiohead, Roxy Music and 5 More
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 class of inductees. Of the 15 nominees, seven were chosen. Three made it into the Hall on the first year that they were eligible. Here they all are, in alphabetical order: The Cure Def Leppard Janet Jackson Stevie Nicks…
THU. BRIEF: $5M ‘Blurred Lines" Final Judgement • Redigi Ruling Upheld • Article 13 Warning • More
THURSDAY 12.13.18
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Alison Wenham Steps Down As CEO of WIN, A2IM CEO Burgess Offers Praise
Alison Wenham is stepping down as the CEO of The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) after 12 years with the global independent music industry trade group. Prior to joining WIN full time in 2016, Wenham was the CEO of the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM), the organisation she started in…