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MusicBox: Email Drops of Indie Music
These days even giving music away for free doesn't mean you'll catch the attention of new listeners. There's just so much out there these days. MusicBox is an interesting if not totally original solution for those attempting to promote or find out about new music from unique indie acts. It's basically an email list that periodically ...
Indie Labels and Associations Respond to YouTube Music Licensing Pressure Tactics
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which includes a wide range of indie music associations in its membership, is responding to concerns about YouTube's licensing practices with a joint global statement. Though YouTube is negotiating directly with major labels to license music for its future streaming service, the company has presented indies with templated contracts and “an ...
Music Industry Leadership 101 is Latest Educational Initiative from Usher's New Look
This week Usher's New Look nonprofit officially announced their new “Music Industry Leadership 101" program for high school students. It's currently being piloted in a number of schools. Recent news coverage gives a nice sense of how the program will both introduce kids to career paths in the music industry and connect what they're learning to ...
SoundExchange Identifies $2.3 Million in Unpaid Royalties for SAG-AFTRA Members
Media and entertainment union SAG-AFTRA and digital music collection agency SoundExchange have identified SAG-AFTRA members with a cumulative $2.3 million in unclaimed royalties for the use of their recordings on 2,500+ digital radio services. SAG-AFTRA and SoundExchange conducted a crosscheck of their two databases and identified nearly 2,000 union member performers who are potentially owed royalties. ...
Vimeo's Innovative "Copyright Match" System Seeks to Balance Rights and Fair Use
In a move designed to protect rights holders while honoring fair use, yesterday Vimeo introduced their new “Copyright Match" system. The new system flags uploaded content for possible use of others' work using Audible Magic's audio “fingerprints." If you're using that work with permission or believe it falls under fair use, you can immediately appeal. Vimeo's ...
Successful Musicians Share Simple Wisdom for Rising Artists
By Dave Kusek of New Artist Model. This article originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. One of the best ways to learn about success in the music industry is by listening to words of wisdom from people who have already “made it.” These successful musicians have experienced a lot. They’ve found out what works and what ...
LyricFind Becomes Sole 3rd Party Representing Universal Music Publishing Group's Lyrics
Yesterday LyricFind and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced a deal making LyricFind the sole third party able to offer future licenses for UMPG-controlled lyrics. UMPG will continue to handle direct licensing but the agreement with LyricFind is another major point of validation for the lyrics licensing service. In 2012 LyricFind was the first to license ...
How to Get Your Music on College Radio
By Patrick Hertz of Tinderbox. This article originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. College radio is a unique mix of non-commercial stations that range from small-watt student-run operations to huge, vastly influential public and/or community stations. This spectrum allows for most any independent artist to find terrestrial radio airplay – that is, of course, if the ...
New Release Marketing Drivers: What Your Label Manager Needs to Know
By Ben South, The Orchard's Senior Manager of Client Relations, UK. So, your biggest priority of the year is approaching: a new album from the most prominent artist on your roster. You’re feeling organised; with 3 months to go before release date, the album is mastered and in production for physical. The digital is uploaded and ...
How Will Twitch Acquisition Influence YouTube?
By Corey Rice of The AristoMedia Group. YouTube’s acquisition of Twitch has a lot of feathers ruffled over how Google’s influence will affect the social broadcasting gaming site. Will users be forced to login with Google+? Will they have to contend with Google’s voracious content ID system? But the really exciting part of this acquisition is ...
