How Production Costs Are Affecting Songwriters

Making a career out of songwriting isn't easy, and even if you do end up writing the next chart topping hit, there's no guarantee that you'll see much of a. Continue reading

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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize For Literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize For Literature  "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Bookmakers had put the rock icon's odds of. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Prince’s $35M Vault • Dylan Wins Nobel • SFX vs. Sillerman • VenueNext Raises $15M • More

Thursday 10.13.16 Music Industry News From Around The Web Updated under our More News tab.

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FreshTunes Launches Offering 100% Free Music Distribution To Spotify, Apple, All Major Services

In the digital age, music distribution has become a commodity, and like most commodities the price is almost constantly moving downward.  Companies like CDBaby, TuneCore and OnePRM offer flat fee. Continue reading

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Everything A Musician Must Know About Digital Distribution

With brick and mortar music stores no longer being the only (or even best) way for artists to get their music into the hands of fans, the distribution process has changed. Continue reading

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Dylan Spotify Streams Jump 512% After Nobel Announcement

After yesterday's announcement that Bob Dylan had been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, his  streams increased 512% on Spotify globally. The most listened-to song in reaction to the news. Continue reading

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Music Streaming Reaches A Tipping Point

It seems the industry has finally reached a point where music streaming revenue has become the greatest contributor of royalties for both artists and labels and, as purchases continue to drop, this increasing prominence. Continue reading

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3 Scientific Tips For Making More Money From Your Fans

While anecdotal evidence and the advice of others can be somewhat helpful when it comes to making more money from your music, not every experience is universal, and such advice. Continue reading

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Pandora Rebrands With New Logo

Pandora is revving up it efforts to encourage users to transition from free to paid as it preps its on demand streaming music service for launch later this year.  Along. Continue reading

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Music SEO: Know Your Search Engine Result Pages

Here we delve further into the world of search engine optimization, explaining why SERPS (search engine result pages) are so important to artists, and how they can set them up to. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Out Over A Billion To Labels This Year

Streaming services in general tend to take a lot of heat from record labels, and Spotify is no exception, but is this attitude justified? According to new information, the streaming. Continue reading

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