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Happy Birthday To You: A Copyright Saga Chapter Closes
As most are now aware, the song which has for years been a staple of American birthday celebrations has been wrested from the clutches of Warner/Chappell and placed in the public domain where it belongs...until someone steps up to claim the now orphaned copyright. Guest Post by Anna-Kaisa Kaila on Future of Music Coalition “Happy Birthday” is ...
Pandora's Ticketfly Purchase Good For Artists And Shareholders
Pandora made a bold move recently by acquiring the online ticketing service Ticketfly, shifting the popular music streaming service into an area where it may turn a something of a profit, particularly if it can get more listeners to take off their headphones and attend live shows. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Streaming ...
Streaming Services Or Major Labels: Who's The Real Bad Guy?
Platforms like Spotify and Pandora are often vilified for not paying sufficient royalties to artists, but could it be that it's not, in fact, the streaming services who are the true enemy, but the major labels to which they are contractually beholden? Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Since its launch, Spotify has paid out over two billion ...
Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service
Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are bundled with shipping and other services could provide a hint as to how music streamers can gain more paid subscribers. New research from Parks Associates shows ...
4 Crucial Music Goals You Can Still Accomplish Before The New Year
With 2016 rapidly approaching and 2015 soon to be a distant memory, here are a few important goals to check off your list while there's still time, whether it's beefing up your web presence, getting a jump on next year's gigs, or simply making sure your intellectual property is safe. Guest Post by Christine Occhino on the Sonicbids Blog Image ...
The Future Of Transparency In The Music Business
The process by which music royalties are determined has always been a convoluted one, but the rise of the web has made it even more complex, while simultaneously increasing the demand for more transparency regarding where the money is coming from, and where it's going. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium Last week, I shipped up to Boston for ...
MedRhythms Uses Music To Treat Brain Injuries
While a lot of the talk surrounding music these days looks at it from a business perspective, it's important to remember music's more intangible value. Here George Howard speaks with MedRhythms' CEO Brian Harris about his company's work using music to heal traumatic brain injuries. Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes Amidst all of the ...
Sharkey Laguana: Is Streaming Music Ripping You Off? [INTERVIEW]
Here the people at the Future Of Music Coalition speak with Sharky Laguana of the band Creeper Lagoon about his recent piece entitled “Streaming Music is Ripping You Off" in which he criticizes streaming services for their use of the “Big Pool" method of royalty distribution. Guest Post by Kevin Erickson on the Future Of Music ...
Human vs. Machine Music Curation: Why We Need Anarchy In The A.I.
In a recent dig at Apple Music, Google's Eric Schmidt spoke out against human curated playlists, instead praising the idea of an artificially intelligent “tastemaker" service, designed to find the “next next big thing." But can A.I. truly hope to compete with the personalized touch of human curation? Guest Post by Jim McDermott on Medium In ...
For The Music Industry, Christmas Is Here: How To Give Your Career A Holiday Boost
If you're planning to release your new hit holiday single this Thanksgiving, you're going to be a little late to the party. According to this article, if you want your tunes to grace the festivities this year, the time get them released is now. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician When the Biebs, ...
