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"Massive Victory" For Songwriters, Publishers As Court Allows Fractional Licensing - BMI, ASCAP React
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In a major victory for songwriters and publishers, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice which had sought to end the practice of fractional music licensing. The U.S. Second Circuit agreed with Judge Louis L. Stanton’s September 16, 2016 decision that the BMI consent decree allows for the practice of fractional licensing. “This is a massive victory for songwriters, composers, music publishers and the entire industry
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Are Catalog Releases Making The Music Charts Inaccurate?
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When it comes to measuring album success, it has long been a practice to focus only on the 'frontline' releases, with music being relegated to a label's 'catalog' after eighteen month. Thanks to the age of streaming, however, music often sees increased increased spins in the years following its release, leading some to question if the charts are still accurate. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It’s been a fact of life in the recorded music business that ...
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Leonardo Pavkovic's MoonJune Records Keeps Progressive Jazz & Fusion Alive
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
As legendary composer/musician Frank Zappa once said, “Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.” That statement could still describe much of the “jazz” music being released today. However, it definitely does not apply to MoonJune Records! Brutally independent MoonJune Records, operated by no more and no less than one person only- multilingual globetrotter and renaissance man Leonardo Pavkovic (whose main activity consists in USA and international booking of artists not on MoonJune Records, in the genres of jazz, fusion, ...
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What Pandora's Genome Can Tell Us About The Sounds Of 2017
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Here we look at breakdown of popular music on Pandora from a genre-based angle and how streaming, in addition to bringing in a majority of the revenue in music, is also reshaping the music itself, and allowing a more diverse group of artists and musical influences to reach listeners. Guest post by Emily Blake of Next Big Sound We’ve known for a while now that in the ragtag family of the music industry, streaming is the breadwinner. Streaming overtook digital ...
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YouTube On Track To Launch "Remix" Streaming Music Service In March
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While YouTube has made multiple attempts to get its users to go the extra mile and buy into its paid subscription services, it has had minimal success with either its Music Key or YouTube Red. That said, the popular video sharing platform has high hopes for its new Remix streaming service, said to be ready to drop this coming March. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 YouTube has repeatedly tried to get music fans to buy into its paid ...
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Sound Diplomacy: Improving Music Cities Worldwide
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For a music community to develop and thrive, it needs a city to grow in. So what is about iconic cities like London, Chicago, and Nashville that allow a local music culture to thrive, and how is this culture affected by governments and business? Sound Diplomacy seeks to answer these questions. Guest post by Leticia Trandafir of Landr Music communities don’t exist on their own—they need cities to live. Some cities are famous for their music scenes: London, Chicago, Nashville, ...
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Live Music Today: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
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In this piece Joe Rinaldi reflects on the state of the live music industry, and how the rise of the streaming age and the drop off in retail sales has further increased the necessity of live performance for artists looking to make it in the music industry. Guest post by Joe Rinaldi, Managing Partner at San Diego’s Music Box In recent years, live music has become the backbone of the industry, replacing much of the revenue that was once earned ...
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How Can Record Labels Make Connections With Independent Artists
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In the music business, your actual abilities can often take a back seat to your network and who you know. Whether you're an artist, a label or even a mixing engineer, making industry connections and expanding your network are essential. Here we look at how record labels can better connect with independent artists. Guest post by Emma Miller of Bizzmarkblog & Oranacreative What’s more important: who you know or what you know? In the music business, the first one takes the win, as ...
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