Month: September 2019

WED. BRIEF: Deezer Tests User-Centric Payments, BMG Opens Nashville HQ, NY:LON, More

 WEDNESDAY 9.11.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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What Are The Most Popular Channels On YouTube?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/277758/most-popular-youtube-channels-ranked-by-subscribers/

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RIAA Investigating Payola Like Fox Guarding The Henhouse [Op-Ed]

Paying for radio airplay, or payola as it is more commonly known, has been around since the 50s in one form or another, but has recently spiked. This has lead. Continue reading

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Guide To Harnessing Influencer Marketing In The Music Business

While the internet has made it easier to create and distribute music, this same phenomenon has also led to oversaturation. Although more commonly thought of as a tool for the. Continue reading

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What It Means To Make It In Music Today: Redefined

Whether you're working to be a performer or producer, everyone wants to 'make it' in the music business, but as the entertainment landscape shifts along with cultural and technological advancements,. Continue reading

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Indie Concert, Festival Promoter SGE Files Bankruptcy

Synergy Global Entertainment, a concert and festival promoter founded by John Reese behind such events as the Lost Lands festival, Rockstar Energy Disrupt, and Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, has filed for. Continue reading

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How To Use Spotify Ad To Promote Music (And How Not To)

In this piece, Brian Hazard of Color Theory walks us through his recent experience with the updated Spotify Ad Studio to promote his music, following a particularly disappointing initial foray. Continue reading

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Ian MacKay To Leave Canadian PRO Re:Sound

Canadian nonprofit performance rights organization Re:Sound says that its longtime President Ian MacKay will exit his role at the organization at the end of the year.

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Audible Magic Monetizes Music On User Generated Content

Content ID solutions provider Audible Magic has launched its UGC Music Rights Platform (UMRP) which simplifies the licensing and administration of music rights for user generated content on social media.

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Spotify’s Head Of Music Is Stepping Down

Nick Holmsten, Spotify’s ling time head of music, will be stepping down from his post and will transition to an advisory role across several areas of the company.

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