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5 benefits online music groups can provide to industry professionals

While online music groups might be a foreign idea to many industry professionals, these virtual connections can be veritable goldmine for opportunities and connections within the music industry! Guest post. Continue reading

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Free streaming royalty calculator estimates what any artist earns

A new streaming royalty calculator is designed to estimate what an artist earns from music streaming. Created by engineer Gabi Ferraté of BMAT Music Innovators, the music Royalties Calculator hopes. Continue reading

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‘Songwriters are the lowest paid person in the economic equation’ and Merck Mercuriadis is bankrolling a Guild to fight back

Hipgnosis Songs founder Merck Mercuriadis has again challenged music publishers and the entire music industry to better serve and compensate songwriters. This time he’s also promising to do something about. Continue reading

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6 Questions with singer, songwriter Bella White

Rounder/Concord recording artist Bella White joins us for this new edition of the joint Hypebot, Bandsintown, and CelebrityAccess ongoing touring artist interview series “6 Questions With”.  You released your debut. Continue reading

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‘Making The Most Of Your Website’ webinar from CyberPR

CyberPR is offering a free webinar this Thursday on building an effective and optimized musician’s website. Ariel Hyatt and CyberPR Director of Social Media & Website Design Kayla Coughlan will. Continue reading

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Nerve: the first neobank for musicians

Introducing Nerve, the first neobank created specifically for musicians, providing a tool to help them build stronger communities and cultivate more sustainable careers. Guest post from A2IM The music business. Continue reading

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Twitch and Music Publishers just agreed to agree…

The rumored music licensing agreement between Twitch and The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is more of a truce than a deal. The pair announced “an agreement to work together. Continue reading

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Does vinyl sound better? Here’s what the science says

If you’re a music enthusiast, it’s only reasonable that the quality of the audio should matter to you. So is the hype behind the superiority of the vinyl experience to. Continue reading

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COVID measures to take while on tour

While bands and artists are starting to think about getting back on the road once again, recent surges in cases and pervading uncertainty about the safety of concerts means a. Continue reading

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WMG, Sony stock get ‘UMG bump’ as Universal soars 36% on IPO

[UPDATED] Universal Music Group soared 35.68% on Tuesday as the new stock debuted on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange. By day’s end, UMG’s valuation had grown to more than $52 billion,. Continue reading

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Mandolin acquires NoonChorus as music livestream consolidation continues

Mandolin has acquired competing live music streaming platform NoonChorus in what is likely to be one of many similar deals to follow in the coming months. Details of the Mandolin. Continue reading

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