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Harry Fox Agency Scrambles To Fix Spotify, Streaming Licencing Mess
Lawsuits are flying over Spotify's alleged use of 10-25% of its song catalog without obtaining needed licences. While the court is expected to rule in the next 2 weeks on class action status and consolidation of at least two of the top legal actions, The Harry Fox Agency, who was responsible for obtaining Spotify's song licences, ...
Are Independent Artists Better Off? [Gabe Dixon]
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Here Nashville-based artist Gabe Dixon weighs in on the advantages and creative freedoms which working as an independent artist provides, as apposed to the limitations that come with being signed to a major label. Guest Post by Gabe Dixon on American Songwriter Until now, all of my studio albums have been released with the help of a ...
Crowdfunding That Offers Fans Shares In Their Favorite Artists
The rules for Title III of the JOBS (Jumbstart Our Business Startups) Act have recently been released, and promise to have far reaching effects for artists and music startups, as it allows non-accredited investors to invest in private companies in a step up from traditional crowdfunding. Guest Post by John Lahr on the Berklee College Of Music's Music Business ...
Bands And Brands: What Marketers Need To Know About Music Partnerships
For artists, being heard and standing out from the crowd can be a challenge, but by partnering with brands, artists are able to reach a much broader potential fanbase, provided the marketers in question know what their doing and can avoid damaging the image of both the band and the brand itself. Guest Post by Lukas Nieuwenhuijsen of WeTransfer ...
SoundExchange Launches Free 20 Million Song Search Database
From music streamers lawsuits to takedowns on iTunes, song identification has become a major issue. To help solve the problem, SoundExchange, with the backing of the RIAA, has launched free ISRC Search Site that includes 20 million songs. SoundExchange has debuted its new ISRC Search Site, a website designed to allow users with access to SoundExchange's ...
PledgeMusic Acquires Noisetrade, Set.fm
By expanding on the promise of the now all-but-defunct Topspin D2F platform with an added dash of Kickstarter, PledgeMusic has built one of the new music industry's most respected and effective platforms. Today they broadened their reach with two acquisitions that also serve the indie and DIY music community. PledgeMusic today announced two acquisition NoiseTrade and Set.fm. The ...
Streaming Could End Piracy, If Only The Music Business Would Let It
While windowing releases may be an effective marketing ploy for high profile artists like Adele and Kanye, such tactics serve to drive listeners to piracy, in a time when the music industry should be embracing- and improving on- streaming instead. Guest Post by Bryce Clemmer, Co-founder and CEO of Vadio. In many ways, Kanye West’s release of ...
Last Days Of Free SoundCloud? Allison Moore Hired As Chief Revenue Officer As Paid Launch Nears
SoundCloud has attracted millions of users—musicians and fans—with a seemingly unlimited treasure trove of tracks. But new deals with the major labels require monetization and recent filings point to a company bleeding cash at alarming rate. Now an experienced digital executive has been hired to sort out the mess. Music streaming service SoundCloud is pushing forward ...
How Blockchain Could Transform The Music Industry - Part 2 [Benji Rogers]
The business of royalty collection and artist rights is in desperate need of an overhaul, one which blockchain tech's digital “wrapper" could potentially provide. Here Benji Rogers details what the implementation of this technology would look like and who it would benefit. Guest Post by Benji Rogers on Rethink Music A new “fair trade” music format ...
The Music Startup Meltdown - And it’s going to get worse before it gets any better…
After a strong year for music tech investments in 2015, things have gotten much tougher for music and music tech startups. The money tree is bearing less fruit and the sexiness of music startups has faded. But its going to get even worse before it gets any better, says Cortney Harding. By music industry and music tech consultant ...
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