Getting The Marketing Band Together; Hiring Business Help
There's no guarantee that a good musician will also happen to be a savvy business person as well, which is why hiring outside help can often be a good idea. Here. Continue reading
Canadian Music PRO SOCAN Acquires Jeff Price’s Audiam “to finally fix the global industry problems”
In May, Canadian performing rights organization SOCAN acquired music and metadata delivery technology provider MediaNet. Late yesterday, they added Audiam, a digtal music licensing and royalty collection service, to their music. Continue reading
German Music Market Up In The First Half Of 2016 Thanks To Streaming
The turnaround that the music industry has waited almost a decade for has finally arrived, thanks to streaming. The latest evidence comes from Germany where the recorded music market was. Continue reading
A2IM, RIAA & Concord File Amicus Brief To Fight Pre-1972 Recordings Court Decision
A recent court decision that pre-1972 recordings are subject to the “safe harbor“ provisions of the DMCA ran contrary to all previous rulings, and sent shock waves through the music. Continue reading
Did Kanye West Help Make Taylor Swift Famous? Pandora Dives Into The Data
As the battle between Taylor Swift and Kanye West continues, the rapper continues to maintain that he made her “Famous.” Pandora dug into their data to analyze the way their. Continue reading
Think YouTube Is Evil? Facebook Is Paying $50 Million For Live Videos, But Most Musicians Get Nothing
With one of the lowest payouts per stream of any service offering music, YouTube has become the target of much ire from the music industry. But Facebook, which recently extended. Continue reading
Indie Beggars Group (4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, XL) Was Hacked – Change Your Password Now
We're sadly getting used to hearing about the big evil mega-corps getting hacked. But an as-cool-as-any-record-label-can-ever-be indie? Well, The Beggars Group has been been hacked and they are urging all. Continue reading
Congress Eyes Creation Of A Copyright “Small Claims Court”
Although many active members of the copyright community have been requesting that some form of small claims court be set up as an alternative to filing a federal lawsuit, a. Continue reading
