Automated Content Recognition, or ACR, has become an integral part of the consumption of music and video as we experience them today. As more platforms publish user generated content, effectively monitoring use of copyrighted material has become increasingly difficult. So, how does one choose an ACR vendor that can be…
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How To Win Over A Lame Crowd: A Musician’s Guide
The lame crowd is an inevitability for any performing artists, and while an unreceptive crowd can be more than a little discouraging, there are a few ways to deal this frustrating right of passage that can leave you coming out on top and, ultimately, maybe even win the crowd over…
Red Pill VR, Sensorium Partner For $70M Bet On Social VR For Live Music
Red Pill VR and Sensorium Corporation have formed a strategic partnership to launch a platform that unifies live music experiences in extended reality, cinema and gaming alongside Social Virtual Reality (SVR).. Unnamed investors have pledged $70 million to the project “SVR overcomes hurdles of modern virtual reality, specifically the emotional…
Universal Music Archives Fire Appears Worse Than Reported
It is slowly becoming clearer just how devastating a backlot fire at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008 was to recorded music, and artists and artist managers are openly voicing their fears. According to a report in the New York Times Magazine, part of the lot damaged by the fire housed…
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Music Piracy Up 13% In The Us Last Year, Stream-Ripping To Blame.
While many thought that the rise of streaming had brought about an end to music piracy, a new report reveals this is far from the case. In fact, it appears the phenomenon known as stream-ripping has seen a significant spike in the past year. __________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell…
Bandwear Responds To Post-PledgeMusic Payment Concerns
This week music merchandiser Bandwear announced expansion of its crowdfunding platform and an offer to help musicians affected by the PledgeMusic collapse. Included is a staggered payout system similar to one which PledgeMusic reportedly abused by funding daily operations with money intended for artists and labels. "we understand many in…
Adding Lyrics To Your Instagram Story
Instagram and Facebook have recently been taking steps to make it easier both fans and artists to discover and promote music. Most recently in this vein, Instagram announced a new feature the gives users the ability to add lyrics to their Instagram stories. _________________________ Guest post by Kevin Cornell of…
TikTok Passes 120M Montlhy Users In India As Label Talks, Streaming Plans Continue
TikTok now has 200 million registered users, with 120 million using the short video app every month. The milestone comes as the company is in talks with major labels and publishers to launch a music streaming service. ByteDance, the Chinese conglomerate that owns TikTok, could launch its Spotify competitor as…
Nick Cave’s 9 Bedevilments Of Creativity
One of the past decade’s more prolific and influential songwriters, Nick Cave of The Birthday Party and Bad Seeds fame here shares the nine primary bedevilments which stand in the way of songwriting and creative flow, as well as looking at how best to overcome them. __________________________ In this most…