Music + Activism Handbook: Special Election Edition
Air Traffic Control (ATC) describes themselves as existing to "help musicians play an effective, unique and vital role in the promotion of social justice." Established by musicians and music managers,. Continue reading
As Investors Offer Millions, Can Electronic Dance Music Survive A Corporate Takeover?
Investors Robert Sillerman and Ron Burkle have are among those being being those mentioned as potential investors looking to buy into the burgeoning electronic dance music, or EDM business. EDM. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Viacom vs. YouTube Returns, Artists Join Pirate Bay, Rumblefish, Wilco, Pandora & More
An appeals court has revives a long standing and almost forgotten Viacom vs. YouTube lawsuit. [full court ruling] (DMW, ars) 5000+ Artists Line Up For A Pirate Bay Promotion Platform. Continue reading
Facebook & VEVO Really, Really Like Each Other [STATS]
For now at least, the rumors that VEVO is pulling it's music video content from YouTube and shifting to Facebook, have died down. But that doesn't mean that the two. Continue reading
Spotify Denies Report Of 3 Million U.S. Users
Yesterday, the New York Post claimed that Spotify has signed up just 3 million users in the U. S. and converted 600,000 to paid subscribers. In a statement to the. Continue reading
Drowned In Sound Founder Sean Adams On The Decline Of MP3 Blogging
(UPDATED) Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. MP3 bloggers were the revolutionaries of music criticism, taking on established outlets like Rolling Stone and Spin by being faster, cooler,. Continue reading
Three Quarter Offers Musicians New Model: ‘We Run The Business, You Run The Art’
Three Quarter is a new music startup with a hybrid business model. They describe it as "part record label, part venture capital firm, part management firm, part marketing/pr firm." A. Continue reading
ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO – The Ultimate Songwriters Convention
Geared heavily towards songwriters, composers, publishers, and producers, the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO takes place at the Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles April 19-21. Launched in 2006, the EXPO is. Continue reading
Raditaz Partners With Echo Nest To Take On Pandora
Internet radio provider Raditaz has partnered with The Echo Nest music intelligence platform to deliver personalized streams that it says are superior to Pandora. By combining The Echo Nest's data. Continue reading
4 Ways To Earn More Publishing Royalties & 4 Succces Stories That Prove Them
Guest post by Ryan Brodhead, Manager of Performance Rights Administration for Songtrust, where he oversees song registration and royalty collection. Each April at Songtrust, we anticipate reviewing our writers' royalty. Continue reading
