Musicians File Class Action Suit Against UMG And Sony To Reclaim Copyrights
Five musicians filed class action lawsuits against Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group earlier this week in an attempt to recapture ownership to the copyrights of their hit songs. Continue reading
5 Ways Five Artists Met Their Managers
One thing many present day successful artists have in common is a great manager behind the scenes, helping to engineer that success. Here we look at the origin stories of. Continue reading
3 Reasons It Pays To Be Selfish About Your Time
While there may be an established mentality in the music industry that, in order to be successful, you must constantly be giving it your all, there is in fact a. Continue reading
Building Your Dream Team: Managers, Music Management Companies
In this edition of Building Your Dream Team, AWAL breaks down the who, what, when, where, and why of music managers and the music management companies behind them so you. Continue reading
A Brief Guide To Writing A Music Press Release That Collects New Fans
Once your music is ready for release, the next step is to prepare a carefully crafted press release that will communicate to any reader all the key information about your. Continue reading
Why One Musician Believes Article 13 Is Disaster For Independent Artists
Music, copyright, and the internet have a long and sordid past together, but the internet also has been greatly beneficial to independent artists. That's something which, indie musician Stephen Blythe. Continue reading
SoundExchange 2018 Artist Payments Top A Record $953M
SoundExchange distributed $953 million in sound recording performance royalties to recording artists and rights owners in 2018, more than in any year their 15 year history. A strong fourth quarter. Continue reading
Registering Your Band Name, Logo
Even in the early stages of brand development, it's a good practice for bands or solo artists to take the time to register their name, and any particular logos associated. Continue reading
Is Printing, Selling Physical CDs Still Worth It?
While there is a lot of nostalgia surrounding the CDs and CD buying culture, the manufacturing costs and associated complexities of creating them leave a lot of more contemporary artists. Continue reading
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Fearless Turns 25 • Humble Angel Adds Dance Imprint • Orchard Sells TV, Film Division • More
In this Tuesday edition of the Business Of Indie roundup, we look inside the wonderful world of independent music as Fearless Records turns 25, Humble Angel Records adds a dance. Continue reading
