Passage Of Music Modernization Act Averts Artist Boycott Of Sirius XM
Yesterday the Music Modernization Act, a massive overhaul of the US copyright system, unanimously passed the Senate, and while good news for the music industry as a whole, one entity. Continue reading
Music Copyright Law And The Consumer: Understanding The Basics
While copyright law is often covered from the perspective of musicians and labels, we don't often look at it from the point of the consumer. Still, even as a casual. Continue reading
Billboard Acquires Amplify Media
Billboard has acquired live entertainment news site Amplify Media. Amplify founder Dave Brooks has joined the Billboard staff as a senior correspondent, along with writer Taylor Mims. Brooks will lead Billboard’s. Continue reading
Eventbrite Stock Up 60% In Market Debut
Concert and event ticketing platform Eventbrite stick soared as much as 70% during its Thursday IPO. Eventbrite shares had been priced $23 but at opened at $36 and climbed as. Continue reading
Mercury Prize 2018 Winner: Wolfe Alice
UK indie rockers Wolf Alice have won the 2018 2018 Mercury Prize for their 2017 album “Visions of Life” during a ceremony on Thursday night at the Eventim Apollo in. Continue reading
Amazon Alexa Adds New Music Skills, TIDAL
Amazon unveiled a slew of new and improved Alexa voice controlled devices on Monday, and with them came new music related services, features and skills. Here's a roundup of new. Continue reading
How To Sign Up For Spotify’s Free Music Distribution
Spotify has announced a new feature that allows almost any artist to upload music onto the service for free and collect royalties without any fees or going through a distributor. Continue reading
Spotify Now Lets Artists Upload Music FREE
Spotify has announced a beta program that allows artists to upload music directly to the streaming platform from their Spotify For Artists platform at no cost. Free distribution puts the. Continue reading
The Musician’s Delicate Balance: Unbridled Self-Expression vs. Listener Alienation
The motivation behind creating music varies wildly from artist to artist, with some doing so in hopes of fame and fortune, and others just because they feel like it. Here. Continue reading
eMusic Payment Problems Continue, More Labels Exit
More labels and distributors are pulling and keeping their music off the eMusic download store over late or non-payments. In July, we reported that Sony owned indie distributor The Orchard. Continue reading
