Facebook Is Hoping To Bring The Fun Back To Music
This week, Facebook announced its first set of features that build on recent music licensing deals. The offering focuses on using music to add context to social experiences, says MIDiA. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Falls Behind In Paying Artists, Promises Fix
[UPDATED] PledgeMusic has fallen behind on payments to artists that have completed their crowdfunding and pre-release campaigns. The music crowdfunding and e-commerce site boasts that more than 3.4 million fans and. Continue reading
Ticketfly Confirms Data Of 27M Users Stolen, Site Online A Week After Hack
[UPDATED] Ticketfly.com is back online a week after being hacked, as are "the vast majority" of its venue and promoter websites. But the ticketer is now confirming reports that personal. Continue reading
What Rights Does A Copyright Owner Have? [Music Law 101]
Once a song is written and recorded, the owner of the song gains certain exclusive rights over the work relating the reproduction, adaptation, distribution and performance of the song. Here. Continue reading
Where Fans Discover New Music In 2018
As the music industry has changed, so too has the way in which consumers find new music, but music discovery remains one of the most important aspects of the music. Continue reading
How To Use Facebook To Promote Live Music Events
Facebook is one of top platforms for promoting a live music event and getting the word out to fans, who often use the service as a way to discover events.. Continue reading
Why Vinyl? The Reason Record Collectors Collect
In this piece Sunny Stuart Winter takes on the question of why vinyl (now in its best year since 1991) has such appeal for collectors, and what the demographic of. Continue reading
Facebook Finally Gets Serious About Music [Watch Out Musical.ly]
Facebook has announced the first set of features that build on the recent licensing deals it has made with all three major label groups, Merlin and other rights holders. Most. Continue reading
Why Startups Should Be Included In Music Modernization Act
Adding to the already intense level of criticism being levied at the Music Modernization Act, this piece from Chris Castle delves into the legislation's failure to properly include startups, and. Continue reading
6 Reasons To Create Playlists, Share Them With Fans
As streaming continues to dominate music consumption, (with an eye towards replacing the album altogether) artists have a lot to gain by assembling their own playlists and promoting them to. Continue reading
