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Why Music Labels and Publishers Chronically Miss out on Licensing Opportunities
By music licensing expert Andy Lykens. The C-levels at a music publisher I used to work at would drop by my cube once every few days. All nice people, they did their best to be friendly when asking “working on anything big?” They’d ask that question because I was the person who had developed a system ...
Using A/B Testing to Inspire New Music Marketing Approaches
Ferren Gipson is a digital marketer specialising in the art and design sectors, writer for ArtCream, musician with Pandr Eyez and freelancer for those who want a more beautiful, usable online space. I wear many hats. I do digital marketing, I’m a lifestyle blogger, and I also perform in a music duo. All of these roles seem very ...
Can Streaming Music Innovation Be Supported by the Industry Without Reducing Licensing Fees?
CB Insights, a relatively new site that's building a database of startup and VC investment information, recently took a look at music startups and noted that, though the kinds of deals they're tracking have risen in the last couple of years, a smaller percentage of them have been for U.S.-based companies. Unfortunately they seem to be ...
7 Tips for Marketing Your Music on Streaming Services
We're in a weird transitional period in relationship to streaming music services. It's hard to know which service will survive and whether or not focusing on streaming alternatives to Spotify and Pandora, such as YouTube, is a better bet for the future. But if you are embracing or are now ready to embrace streaming music services, ...
Look What Disc Makers is Reintroducing This Week [video]
We'll have more after the official announcemnet. Until then, here is what they put on YouTube: “Everything old is new again. Disc Makers was a pioneer in the vinyl business way back in 1940s and was synonymous with the highest quality record pressing for independent artists and labels in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. After a ...
Fania Records Celebrates 50 Years from NYC Street Sales to Global Digital Distribution
I have to say I was delighted to discover that Fania Records is not only back in business but is again going strong. Last time I checked their CDs were in short supply and the company was in probate court. Acquired in 2005 by Emusica and then sold to Codigo Music in 2008, a revived Fania ...
SF MusicTech Announces Fall Date, May Be It's Last
SF MusicTech has announced that its next summit will be held on November 11th at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. (Early registration is open here.) Sadly, this 16th must-attend gathering of the music and tech tribes may be the last. “We've been doing this for 7 years now, and while we love throwing Summits, they are ...
Ticketmaster Affirms Settlement, Will Return $400 Million to Fans
Ticketmaster has agreed to a tentative settlement in a class action suit that stretches back more than a decade. If approved, the deal would issue about $400 million in credit to 50 million ticket buyers. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2003, alleges that Ticketmaster, now owned by Live Nation, but then part of IAC/InterActive Corp., misled consumers ...
U.S. Justice Department to Review Music Streaming Royalties
In the wake of a series of court cases involving music streaming service Pandora, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department has announced that it plans a review of the agreements that govern songwriting royalties. The DOJ said it would review the consent decrees, which in some cases date back to 1941, between two major performing ...
Midem Moves Cannes Conference to June, Announces New Initiatives
International music industry mega-conference Midem is moving from its usual January/February time frame to June 5-8 in 2015. The gathering is staying in Cannes, but adding an enlarged program to support labels and artists looking for international deals along with new exhibition space and content devoted to tech and innovation. The new program adds more live showcases ...
