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Ed Sheeran Broke The Charts [Mark Mulligan]
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Ed Sheeran is hugely popular; and while no one wants to demean his success (OK, maybe some do...), when one person occupies for 9 of the UK top 10 singles and all 16 tracks from his new album are in the top 20, something is broken. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Unless you have been hiding under a stone on Mars this last few weeks you will have struggled not to hear or see some clip of Ed Sheeran one way ...
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Pandora Not For Sale, Will Be Profitable This Year, Says Pandora CEO As Stock Falls [VIDEO]
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Pandora founder and CEO Tom Westergren made some bold claims during a CNBC appearance Monday. Wall Street was unimpressed, pushing the stock-6.3% to $11.60 by midday Tuesday. “We intend to be profitable this year," Pandora CEO Tim Westergren declared on CNBC's “Squawk Alley" Monday. The bold claim came on the eve of the launch of its Pandora Premium on-demand music streaming subscription service and despite losses that more than doubled from $170 million in 2015 to $343 million last year. ...
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Stop The Legalized Extortion: How To Make The Live Music Experience Fair For All
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Here a former venue owner explores the possibilities behind technology bringing transparency to live performance marketplace, thereby ending what has essentially become a form of legalized extortion for artists. Guest post by Zach Bair Here's a fact that may surprise live music lovers: Artists may not see a cent from songs played on jukeboxes, radio, karaoke or any other music played at bars, restaurants, fitness centers or clubs throughout the U.S. Despite this, thousands of venues are required to pay as ...
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CD Baby Publishing Now Represents 100,000 Songwriters, Expanding To 18 More Countries
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Indie music services platform CD Baby is now providing publishing administration to more than 100,000 songwriters, the company announced today, alongside a major expansion into new territories. CD Baby announced to today that it is now representing more than 100,000 songwriters and 625,000 songs under its Publishing Administration service. The indie music services company is also expanding its publishing arm to 18 new countries. Formed in 2013 under the branding CD Baby Pro, CD Baby Publishing allows a CD Baby ...
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Spotify Acquires Audio Detection Startup Sonalytic To Improve Publishing Data
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Spotify has acquired Sonalytic, a UK based startup that specializes in audio identification that enables us to connect creators and rights-holders to monetization opportunities. Spotify announced today that it has acquired Sonalytic, a UK based startup focused on audio detection technology that identifies songs, mixed content, stems and clips, tracks copyrighted material, and can improve music discovery. Details of the acquisition were not revealed. Spotify says it will use Sonalytic audio detection to improve its personalized playlists and to match songs ...
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Understanding A Data-Driven Music Industry Culture - Lessons From Fast Forward [Cherie Hu]
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In this article, Cherie Hu shares five of her most important takeaways from FastForward 2017, a music conference targeted at under-35s and looking at how the music industry can best capitalize on the rapid pace of tech advancements. Guest Post by Cherie Hu on Flipboard Liz Stokes (News Editor, Record of the Day), Karma Bertelsen (Marketing Manager, Kilimanjaro Live), Lucy Blair (Director of International Sales and Marketing, The Orchard), Fred Bolza (Vice President of Strategy, Sony Music UK) and Emily ...
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The Real Costs of Music Publishing
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Let’s talk about running a music publishing company. Whether you are just starting, or operating a publisher as we speak, it is important to know when and why to spend money. Here are some estimates of what it takes to start and operate your own music publisher: *Includes health benefits **maintenance and hosting fees ***Yearly retainer, yearly company registration fees, various entity taxes, yearly affiliation fees. ****Postage, Equipment, Incidentals, Misc. Note: These are all rough estimates. Now what if someone told ...
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Apple Claims To Be Leading Way On Song Metadata To "Ensure Songwriters Get Paid"
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Often known for it's progressive behavior in the tech industry, Apple is taking steps to encourage artists to get their music's copyright registered with one of several relevant publishing organizations although one organization, the U.S. Copyright Office is conspicuously absent from this list. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy This is great news from Apple, who is leading the way as usual….with one exception. Apple says to “make sure the ownership of your song is registered with a publisher, ...
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