Indie Music

Spotify Fails To License And Pay On Dozens Of Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven Songs

The music business world is reeling after the news that Spotify neglected to license and pay royalties on a large portion of Victory Records' song catalogue. While certainly alarming, it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/22/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accra, Copyright Royalty Board, music industry, Music licensing, Pandora, Pandora Radio, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, Streaming media, United States Copyright Office

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Spotify Pulls Entire Victory Records Catalog In Nasty Royalty Dispute

Indie label Victory Records has had its catalog of music pulled off Spotify. Victory claims that "Spotify was not properly paying publishing revenues due to Victory Records' artists in blatant. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Antique, Apple Inc., Arts administration, Audio mixing (recorded music), Austria, banking, Bedroom, Brent Crude, Scott Walker (singer), The Wall Street Journal

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The Album Release Cycle And The Band That Proved The Power Of Digital 7 Years Ago

This article offers a breakdown of the album release cycle explaining why, in the digital age, the conventional timeline for releasing and promoting an album is riddled with inefficiencies and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Bluetooth, Chief operating officer, Crowd funding, Design for manufacturability, Distinguished Flying Medal, Distribution (business), Entrepreneur, kickstarter, music industry, Steve Jobs

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Will Indie Streams Generate Smaller Royalties Than Major Label Streams?

The Copyright Royalty Board will soon be meeting to decide on new streaming rates for non-interactive services like Pandora and iHeart radio and may be considering variable royalty rates, which. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bloomberg L.P., Copyright Royalty Board, Pandora, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, SoundExchange, Spotify, United States Copyright Office

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Janet Jackson’s Indie Launch “Unbreakable” Debuts At #1

A growing number of established artists are deciding that they don't need a major label anymore. Now Janet Jackson's partnership with BMG's label services division has netted her a #1. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, BBC Radio 1, Beyoncé Knowles, Cary, Chicago, Community manager, Illinois, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, music industry, Religious conversion

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Deadmau5 Goes Indie • Dotcom Takes Stand • Family Wins “Santa Claus” Song Rights • More

Friday 10.9.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE Related articles One Helluva Musical Butt Whoopin' Welcome Our New Community Manager Owen. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Alexander and the Terrible, Audi, Board of directors, Brand management, Bukama, Cyclone Evan, Fiji Times, Horrible, music industry, No Good, Very Bad Day, Yasawa

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“Vinyl” – A New Series About The 70’s Record Industry Is Coming To HBO [VIDEO]

A new TV drama promises a fictionalized look at the record industry of the 1970s. "Vinyl" was created by Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos) and will premiere on HBO. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ato Essandoh, Bobby Cannavale, Goodfellas, J. C. MacKenzie, Jack Quaid, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Mick Jagger, Paul Greengrass

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Razor And Tie Link With Indie Powerhouse Concord Bicycle Music For New Joint Venture

Independent music group Concord Bicycle Music and the co-founders of touchstone indie label Razor and Tie, Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, have formed a new joint venture, Razor & Tie Enterprises.

Bruce Houghton on 10/01/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accountancy, accountant, Cash flow, Common practice period, Construction, Cover version, David Sharp (mountaineer), Do it yourself, Hypebot, independent music

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Music Biz Names 3 Label Execs To Board

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has elected three new representatives to fill current vacancies on its Board of Directors.

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3M, Andy Warhol, Bernie Taupin, Board of directors, Caterpillar Inc., Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief operating officer, CSX Corporation, Vice president

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Vivendi Universal Has $7 Billion And Wants To Buy Your Startup, Label Or Festival

Over the last few years, the major labels have made small investments in startups, but aside from UMG's acquisition of EMI, not made many deals to purchase other labels. Now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, depreciation and amortization, Earnings before interest, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Let's Go Crazy, music industry, Prince (musician), taxes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Universal Music Group, Vivendi, YouTube

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Elektra Records President Jeff Castalez Exits

In 2012, when Jeff Castalez left Dangerbird, the influential label he had co-founded, to helm Elektra Records, independent music lost an important voice and the major label kabal gained an. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Dee Snider, Donald Trump, Dropkick Murphys, Eye of the Tiger, Frankie Sullivan, Gillette Stadium, independent music, Kim Davis, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tom Brady

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