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Is It Time To Bid Farewell To All Pre-1972 Music?
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Taking advantage of a copyright void which was created for all pre-1972 music after the law was updated in 1976, the RIAA has been trying to claim that the state laws which existed before before this update intended to include a public performance rights, meaning that services like Pandora, Sirius XM, and possibly even terrestrial radio are in violation of this theoretical law. Guest Post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt As we've been covering over the past few years, there's been ...
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There's Another Side To The Playola Debate For Streaming Playlists
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In the age of streaming, playlists have become one of the best ways for artists to have their music promoted. This brings with it a whole host of questions regarding the morality (and effectiveness) of paying the curators of such playlists to feature your music. Guest Post by Justin Barker of Slice Music, this originally appeared on Music Ally The topic of “playola” – labels paying independent curators of playlists on music-streaming services to include their tracks—has received much coverage in the music press ...
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Alfi Records US Label Launch: Sandoval, Turcio, Orozco, Chindamo/Black, Albare
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
ALFI Records Celebrates International Label with Diverse Releases Featuring Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio, César Orozco and the Company’s Own Founder, Albare ALFI Records, the new international, multicultural record label founded by virtuoso jazz guitarist Albert Dadon (aka Albare) celebrates its worldwide launch with five releases by a roster of lauded musicians, including 10-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio and César Orozco as well as the label founder himself. Committed to filling a void ...
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Will Social Networks Ever Be Able To Master Music?
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While some of the more diminutive players in the field of social networking like Vine and Flipagram have been making great strides when it comes to integrating music with their services, some of the larger behemoths like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have some catching up to do. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium Recently, Vine announced a suite of features that allow users and artists to add music to their videos and discover new tracks. A few months earlier, Flipagram raised a ...
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Giving Fans A V.I.P. Experience Using Periscope
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The live streaming video app Periscope was recently acquired by Twitter and has been on the rise since its launch. Looking at the group Veruca Salt as a case study, this article explores how artists can use Periscope to offer their fans a V.I.P. experience, with minimal cost or preparation. Guest Post by Chandler Coyle on The Coyle Report What is Periscope? Periscope is a live-streaming video app for iOS and Android devices which is part of the Twitter family. Twitter purchased the startup Periscope ...
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Niche Music: The Next Streaming Frontier
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While streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer a seemingly unlimited buffet of music from which listeners can pick and choose, it may be more variety than most listeners need, or than they're willing to pay $9.99 a month for. Should music streaming instead take a hint from companies like Netflix and break into smaller and cheaper niche-based services? Guest Post by Mark Mulligan from his Music Industry Blog If 2014 was the year of fear, uncertainty and doubt for streaming ...
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The Music Industry's Problem With Perceived Value
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Why does the listening public think music is worthless? Although music streaming has become hugely popular, this popularity has yet to translate into significant revenue, largely because potential subscribers don't feel that having tens of millions of songs at their fingertips is worth ten bucks a month. Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on Forbes For about ten years now, the recorded music industry has been in a pretty steady decline in terms of how much money is coming in. Ever since the ...
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