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Google’s YouTube Extorts Artists And Pockets The Profits, Says MusicFIRST Coalition
Although its shell company Alphabet is raking in massive amounts of revenue, and YouTube is the most popular music service in world, Ted Kalo of the musicFIRST Coalition looks at how he says Google has been able to exploit legal loopholes to avoid paying creators the money they deserve. Guest post by Ted Kalo, Executive Director of the musicFIRST Coalition About $21,329,000,000 ...
Equity Crowdfunding Of Music Is Ready To Explode
Although traditional crowdfunding has been around for some time a new kind of crowdfunding, one which allows investors to actually purchase an ownership stake and gives them the opportunity to make a profit from their investment, may be about to take the music industry by storm. Guest post by Richard Brownstein, CFP of The Sound Entrepenuer Equity-based ...
A Closer Look At RIAA Claim That Vinyl Sales Generate More Revenue Than Billions Of Ad-Supported Music Streams
A new RIAA report on the “State Of The Music Business" showed that industry revenue from streaming has surpassed download sales for the first time and reported a small overall revenue uptick. Despite some bright spots, however, the report also singled out income from ad-supported streaming as the industry's major barrier to future growth. Revenue from ...
Songkick Ratchets Up Live Nation, Ticketmaster Lawsuit
On the same day that Bandcamp announced it's partnership with Ticketmaster, concert discovery rival Songkick was escalating its legal battle with the ticketing giant. In a new a filing, Songkick is seeking an immediate preliminary injunction against Ticketmaster. A legal dispute over fan club “presales" has taken a twist after ticketing platform Songkick filed a legal ...
Be Remarkable And Fans Will Come: Essential Advice From Marketing Guru Seth Godin
In this piece industry marketing expert Seth Godin illustrates how artists must work to cultivate that about them which is remarkable and unique in order to spark interest and draw in fans, and that if an artist is both talented and worth talking about, the fans will come. Guest Post by D Grant Smith on the ...
Labels Change Their Tune, Adapt To A Music Industry Without Sales
As labels slowly come to terms with the fact that this is a streaming world, where physical sales are more of lucky bonus than something to relied upon, they are beginning to rethink how their music should be marketed to increase listener engagement. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Major record labels are are finally ...
Why Startup Founders Ignore Copyright
Some may wonder, if improper licensing is such an issue, why startups don't take the time to make sure all their legal ducks are in a row before proceding, but as it turns out, endless negotiations and miles of red tape can be more of a detriment to their success than ignoring copyright, suggesting a better alternative is needed. ...
Where's The Money? YouTube Revenues Explained
This article clears a little of the fog surrounding how revenue from YouTube uploads is determined, as well as how the video sharing site's content management system functions and whether or not, as a content creator, monetization is the best choice for you. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Tech Solutions I had the good ...
A Tsunami Is About The Hit The Music Business And Paul McCartney Is Riding The Wave
News that Paul McCartney was taking advantage of a US Copyright Act provision that allows songwriters to reclaim their catalog after 56 years has sent shock waves through the music industry. Imagine the impact on the bottom lines over the next decade as UMG, WMG and Sony lose revenue from hit song after hit song as songwriters ...
