The Recording Industry Is Growing, So Why Do We Need Article 13? [Op-Ed]
With Article 13 just weeks away from becoming law both sides are ratcheting up to support or fight the copyright directive. Mike Masnick sits firmly in the later cap and. Continue reading
The Art Of Spending Your Music Money (Part 2)
In part two of this five part series on how to effectively allocate money in the correct places in order to benefit your music career, we look at a visual. Continue reading
Songwriting Workflow: What One Month Of Daily Releases Taught Me
What's it like to release a new composition every day for a month? Composer Martin Fowler recently took on this challenge (and then some), working to release new music everyday. Continue reading
The Importance Of Artwork In Your Music
With the rise fo streaming the prominence of album artwork has, quite literally, been greatly reduced. That said, it's a mistake for artists to discount the incredible importance of album. Continue reading
Copyright and A Defense Of ‘Unfair’ Competition [Neil Turkewitz]
In this article, Neil Turkewitz goes on the offensive against a recent piece by Mark A. Lemley and Mark P. McKenna titled "Unfair Disruption" in which the authors lambast copyright. Continue reading
Skip Rates: Why The First 30 Seconds Matter More Than Ever
With the album on the wane and attention spans shorter than ever, the first 30 seconds of of a song matter more than. Not only do they need to capture. Continue reading
Black Box Income Most Musicians Don’t Even Know About
Some of the most common advice given to indie artists is to populate their metadata. In the streaming age in particular, telling organizations who you are and how to get. Continue reading
Supreme Court Tells Songwriters: “You’ll Have to Wait”
In a further bit of bad news for music creators, the Supreme Court recently ruled that artists who are victims of copyright infringement must wait, in some cases for as. Continue reading
A2IM, RIAA, Music Trade Groups Unite To Improve Digital Attribution, Credits
The RIAA, A2IM, The Artist Rights Alliance and SAG-AFTRA have joined forces to support the creation of a “more robust and effective system of digital attribution and credits.” For the. Continue reading
‘Local Radio Freedom Act’ Is Actually Anti-Creator, Anti-Property-Rights [Richard James Burgess]
The National Association of Broadcasters and its horde of well paid lobbyists are now working to coerce congress into cosponsoring a bill dubbed the Local Radio Freedom Act, an ironic. Continue reading
Ready Or Not, K-Pop Is Here To Stay
Just a few short years ago, it seemed unlikely that the K-pop wave would ever truly break on the US, with multiple attempts to break into the market falling short.. Continue reading
