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QUICK HITS: New IFPI CEO • WCM + EA • Believe + Kidding Aside • King Street Sounds is back!

IFPI, the recording industry’s worldwide trade group, has named Victoria Oakley its new CEO. Oakley will join IFPI in June from Portland, the global strategic communications and advocacy consultancy, where she is currently CEO…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Vulnerability is a Superpower in Songwriting AND Music Marketing

As an already busy musician, songwriter Katie Dahl is an expert on never-ending social media marketing and content creation. Luckily, the secret to success is the easiest option…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/10/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How are artist and royalty disputes resolved on SoundExchange?

Artist and royalty disputes often happen when there is an overlap in royalty splits, or the cause could be as simple as a typo. Sound Exchange explains how they resolve these disputes…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/09/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Artists get their share of $1.7 BMI sale: ‘The music crime of the century’

When BMI sold to New Mountain Capital earlier this year for a reported $1.7 billion, the performing rights organization promised its former songwriter and publisher shareholders $100 million in payments…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SHE’S EVERYWHERE! Berklee adds online Taylor Swift Songwriting class

Taylor Swift really is everywhere, including at the venerable Berklee College of Music, whose online school will begin teaching songwriters the secrets of Swift’s songwriting success this spring…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/27/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AI Songwriting Tools that can actually improve your songwriting

Instead of being understandably frightened by AI in music, some musicians are discovering the wonderful possibilities that using artificial intelligence can bring to songwriters……

Alana Bonilla on 03/27/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify tests courses in Songwriting, Production, Performing Live & more

Spotify is testing the addition of video-based courses from BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, Thinkific, and others. Lessons in songwriting, music production, overcoming live performance anxiety, and more can be found alongside how-to’s on entrepreneurship, photography, and productivity…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How are Musicians & Songwriters paid? Two short Spotify videos explain

How do artists and songwriters get paid? As part of its annual Loud & Clear report on payments to musicians, Spotify has created two short videos to explain…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Artist’s Pandora SoundExchange payments now go directly to UMG

Since SoundExchange’s inception in 2003, 50% of song royalties from Pandora have been paid directly to artists after the digital PRO takes a 4.6% administrative fee…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/19/2024 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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National Music Publisher’s Assn. walks away from TikTok, likely forever [Full text of NMPA letter to members]

TikTok’s music troubles took a bad turn Wednesday when the National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) sent a letter to members stating that it was not renewing its licensing deal with the social platform…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters [Full Text]

With thousands of songs by major and independent artists who are not signed to Universal for recording or publishing now muted in the battle between the music giant and TikTok, both sides stepped up to the bully pulpit with dueling messages to songwriters and the music industry this week…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2024 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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