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Mixcloud Inks Universal Music Group Direct Licensing Deal
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Mixcloud has signed a multi-year direct licensing agreement with Universal Music Group. Under the deal, UMG artists will be compensated for use of their music on Mixcloud's ad-supported and yet-to-launch subscription crowdsourced radio platform. The global agreement, excluding China and Japan, includes payment for previous use of UMG music. WMG signed with the streamer late in 2017. Mixcloud is a UK based online streaming service that enables the distribution of radio shows, DJ mixes and podcasts, which are crowdsourced by its ...
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Key Industry Players Uninvited To All Male MMA Signing At White House
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Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow was introduced by Trump as, “in the world of music [he] is big stuff." But key industry players were invited, then uninvited to the signing of the bipartisan Music Modernization Act Reasons for the disinvitations were not disclosed, but President Trump is known to use White House invitations as a way to reward loyalty, as well as, to punish any past criticism. The Executive Office of the President's Office of Public Liaison sent invitations to ...
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S.T.A.G.E.S. Of Email Marketing
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Musician and manager of a career consultation sight Cheryl B. Engelhardt breaks down the steps to successful email marketing, and outlines how to effectively gather and engage with fans. Part 1 Guest post by Cheryl B. Engelhardt of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This is the first in a multi-part series by Cheryl B. Engelhardt, singer/songwriter, composer, and the owner of the music career consultation site In The Key of Success. Cheryl will be breaking down the key S.T.A.G.E.S. of email marketing for ...
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What Is The Music Modernization Act and What Does Mean For You?
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The Music Modernization Act was signed into law by President Trump today. The multifaceted legislation had widespread industry support as an overdue overhaul of antiquated licensing laws. But what is the MMA and what does it mean for you? The Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447) packaged together several music licensing reform bills including the CLASSICS Act, the AMP Act, elements of the previously introduced Music Modernization Act and the rate standard parity provisions from the Fair Play Fair Pay Act. Highlights of the new Music Modernization Act include: Closing the pre-1972 ...
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PledgeMusic Reorganizes After Late Payment Problems
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PledgeMusic is reorganizing its executive team after months of payment problems. As we reported last week, CEO Dominic Pandiscia has stepped down. Now company executives are taking on new roles in an effort to turnaround the popular music crowdfunding site. Co-Founder Malcolm Dunbar has been elevated to Global President and COO, building on the success of the UK and European division. Co-Founder Jayce Varden has returned and Scott Graves has re-joined as President of the North American territory. Members of ...
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Spotify Shares New Stats On 10th Anniversary
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Spotify turns 10 the week, and in addition to a list of its most streamed tracks of the last decade, the streamer is sharing some impressive stats that go beyond the usuals subscriber counts. 180 million monthly active listeners active in 65 countries As of August 31, 2018, the streamer has paid over $11.53 billion USD / 10 billion EU to rights holders since launch 40 million songs and podcasts in the library 3 billion+ user-created playlists. 2,000+ genres have been identified on Spotify, ...
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How The EP Killed The LP Star
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Shifts in the music industry have precipitated a new rapid fire format of music release, with artists constantly creating new music and releasing singles rapid-fire. In addition to other changes, this shift has caused the EP to begin edging out the LP as a dominant format of music. Guest post by Jon Chattman of Soundfly's Flypaper Thanks to digital streaming, YouTube, Record Store Day, and any other distribution platform out there not named MTV, more than ever, music comes at us fast, ...
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Class Action Filed Against Eventbrite Over Ticketfly Hack
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Eventbrite is facing a class-action lawsuit in the wake of a highly publicized hack of the company’s Ticketfly subsidiary that crippled dozens of major concert promoters and venues for days and compromised the data of 27 million users. In a class action lawsuit brought against Eventbrite in Chicago, attorneys for plaintiff Shanice Kloss accused the company failing to properly protect user’s personal information, breach of contract, and negligence. Kloss alleged that Ticketfly failed to “implement reasonable data privacy and cybersecurity ...
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