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How To Contact Blogs, Playlists In 6 Steps
Blogs and playlists have become some of the most important channels for getting music from its creator into the ears of potential fans, but getting through to these tastemaking powers that be is no easy task. Here we look at six effective and appropriate ways to contact blogs and playlists. Guest post by Michael Hahn of ...
Music Sync Is Ripe For Change [Mark Mulligan]
Music sync is ripe for innovation and change, says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan, after extensive research of the sector, The number of music syncs is higher than ever and more platforms are seeking new music, but the market with a host of structural challenges. By Mark Mulligan of MIDia and the Music Industry Blog Florence and the ...
Music Is More Important Than Sex, TV, Coffee New Sonos Survey Shows
Sonos has released the findings of a worldwide survey and US-based field study that demonstrates the power of audio to impact health, well-being and creativity. Globally, people who listen to music three or more hours a day say it is more essential than coffee, sex, or TV. The global survey of 12,000 people across 12 countries found ...
Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]
Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout from this new legislation, and looking ahead to how we can build a more creator-friendly world of fair compensation and voluntary licensing. Op-Ed by Neil Turkewitz ...
Pandora Adds Ticketmaster Integration
Pandora has partnered Ticketmaster to bring more concert dates to the platform. “In our ongoing effort to provide a comprehensive and seamless artist marketing experience, Pandora has partnered with Ticketmaster to transform live event promotion,” SiriusXM owned streamer said in a statement. According to Pandora, which plans to pull touring data in real-time from Ticketmaster’s API, ...
ASCAP 2018 Revenue Up 7% To $1.2 Billion
ASCAP has announced that total revenues for 2018 topped $1.227 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. That's the second year in a row that ASCAP distributions crossed the $1 billion mark. $1.109 billion in royalties were paid to member songwriters, composers and publishers in 2018, up 10% year-over-year. US Revenue ASCAP domestic revenue ...
How Spotify’s Continued Expansion Is Killing Niche Music Genres
While the rise of streaming is, in many ways, responsible for the music industry's salvation, the vast majority of content streamed on platforms like Spotify generally tends to lean towards the pop/hip hop spectrum. As Thomas Steffens here explains could be bad news for more niche music genres like classical and jazz. Guest post by Thomas Steffens, ...
The Truth Behind The 1,000 True Fan Theory
For some time, a theory has existed in the music industry that, for an artist to have a sustainable if not particularly lavish career, they must have at least 1000, 'true' fans. Here we look at the reality of the math behind this idea. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The “1,000 True Fans ...
Creator Support: A New Way To Pay Artists For Streaming [Mark Mulligan]
How to fairly compensate creators as consumption becomes dominated by streaming is the subject of vigorous debate. But a new model dubbed 'creator support' is gaining traction because it will pay many artists more with minimal impact on the wider royalty pool, says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog ...
The Pennsylvania Bill That Should Worry Musicians Nationwide
A cause of concern for musicians everywhere, there is a new bill which recently sailed through the Pennsylvania House as an amendment to the state's liquor code which would prevent minors who perform at restaurants and clubs from being fairly compensated. Guest post by Wade Sutton of Rocket to the Stars Artist Services The following is ...
