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How To Make Music Easy To License For TV, Ads, Film

In the current music economy, licensing your music can be one of the best ways to make money as an artist. In order to make this process as smooth as. Continue reading

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Instagram Extends Broadcasts To 4 Hours, Adds Live Stream Archives

Instagram has added two features that enhance its usefulness as a music live streaming platform. First, Instagram is extending its uninterrupted broadcast limit to four hours. Says Instagram: This could. Continue reading

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4000+ Musicians Back ‘Justice At Spotify’ Campaign, Demanding Increased Payments, Transparency

More than 4000 have signed a Union of Musicians and Allied Workers petition demanding a radical change in how Spotify calculates and pays royalties. Increased including royalty rate to one cent. Continue reading

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7 Best Electronic Music Documentaries

If you’ve already binged through your favorite movies and shows, now’s the time to drop the beat on a few of the music industry’s greatest electronic music documentaries! Guest post. Continue reading

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Tip Jar: Failure Is Integral To Optimization Process

In this piece, Chris Nardone warns against trying to avoid failure, and offers some advice on how artists can learn to accept the struggle and work to control only that. Continue reading

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A2IM, AMA, NMPA, SoundExchange, Broad Industry Coalition Confront Amazon’s Twitch On Licensing

A broad coalition of music industry players have written Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos calling out Twitch for not properly licensing the music performed and used there The letter comes days. Continue reading

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Facebook Ads: Why Is It So Difficult For Musicians To Promote Their Music?

While Facebook ads have historically been a powerful and effective tool for artists trying to promote their music, recent changes to the popular social network’s algorithm have made it increasingly. Continue reading

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Logic vs Pro Tools: Which Is Better For You?

In this piece, industry consultant Bobby Borg sat down to chat with Maurizio Otto De Togni about the comparative advantages and disadvantages between Avid’s Pro Tools, and Apple’s Logic Pro.. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast #11: Do Rappers Need Record Labels? • Musicians Mental Health • More

Episode 11 of the podcast “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is now live. Episode #11 Highlights In this week’s. Continue reading

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Music Tectonics Conference Begins Today

The Music Tectonics Conference begins today Tuesday, October 27th online with a full speaker lineup and panel schedule. This second edition will run through Wednesday. It’s not too late to join in at. Continue reading

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HeadCount Sponsors Stage At #iVoted Festival

Voter registration advocacy HeadCount will cap off their 2020 get-out-the-vote efforts by sponsoring a virtual stage during the #iVoted Festival. Set for election day on November 3rd, the HeadCount stage. Continue reading

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