Alleged AFM Mismanagement Costs Musicians Millions In Unclaimed Funds [Find Out If You’re Owed]

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is effectively preventing as much as $25 million in royalties due musicians and background singers from being distributed allege Kobalt, Wixen, Sony and a growing. Continue reading

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Grammy 2019 Deadlines and Dates: Submissions Now Open

Submissions for the 2019 61st Annual Grammy Awards are now open. To help navigate the process, we've created this quick guide and list of deadlines, dates and links new rules. Continue reading

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Indie Stony Plain Records Partners With Linus Entertainment

Edmonton-based independent Stony Plain Records, one of Canada’s oldest indie roots labels, has struck an administration deal for their catalog with a new division of Canadian distributor Linus Entertainment.

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1300 Musicians, Trade Groups Push For Article 13 Adoption Today, Big Tech Disagrees

UPDATE 2: 1300 recording artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Plácido Domingo, James Blunt and Max Martin, as well as most industry trade groups are urging the European Parliament to support. Continue reading

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Best Buy Just Killed The CD

Best Buy cut the number of music CD's it carries dramatically this week. The electronics retailer operates more than 1100 stores in the United States and was the largest chain. Continue reading

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A2IM Announces New Board Members

A2IM’s has elected four Board members and named six to its CEO Advisory Board. All were chosen from the independent trade group's 590 active indie label members.

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Streaming Changes Everything For Music Catalogs

Most labels and many musicians thrive because of their hits, but survive over time because of their catalog.  But as MIDiA analyst Mak Mulligan points out, streaming , which offers. Continue reading

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A2IM Indie Week 2018 Recap: #RepresentationMatters

In this recap of the A2IM's recent Indie Week music conference, Amy Hanna looks at the event's focus on inclusivity and representation, as reflected in the conference's panels discussing gender. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this careful look back on a full week of music industry news, we revisit Ticketmaster's alleged scalping of its own tickets, hundreds of festivals' pledge to tackle gender inequality. Continue reading

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Senate Markup Of Music Modernization Act Is Today: CONTACT CONGRESS NOW!

Efforts continue to gut portions of the Music Modernization Act in the Senate despite unanimous backing in the House Of Representatives and near unanimous backing from all sectors of the. Continue reading

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