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#SupportMusic - 'A Song Is Worth More Than A Penny', Says The Grammy's Neil Portnoy
Following up his comments at the this year's GRAMMYs, Neil Portnow discusses how streaming—although it offers musicians a new way to reach music consumers and should be embraced by the industry—currently provides artists with inadequate compensation. Guest post by Neil Portnow of The Grammys This is the question I posed to the nearly 27 million viewers of the 58th ...
Soundcloud Signs Sony Music, Runs Out Of Excuses To Better Monetize Content
Soundcloud is great for musicians, both as a tool and for its massive community for music lovers. But it needs to do more to help those creators profit from the content that made it popular; and then there are those nagging indicators that it's burning cash... Soundcloud has signed a licensing deal with Sony Music, thus paving ...
Kickstarter Bets On Independent Music With Drip.com Aquistion
Last month, Drip announced that it was shutting down its indie label and artist subscription service. Now, top crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, who would seem to be losing some music market share to PledgeMusic, has brought Drip back from the dead. Kickstarter has acquired direct to fan artist and label subscription service Drip for an undisclosed sum. ...
6 Essential Tips For Making A Zero Budget Music Video
Looking to make a music video but have literally no money to spend on it? Not a problem. Here we look a six different tips for how you can make a music video to promote your shiny new album while spending little to no cash. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician A beginner’s guide ...
What If Music Copyright Didn't Exist?
In this though experiment, we examine what a music industry devoid of copyright would look like, and if it would really leave artists any worse off than they are now, or would instead serve to stimulate the creative economy. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer, from the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE weekly mailing Back when I was ...
Chinese And Canadian Indie Music Fuse in Toronto
The internet had helped unlikely artists create global careers and true music fans uncover far flung treasures. But some things are still best peculated in person. Such is the unusual Canada meets China musical hybrid surfacing in Toronto. The coexistence and information sharing between Chinese and Canadian cultures in Canada have reached a place where local ...
Bad Data: The Worm In The Streaming Music Apple
Coming on the heels of numerous lawsuits filed against streaming services after their failure to make proper mechanical royalty payments, this article examines the underlying issue of bad data, and what can be done to fix it for the benefit of all. Guest Post from the MIDiA Research Newsletter 2016 is proving to be tricky year ...
Darius Van Arman Of Secretly Group On Music Industry Equality, Transparency
In this interview major music industry player Darius Van Arman (Secret Group, For William Management) discusses the value of industry equality, why transparency is so important, and why he believes the music industry can be bigger and better than ever. Guest Post by Songspace on Medium Darius Van Arman has a lot on his plate. The ...
End Of An Era? CBS To Sell All 117 Radio Stations
Broadcast radio may still engage more people every day than any other media, but a major player has decided they've had enough. Media giant CBS has announced that it plans to sell off its radio business, long a cornerstone of the CBS empire. According to the Los Angeles Times, CBS Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves ...
Attention Artists: 5 PR Pitfalls To Avoid
While the relationship between artist and fan is certainly important, the relationship between an artist and the press is can also play a critical role in making or breaking a band's success. Here we cover several PR pitfalls which must be avoided at all costs. By Tyler Allen on InMusik We at InMusik believe in uniting fans ...
