LyricFind and Turning Your Lyrics Into A Revenue Stream [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined Darryl Ballantyne, the CEO of LyricFind. He shares how to make lyrics a revenue stream. Continue reading

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3 Great Services Finding Royalty Money In Unusual Places

Although there is a high volume of derivative music content online in the form of things like covers and remixes, it can often be difficult for artists to capitalize on. Continue reading

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ASCAP, SACEM, PRS Form IBM-Backed Blockchain Music Initiative To Improve Royalty Tracking

2017 is the year that Blockchain will become more of a tool than a theory.  The technology, which allows seamless tracking of digital use has been called the savior of. Continue reading

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Support Copyright Office Legislation And Call Congress

Here Chris Castle urges readers to support new bipartisan legislation making the Librarian of Congress a presidential appointment, as well as bringing about several other badly needed fixes to the. Continue reading

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Q1 Stats Show A Growing Music Industry IF It Can Figure Out Streaming

New sales and streaming stats from BuzzAngle Music show a recorded music industry that's growing again, led by an explosion in streaming.  But with digital and physical sales plummeting, the. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Q1 Numbers Released • Spotify’s Non-IPO Plans • YouTube Ups Ad Limit • More

Friday 4.7.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  New music industry snapshots show a growing business entirely dominated by streaming Updated continuously under our More News tab

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1-in-5 Videos Shared On Facebook Are Now Live Streams

Live video is exploding across social networks, but particularly on Facebook. Fidji Simo, Facebook's head of video, revealed that now one in five videos shared on the social network is live;. Continue reading

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Spotify ‘Seriously’ Explores Nixing IPO In Favor Of Direct Listing, Motivated By $1B Funding Terms

This week's announcement that Spotify had cut a multi-year licensing deal with UMG, and the subsequent deals with other rightsholders that will certainly follow, paves the way for Spotify to. Continue reading

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Best Gear For Indie Artists

A band's gear can often be one of the tools which gives them an opportunity for self-expression and the ability to craft a wholly unique sound. This article looks at five different. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Spotify Readies IPO • U2’s Edge Invests In Coras • Spotify UMG Deal Secrecy Criticized • More

4.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  The Spotify UMG deal is still dominating the headlines, but will it really change anything? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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