Backup Singer Who Sang “Yeah” In Chorus Of Hit Song Sues Sony, RCA For Royalties
A disgruntled background singer claims Sony and RCA Records owe her royalties from a 2012 song by Travis Porter featuring Tyga, that hit No. 16 on the Billboard charts. Jasmine. Continue reading
Social Listening Tips For Artists
Social listening, the process of monitoring digital conversations around your music as you release it, can help give artists insight into how your fans feel about your work, as well. Continue reading
Why Songwriters Must Pay Attention To A Trump Tax Reform Plan
In 2006, congress reclassified songwriters income from the sale of a catalog as "capital gains" as opposed to ordinary income, giving artists an important tax break. Under the newly proposed. Continue reading
Björkcoin: A Look Inside Björk’s Cryptocurrency Album Project
One of the latest developments in the world of blockchain, indie pop star Björk recently revealed that she plans to sell her soon-to-be-released album, Utopia, for bitcoins, and that something known. Continue reading
5 Common Songwriter Struggles, How To Overcome Them
As anyone who spent time songwriting or in a community of musicians is aware, songwriting is often fairly unglamorous, and can often be a vast amount of work for little. Continue reading
Addiction, Recovery, The Power of Music: Ricky Byrd’s Clean Getaway [INTERVIEW]
Here Chris Robley sat down to chat with Joan Jett guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Byrd about addiction, recovery, and his non-profit Clean Getaway, which. Continue reading
Goliath Never Learns: Google Yanks True Parody By Content Creators Coalition
While people are quick to call foul when YouTube issues take-downs on what the creators think are parodies, the video sharing site recently removed a true parody from the creatives. Continue reading
Harnessing The Power Of Music To Make Cities Better
While music plays a major role in making cities the vibrant epicenters of culture which they can and should be, few pay much attention to the work which must go. Continue reading
Founding Member Of Jefferson Starship’s Lawsuit Over Name Continues
A federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit from Jefferson Starship’s former lead guitarist, who wants the group to stop using the rock band’s famous name. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Elena. Continue reading
Twitter Doubles Character Limit To 280 [OFFICIAL]
Over the next couple of days, the character limit for all Twitter users is being double to 280, the company announced on Tuesday. The move was made, in part, to. Continue reading
Which Live Video Platform Should You Use?
With so many options now available for live video streaming, it can be difficult, as an indie artist, to choose which platform is right for you. Here we look at. Continue reading
