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Apple teases big announcement: ‘Get ready, music is about to change forever.’

Apple is teasing a major Apple Music announcement. “Get ready,” a graphic on the site reads, “music is about to change forever.” Clicking on the graphic leads a video of. Continue reading

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Last week in music industry commentary

Last week in music industry commentary, those in the business shared their thoughts on the threat of Uberization in the music syncing sector, what everyone gets wrong about music discovery,. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie music

With a whole plethora of tip and tricks this week, we offer artists a whole slew of advice on how to monetize user-generated content, the best way to reward your. Continue reading

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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review

In this flip back through the past week’s music industry news, Twitch paves the way for even easier DMCA strikes, Spotify Singles passes 5 billion, Distrokid lays claim to a. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Getting back out there • How to find the right producer • Most successful genres • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors dug into how artists can ease their way back into doing live shows, how to find the right producer for your music, some of. Continue reading

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Wonder why your music can’t get traction? Distrokid is adding 1M tracks a month

Just in case indie artists weren’t feeling frustrated enough about their inability to gain significant traction with their music, new numbers out from indie music publisher Distrokid are only likely. Continue reading

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What artists ought to know about their competition [video]

The amount of music-related content available out the is truly staggering, and sheer volume can often be intimidating to bands and artists hoping to break through the noise but –. Continue reading

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Guide to music sync licensing 2021

Maybe you’ve heard of sync licensing as a great way for artists to earn a little extra revenue from royalties, but aren’t exactly sure what it is or how it. Continue reading

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Nate Cameron, Co-Founder/President of Label Relations for glbl wrmng

In this edition A2IM’s Featured Executive, we get introduced to Nate Cameron, Co-founder/President of Label Relations at glbl wrmng, as well as tour manager for the Grammy nominated Tank and. Continue reading

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Harvey Mason Jr named Recording Academy President & CEO

After more than a year without a permanent chief executive, the Recording Academy announced that interim President & CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has been named to the organization’s top two. Continue reading

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Sync and the Uberization for the music industry

Composing and publishing music for film has long been a behind-the-scenes cash cow, helping to support composers, producers, and engineers in the music business. With the continued ‘uberization’ of the. Continue reading

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