Music industry rejected Morgan Wallen’s racist slurs, but Country Music fans did not
After a neighbor’s security camera captured rising country star Morgan Wallen hurling profanities and a racist slur, the music industry reacted swiftly. A reported 80% of country music radio stations. Continue reading
How Can New Music Compete With Classic Rock?
Here Fred Jacobs explores the challenge of breaking through classic rock’s stranglehold on radio, and how to give new music a fighting chance at competing for space on the airwaves.. Continue reading
Quick Music Release Formula And How It Jumped To Radio
As with so much of the music industry, the way in which we release music has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a new ‘quick release’ formula that. Continue reading
SiriusXM Takes $1B Pandora Hit Due To ‘Royalty Cost Structure’
SiriusXM added 909,000 new subscribers last year, bringing their total monthly self-pay subscriber base to a record of 30.9 million at the end of 2020. Subs beat SiriusXM’s guidance for. Continue reading
New Cue Sheet Standards Will Likely Make Composers More Money
Cue sheets are an essential piece of paperwork for composers when it comes to getting paid, and errors in cue sheets can often times rob these same composers of their. Continue reading
How To Create A Specialty Radio Show Using Spotify, Anchor
Spotify recently introduced a new feature which allows just about anybody to create a custom radio show of sorts using the streaming services podcasting platform, Anchor. In this piece, Seth. Continue reading
Biden Beats Trump Among Audiophiles, Ties With Radio Listeners
In a survey conducted by music industry analysts MusicWatch between October 15th and 19th former Vice President Joe Biden topped President Donald Trump as audio users’ choice for US President. Continue reading
TV & Radio Royalties: What You Need To Know
Successfully landing your music on TV or Radio is one of the most satisfying accomplishments a musician can achieve. Better yet, it means you’re probably getting paid as well. Here,. Continue reading
Texts Appear To Show Banned Radio Payola Continues
A treasure trove of 2500 texts between major label executives and an independent radio promoter allegedly show that illegal pay-to-play continues despite decades of effort to stop it. From Rolling. Continue reading
Are Radio Broadcasters Facing A “Hardware Challenge…Or A Digital Opportunity?
In this piece, Fred Jacobs looks at the negative impact the pandemic has had on traditional AM/FM broadcast radio listenership, and how broadcasters might be able to turn this struggle. Continue reading
Empowering Black Women Through Country Music In 2020: Mickey Guyton
A fresh generation of Black Country artists are proudly bringing forward the tradition of American Country Music. In this piece, Chartmetric dig into the data behind Mickey Guyton’s success on. Continue reading
