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Collect All Your Royalties For Pandora Plays: A How To Guide
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Although Pandora is often labeled as the poster child for services that don't pay artists the money they deserve, the reality is that Pandora can be one of the best ways for independent artists who own all the rights to their music to make a decent income. Guest Post by Chris Robley on DIY Musician You might have the impression there’s no real money in Pandora. For years they’ve been at the center of a national debate about royalty rates ...
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How The Music Industry Can Change (For The Better)
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2016 was a big year for the music industry, both in terms of lawsuits and lobbying, although whether these were to the industry's benefit is debatable. Here we look at major issues with the music business in desperate need of resolution in the coming year. Guest post by Atty. Erin M. Jacobson on Forbes 2016 saw a lot of lawsuits and lobbying in regards to changes in the music industry. Here are a few major issues that need to be resolved in ...
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This Company Will Press Your Cremated Ashes Into Vinyl [VIDEO]
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Want your love of music to live on past the grave? If donating to a local music program or other charity doesn't do it for you, there's an alternative. Your cremated ashes can be pressed into 1-30 vinyl records containing the audio of your choice, including your rant about how Nickelback really is a great band. Is pressing the ashes of the dead onto records an odd novelty or tender remembrance? When it first made headlines in 2010, Jason Leach’s ...
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Two Top SoundCloud Execs Exit As Financial Pressures Mount
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Both the COO and VP of Finance at music streamer SoundCloud have left the company. Their exit comes just weeks after the company admitted in financial filings that it could run out of cash in 2017 if paid subscriptions did not increase. Chief Operating Officer Marc Strigel and Vice President of Finance Markus Harder have both left their positions at SoundCloud, the music streamer confirmed to the Financial Times. They joined the company in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In January, UK ...
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Trump Advisor Pens Useless, Uninformed Piece On Intellectual Property Theft
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Although it's hardly at the forefront of current political issues, a recent and rather clueless piece in Business Insider regarding intellectual property and its theft from one of the members of Trump's transition team does not bode well for the music industry. Guest post by Mike Masnick from Techdirt I realize that there are much bigger issues at hand right now, but those of us who follow copyright, patent and trademark policy have been somewhat perplexed about what a Trump administration might ...
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Leadership Music Now Accepting Class Of 2018 Applications
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Last year I had the honor of being part of the Leadership Music Class of 2016. I can honestly say that the days spent with my 47 classmates- “The Best Class Ever"- were among the most rewarding in my music industry career. Each year, Leadership Music gives about 50 diverse music industry professionals that same opportunity. Leadership Music has begun accepting applications from established music industry leaders for the Class of 2018, and will accept them on-line throughout the month ...
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New York Times Subscribers Now Get Free Spotify Premium
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On-demand music streamers are all pretty much stuck charging $/€/£ 9.99- much to there detriment, according to MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. So to attract new customers, they are constantly experimenting with discounts, pricing and partnerships like the one that Spotify and the New York Times announced today. The New York Times announced today that new digital All Access subscribers will a free Spotify Premium account. For $5 a week, subscribers will receive unlimited access to NYTimes.com plus unlimited access to Spotify. At ...
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4 Major Live Music Trends Changing The Industry This Year
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It may only be February, but the year 2017 has already proven itself to be one of major change for the live music industry. Here we look at five different trends, whether it's a rise in activism or immersive theater, that are reshaping the live music business. Guest post by Rachel Grate of Eventbrite We’re just one month into 2017, and it’s already proven to be a year of big changes — and the live music industry is no exception to ...
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