
Two lawsuits could reshape how much labels pay artists for streaming
Two lawsuits – one involving indie artist For Tet and the other legendary rockers Orleans – take aim at how record labels calculate streaming payments to artists. Collectively they could. Continue reading

Billie Eilish credits SoundCloud for her early success
Billie Eilish and her manager are crediting SoundCloud for helping to launch her meteoric career. Eilish released “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud when she was just 13, almost a year before. Continue reading

2022 Polaris Music Prize nominees revealed: Orville Peck, Chiiild, PUP & more
Here is the list of 2022’s nominees for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize including music by Chiiild, PUP, Orville Peck, and more. from Celebrity Access Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize,. Continue reading

How artists, labels balance art and commerce in the long-term
Learn about the relationship between an artist and their label, so you know what to do and what not to do. by Keith Jopling of Musically We all know that. Continue reading

No one agrees what an EP is, but artists should release more of them
Our post of Ditto Music’s “Guide to releasing music in 2022: Albums vs EPs vs Singles,” was the subject of a major segment on this week’s Your Morning Coffee Podcast.. Continue reading

How TikTok is changing the music industry & giving artists more power than ever [MUST WATCH]
The unparalleled power of TikTik as a viral marketing machine is changing not just how music is marketed, but who gets signed to record deals and how modern record deals. Continue reading

The Weeknd partners with Binance for 1st crypto powered concert tour, $2M World Food Program Donation
The Weekend has partnered with crypto marketplace Binance for his “After Hours Til Dawn” world tour that begins on July 8th. The collaboration is touted as the first global concert. Continue reading

6 Questions with The Record Company
For this latest edition of the Hypebot, Bandsintown, and CelebrityAccess ‘6 Questions With’ series, we caught up with Chris Vos, the singer, and guitarist for The Record Company, during a. Continue reading

Matt Pincus’ MUSIC has $200M to invest across industry spectrum
Music industry veteran Matt Pincus is ramipng up MUSIC, his holding company making long-term investments across the music business, with a $200 million war chest. MUSIC is a partnership between. Continue reading

Will heirs get multi-million dollar music catalogs back in 35 years?
Superstar artists and songwriters are selling their catalogs for enormous sums, but their heirs may actually be able sell them a second time. UPDATED: Attorney Wallace Collins speculates that under. Continue reading