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Nu Jazz Agency’s Managing Director, Jerald Miller To Keynote Jazz Industry/Music Business Symposium At JEN's 2016 Conference & The Chamber Music Of America National Conference In January 2016
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Nu Jazz Publicity
The Nu Jazz Agency has announced that Managing Director Jerald Miller, will lead two Keynote sessions at separate Jazz industry related music conferences in the second week of January 2016. Named by the 118 year old Musical America Worldwide Magazine as the only Jazz Industry professional to their Top 30 Influencers in the Arts category, Jerald Miller’s sessions are not to be missed. Jerald Miller will Keynote a session entitle The Business of Jazz in the 21st Century on Wednesday, ...
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10 Important Things To Know About The Recent Copyright Royalty Board Decision
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HypeBot
The three federal judges which preside over the Copyright Royalty Board recently announced new rates which will be applied to internet radio and digital webcasting. Here we look at some of the pros and cons of this decision, and what broader implications it may have for artists moving forward. Guest Post by Kevin Erickson on Future of Music Coalition Last week, the trio of federal judges who compose the Copyright Royalty Board announced new rates for internet radio and digital webcasting. It was ...
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Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul
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Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties. Today, Spotify pledged to fix the problem, while admitting that it will take some time. Spotify is pledging significant resources to build a “comprehensive publishing administration system” that will get songwriters and music publishers paid more accurately and quickly. “One of the most difficult challenges is the lack of accurate data as to who ...
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Songkick Sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster For Abusing Power To Stop Direct To Fan Ticket Sales
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2015 was the year that artists and their teams learned the advantages of and profits earned from selling directly to fans. It's a hugely disruptive shift that is threatening to those who profit from their position as an intermediary; and few in the old guard have been as protective of their gatekeeper status as Ticketmaster. Concert listings and direct to fan ticketing platform Songkick has taken Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster to court. Their federal court filing alleges that ...
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Should Musicians Opt Out Of Pandora’s Rdio Purchase?
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HypeBot
Following its recent purchase of a bankrupt Rdio, Pandora has sent out an email that music industry pundit David Lowery believes is misleading. In it, Lowery says, Pandora appears to be attempt to get rights holders to allow Pandora to use their music in its future projects. Guest post by David Lowery of The Trichordist Remember that Pandora is buying some assets from the Rdio bankruptcy with the intention to expand its webcasting service into a windowing service like Spotify? How can they do that ...
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BitTorrent Report 2015 Shows 50% Growth For Direct To Fan Distribution Platform
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BitTorrent has been recasting itself a mainstream direct to fan distribution platform for several years now, but 2015 was the year that their aspirations came closer to reality. Their annual BitTorrent Report chronicles activity on the platform. A recent survey showed that 41% of artists say they now use some for of direct-to-fan distribution, BitTorent, who sponsored the study, hopes to be at the forefront of this seismic shift. In the last year their Bundle publisher network grew 50% to more 30,000 creators with ...
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Copyright Royalty Board, Pandora Rate Ruling Reveals Cracks In Streaming Economics [Mark Mulligan]
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Yesterday's Copyright Royalty Board ruling, while raising key rates, is generally be seen as a win for Pandora and other non-interactive music services. But it also serves as a reminder of of just how, despite and even because of its huge success, allusive profits may be for Pandora, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA The much anticipated outcome of yesterday’s Copyright Tribunal decision was a 20% increase of Pandora’s ad supported stream rate from $0.0014 ...
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