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TuneCore Now Offers Musicians and Indie Labels Fast, Low Cost Royalty Advances
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To offer royalty advances to artists and labels, TuneCore today launched TuneCore Direct Advance in collaboration with Lyric Financial. The new service provides U.S.-based TuneCore customers the option of quick, automated advances on their future distribution sales revenue. With TuneCore's just launched Direct Advance service, artists and labels can get advances on future earnings, while retaining full ownership and control of their catalog. The new service was developed in partnership with Lyric Financial Founder and Chief Executive Eli Ball. Artists and ...
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8 FREE Social Media Tools You Should Start Using Now
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For bands and brands alike, social media is critical to building a strong presence, and it is key for you and your team to maximize how they spend their time and money, and which tools they use. In this list we look at eight free social media tools you should be using already. Guest post by John Hall Cofounder and CEO of Influence & Co on Forbes If you want to learn more about a situation or get to the bottom of ...
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Artist & Manager Relationships – A Look At Recording Industry Management Agreements [Part 2 Of 2]
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In the second part of a set of articles exploring the different music business agreements, Justin M. Jacobson dives into the world of management agreements, the additional clauses associated with them and negotiation tactics surrounding these clauses. Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at ...
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LyricFind and Turning Your Lyrics Into A Revenue Stream [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
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This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined Darryl Ballantyne, the CEO of LyricFind. He shares how to make lyrics a revenue stream and that they are properly licensed. LyricFind created a new revenue stream for songwriters and rights holders by paying them royalties each time their lyrics are displayed. The company delivered 5 billion lyrics in 2016 alone via 100 platforms including Google Search, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Music, Shazam and Deezer. ...
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5 Steps To Success For Every Emerging Artist
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Starting out as an independent artist is a huge challenge, and positioning yourself for success requires careful planning. Here we look at five marketing and general business tactics that can help guide DIY artists in the right direction. Guest post by Brian Reitz of Max Previously MAX has outlined ways artists and their managers can prepare for brand partnerships, an evolved version of music advertising that we believe will simplify marketing for brands and artists while simultaneously improving the fan experience. While ...
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Artist vs Manager: Overcoming The Internal Struggle
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As an independent self-managed musician, one may often find the need to be creative and express oneself at odds with the managerial desire to cultivate a financially stable career. Here we delve into how reconcile these two aspects of the job. Guest post by Leah Waldo from Take Note, an online magazine of Berklee Online Picture this: A scrappy underground boxing arena, smoke filled and packed wall to wall with a myriad of characters, each straining to watch the unfolding drama at the ...
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Artist, Manager Relationship - Recording Industry Management Agreements [Part 1]
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In the first of a series of articles exploring different music business agreements, Just M. Jacobson explores the agreement which dictates the relationship between the talent and the personal manager. Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson Esq. of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. He also runs Label 55 and teaches music business at the Institute of Audio Research.] We will ...
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