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Artist’s Pandora SoundExchange payments now go directly to UMG
Since SoundExchange’s inception in 2003, 50% of song royalties from Pandora have been paid directly to artists after the digital PRO takes a 4.6% administrative fee. But artists whose records. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Will Congress ban TikTok? • MusicWatch study• Vinyl growth • the dark side of Country Music • More
Last week’s most-read posts: SXSW protests, Living Wage for Musicians, WMG bids for Believe & More
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with this week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from SXSW protests, a living wage for musicians, Warner Music pondering a. Continue reading
MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: MIDiA Global Report • UMG Pandora payment shift • Deezer pulls 26M tracks • Mojo Nixon remembered • BPI vs. Jammable • $1M Snafu Women Creator Fund • More
Getting It Done – Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music: Living Wage bill, Release tips, Finding a Manager & More
REWIND – New music industry’s last week in review: SXSW protests, Spotify adds video, TikTok under fire & More
Tracks with a Spotify Canvas video are 145% more likely to be shared
Data from Spotify shows just how much adding a free 3-8 second Spotify Canvas video to a track can contribute to its success. If a song has a Canvas video,. Continue reading