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SoundExchange Partners with ReverbNation to Deliver Digital Performance Royalties
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Royalty collection agency SoundExchange has partnered with ReverbNation to register and deliver digital performance royalties to RN's 500,000 member artists. SoundExchange collects payments for the use of recordings on satellite, internet and cable TV music stations.
Artists and labels who may be due compensation should sign up at SoundExchange.com.
“When SoundExchange approached us about getting money into the hands of the artists who have earned it, we didn't hesitate," says ReverbNation co-founder and VP of Artist Relations Lou Plaia. “ReverbNation ...Continue Reading...
Wanduta Launches Offering Musicians Health Care, Discounts and More
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Think of it as an AARP for artists. Newly launched Wanduta, is a free online resource for musicians, offering a suite of benefits including access to health care, a credit card and musician-centric discounts like travel, gear and both live and online showcase opportunities.
The AARP analogy fits because, like the association for senior set, it appears that Wanduta makes some of its money from affiliate fees on sales of the services offered. There's nothing wrong with a for-profit model. ...
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As Labels Struggle, is Artist Income on the Rise?
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Yesterday, I published a chart from the the Times UK showing that while record labels are suffering, artists were making more money than ever from live performance. (see chart) Some Hypebot readers, as well as, Glenn Peoples from Billboard countered that the chart's “interpretation ignores the realities of superstar-driven ticket prices...Live music is a winner-take-all market. The value is concentrated at the top. Once an artist becomes a huge success on the road, he/she can command ticket prices well above ...
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As Music Industry Struggles, Artist Income Grows
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The UK's Times Online called this “the chart that the music industry didn't want you to see;" and I've been hesitating publishing it without adding context and analysis. But the more I stare at it, the more it speaks for itself.
It tracks the three pillars of music industry revenue - recorded music, live music, and UK performance royalties collected by PRS over the last 5 year for both artists and the industry. Conclusion: while record labels are suffering, artist ...
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Weekend Extra: The Subject is Cool Jazz
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
In the days when commercial television networks in the United States were still working their way toward the shallowness we know and love today and cable networks did not exist, there was an NBC-TV program called The Subject Is Jazz. Its host was the cultural critic Gilbert Seldes. One 1958 installment of the series explored the proposition that a fairly new tributary of the jazz mainstream ran cooler than the jazz that preceded it. The musicians were Lee Konitz, alto ...
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Giving Thanks 2009
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See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
Quite a year so far--civility, always in short supply, seems to be heading for extinction. Politics and politicians are polarized (am I that much of an idealist to think there was a time and a cause where conservatives and liberals actually worked to better our country, state or town?) How odd it must seem to people in other countries to see or hear how many of the folks with the best health insurance policies are fighting to keep those without ...
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Music Festivals Offer Unique Marketing Opportunity
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How to get part of that crowd to join your team.
This guest post comes from Scott Perry. With his great free email newsletter and web site, the New Music Tipsheet keeps the industry informed of new releases as well as commenting on trends and sharing industry news.
While all you managers (and artists) out there are fielding offers for next year's festivals, start thinking NOW about what you can do to maximize your outreach to these massive audiences.
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U.S. Visa Restrictions Could Hurt Touring Acts
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(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Members of the touring industry warn that stricter enforcement of U.S. immigration regulations could interfere with the U.S. touring plans of international artists.
According to Billboard, no new regulations have been enacted, but the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service has begun using a much more restrictive reading of current regulations in approving visas. Formerly, artists wishing to work and tour in the U.S. needed to apply for a work visa (type “O" for solo artists or ...
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