Songwriting & Music Publishing

Indies Beat Majors To Grab Biggest Share Of Global Record, Music Publishing Market

The annual Music & Copyright survey of recorded music and publishing companies shows Universal Music Group maintaining its position as the world’s biggest record company and Sony topping music publishing.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/14/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Annual general meeting, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, Atlanta, Ed Sheeran, Lucian Grainge, Nicki Minaj, TMZ, Universal Music Group

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How To Make The Power Of Community The Key To Music Industry Success

While the music industry is often described as a cutthroat dog-eat-dog world (and this certainly can be the case) there is much to be said for the power of community,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/11/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ace Ventura Eating, Advertising, Amazoncom, American Broadcasting Company, Bass Player (magazine), CD Baby, Facebook, music industry, social media, Twitter

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Songtrust Now Administers 150K Songwriters, 1M Copyrights, 20K Music Publishers

Songtrust announced that is now administers 50,000 songwriters, 20,000 music publishers and more than 1,000,000 copyrights. That's up from 100,000 songwriters and 15,000 publishers just over a year ago.

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blockchain (database), CD Baby, copyright, Intellectual property, MediaNet, music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Performance rights organisation, Songtrust

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SoundExchange, RIAA, ASCAP, BMI, Others Voice Strong Support Of Senate’s Music Modernization Act

The bipartisan Music Modernization Act was introduced in the US Senate today. It closely mimics the House version which passed recently on a unanimous vote. As with the previous bill, music industry. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Chuck Grassley, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Facebook, Fox Business Network, John Cornyn, Mark Zuckerberg, Party leaders of the United States Senate, Robert Mueller, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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After Getting Dropped By Your Record Label…

While getting picked up by a label can seem for many artists like the be all and end all, the honeymoon phase following a signing doesn't always last. Here we. Continue reading

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Tags: Alex Garland, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Facebook, film, Google Play, iTunes, RSS, The Film Daily, Twitter, YouTube

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Full Music Modernization Act Introduced In U.S. Senate

A bipartisan group of U.S. led by US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced The Music Modernization Act, a major music reform package similar to legislation which recently passed recently. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: '60s on 6, Adriana Lima, Alexander McQueen, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), Authors and Publishers, Bob Goodlatte, Calendar year, Chief financial officer, Common stock, Darrell Issa, Pandora Radio, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, SoundExchange, Subscription business model

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SoundExchange Launches Music Data Exchange To Connect Label, Publisher Metadata

[UPDATED] SoundExchange has launched Music Data Exchange (MDX), a free software application designed to facilitate the exchange of sound recording and publishing data and ownership claims between record labels and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/10/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AR-15, Donald Trump, Independent record label, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Market share, music industry, record label, revenue, Streaming media, Warner Music Group

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From Living Room To Live Room: Recording Studio Breakdown [INFOGRAPHIC]

This informative infographic reveals the principles and construction behind some of the most famous recording studios in the world, as well as revealing the principles and components necessary to construct. Continue reading

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‘This Is America’ Sparks New Musical Resistance

David Deal highlights how the release of the poignant and provocative "This Is America" from Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) reminds us of music's power to confront society's issues in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/09/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABBA, Ace Ventura Eating, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Donald Glover, Spotify, The Guardian, United Kingdom, United States, YouTube

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10 Reasons You Should Join Us At ASCAP EXPO Right Now [Kosha Dillz]

Kosha Dillz reports from the ASCAP 'I Create Music' Expo: "There are many people to meet here. I reconnected with my old bassist, I got tons of free candy from. Continue reading

admin on 05/09/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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10 Famous Song Titles Never Lyrically Featured In The Song

When composing and marketing songs, it has become something of an industry to include the title of your song somewhere, usually prominently, in the lyrics. This has not always been. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/08/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Change Is Gonna Come, Alconbury, Amazon.com, American whiskey, Apple Music, Bob Dylan, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify, The New York Times

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