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Spotify To Pay Universal Music Group $1 Billion, According To Leaked Email
Spotify is locked in difficult talks with the major labels. None are more contentious than with Universal Music, whose CEO has stated publically that it is time to change the music streamer's freemium model. Spotify expects to pay Universal Music $1 billion over the next two years, according to a leaked internal email. That's a number equal ...
Rightsify Gives Rights Holders An Interactive Platform To View And Analyze Industry Data
Rightsify is bringing key data to rights holders and licensees by way of an easy-to-digest online dashboard that helps them better understand important industry trends to grow their business in the new digital world. Rightsify operates as a cloud based analytical system compatible with any royalty or revenue source. The platform streamlines data compilation, allowing users to ...
A Manifesto For The Future Of Free Music
In the thankfully long gone days of DRM downloads it could be fairly said that ‘music was born free yet everywhere it is in chains’. Now music is free of DRM and, for most consumers, of price too. Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog Of course the majority of consumers have always spent most of ...
Ad Revenue Growing From Mobile Streaming
According to a survey from Deloitte, streaming music was the most common digital activity on smartphones in 2014. Streams of songs and music videos topped 164 billion during the year, increasing over 50% from 2013. Guest Post by Jake Rosenberg, Paid Media Manager at Fame House In addition to the continual evolution of user behavior around streaming mobile music, ...
Managers Think Tank Forms To Advise New Grammy Creators Alliance
The Recording Academy has formed a Managers Think Tank to advise the new GRAMMY Creators Alliance on issues pertaining the the music creator community. With issues such as the Songwriters Equity Act back in front of Congress, a unified voice is incredibly important in effectively communicating the need for change and the importance of creating a ...
4 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Promote Your Next Album
Social media's nice and all, but in order to stand out, sometimes you just need to find more creative ways to market yourself. Try one (or all!) of these four out-of-the-box promotional ideas for your next album release. Guest Post by C.S. Jones on Sonicbids Blog Paradoxically, the internet has made it much easier to reach your ...
Mad Genius Radio Meets Kickstarter Goal Well Ahead Of Deadline
The subscription-based internet radio service, Mad Genius Radio, launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising enough funds to take the service public. Not only did they reach their goal, they've exceeded it with weeks left in the campaign. Mad Genius Radio has purposefully set itself apart as a listener driven, deeply customizable internet radio service. ...
12 Radio Promotion Tips To Help Build Awareness For Your Band
Radio promotion is the process of soliciting your music to radio stations to get airplay, to build professional relationships, and to make fans. Are you getting the most out of your radio promotion campaigns? Guest Post by Bobby Borg College radio stations, web radio stations, satellite radio stations, and commercial specialty shows (the “locals only” type ...
Does Music Subscriber Growth Cripple Profitability?
With streaming services pushing the paid subscription model, profit for those company's should be growing - but not only are the streaming music giants not making money, they're losing it. Who is to blame? Guest Post by Jon Maples I recently wrote about how Rhapsody is facing issues as it expands to a worldwide audience and partners with cellphone carriers in Europe, ...
ASCAP Becomes First PRO In The World To Report $1 Billion In Revenue
In it's 100th year of providing performance rights support and advocacy for music creators, ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, reported $1 billion in revenue for the calendar year 2014 - breaking global records. Revenue wasn't the only side of ASCAP that soared notably in 2014. Royalty payouts to songwriters, composers, and music ...
