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SoundExchange To Audit Pandora, Music Choice, Univision, Others
In an effort to make sure that rightsholders and artists are being fairly compensated, SoundExchange has announced plans to audit some of the digital music companies which pay it royalties and multiple sport leagues have plans to audit several multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs). Guest Post by David Oxenford on his Broadcast Law Blog In the last week, copyright audits have ...
Philadelphia Wants Musicians To Register With The Police Before They Play A Show
A Philadelphia councilman has recently sponsored a bill which would require venues to collect information from bands to hand over to the police, who would then either approve or revoke a license before said band could perform. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 A city councilman in Philadelphia isn't exactly showing much brotherly love to musicians, as he's introduced ...
International Association Of Jazz Managers (IAJM) Launches Monthly Webinar Series For Independent Artists, Managers And Agents To Teach Digital Strategies!
The International Association of Jazz Managers (IAJM) has announced the launching of a monthly webinar series designed to teach independent artists, managers, agents, and industry professionals the critical skill sets they need to succeed in the music business in the 21st Century! This webinar series will consist of (60) minute sessions led by industry thought leaders ...
Amazon Readies Full Service Music Streaming Service To Take On Spotify, Apple Music [REPORT]
Despite Amazon's aggressive push into video and ongoing efforts to serve as the hub of anything consumers want, their moves in music have been guarded. Amazon's music streaming service, available free with a Prime subscription, though building momentum, offers a fraction of most competitors' 30 million tracks. That appears about to change. Amazon’s Vice President of ...
The True Cost Of Recording And Releasing A Single [Dave Kusek]
Many artists who sit down to write a single often do so without thinking through the expenses they will encounter before the song can actually be released. By going over the actual costs in advance, artists can help keep them low and avoid complications later on. Guest Post by Dave Kusek on the Sonicbids Blog Often, when ...
Guide To Releasing Music As An Independent Artist [INFOGRAPHIC]
Releasing music independently can be a confusing process, and requires making many complex decisions along the way without any kind of certainty as to what the outcome may be. Here we take a step by step look at the release process, determining which course of action makes the most sense depending on the type of music in question. Originally appearing on MusicThinkTank, ...
A Musician's Concise Guide To Using Instagram
Constantly having to manage so many social media accounts can be frustrating for artists, particularly given how little they often seem to have to do with actual music. Still, Instagram has risen through the ranks as one of the best ways to engage and interact with fans. Here we look at quick, six-step method for making the platform ...
Are Sixty Second Songs The Future Of Pop?
While somewhere in the ballpark of three minutes has for years been the standard length for pop music hit singles, artists like EMM and Kenna are bucking this trend by releasing sixty-second micro songs." By Cortney Harding, author of How We Listen Now: Essays and Conversations About Music and Technology At first glance, EMM’s sixty second Flipagram ...
7 Things That Annoy All Talent Buyers
Talent buyers are busy people, and typically have too much on their plate at any given time to deal with a band or artist who makes any of the following seven mistakes when attempting to contact them. Guest Post by Jhoni Jackson on the Sonicbids Blog In case you haven't considered this before: talent buyers are busy ...
A Brief History Of The Record Business: 1965 To 2015
Here we go on a whirlwind journey through the history of music consumption from 1965 to the present day, looking at how it has evolved from the communal listening of LPs to today's personalized streaming playlists. Guest Post by William Buckley Jr. of FarePlay Growing up in the sixties and seventies music was everywhere, it was all ...


