A Brief History Of Frozen Mechanical Royalties [David Lowery]
In the wake of recent rate court negotiations with the Copyright Royalty Board to set the compulsory mechanical royalty rate for songs, David Lowery takes a look at the history. Continue reading
Legacy Revenue Share Deals: More Trouble Than They’re Worth?
In the streaming age, revenue share calculations have become so complex and convoluted that it be difficult to tell if artists and labels are being paid what they deserve, begging. Continue reading
Pare Booking App Simplifies The Show Booking Process
In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from. Continue reading
10 Reasons Musicians Fail On Social Media
Virtually every career musician has some kind of social media presence but, as with so many things, some artists are better at it than others, and many musicians handle their. Continue reading
THU. BRIEFING: Led Zep ‘Stairway Trial’ Heats Up • US ISP Sues BMG • Google Sues SFX • More
Thursday 6.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Where does all of them money go in the music industry? Today’s headlines offer the answer: lawyers. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
UPDATE: Apple’s Trent Reznor Says YouTube Was ‘Built On Backs Of Free Stolen Content,’ Google Responds
UPDATE: Apple execs usually prefer to extol the virtues if their products rather than criticize competitors. But Nine Inch Nails front man and Apple Music product design exec Trent Reznor. Continue reading
Tax Break State Of Mind: New York Set To Offer Recording Companies Big Tax Credits
In a bit of good news for New York artists looking to save money, it seems the Empire State will soon be joining numerous others by offering companies which create. Continue reading
Why You Should Treat Your Music Career Like A Startup
Besides both being challenging career options, being a musician and running a startup have quite a few similarities. In the following article, we look at some of the commonalities between. Continue reading
10 Techniques For Effectively Promoting Local Shows
Once an new band reaches the point in their career where they're putting on local shows, the challenge of attracting an audience comes into play. In this article, we look. Continue reading
Berklee Launches Ambitious Open Music Initiative, Major Labels and Top Music Streamers Sign On
After a year filled with lawsuits and bad press over disputes resulting from the lack of a global music database, Berklee College Of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship has an announced an. Continue reading
