Music Industry Moves Past Site Blocking, Looking To Get Into App Blocking
While site blocking has long been employed as a nuclear (albeit often ineffective) option for preventing copyright infringement, the entertainment industry is now taking things a step further by blocking. Continue reading
#irespectmusic Tour Advocacy With Blake Morgan [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, Chris Castle sat down to chat with Blake Morgan, a performing artist, business owner and advocate for the music industry about how he is able to combine. Continue reading
Congress To Vote On Music Modernization Act Today With Support Of Independent Labels
An expanded Music Modernization Act is scheduled for a vote in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday. Though not without its critics, the bipartisan legislation has the strong. Continue reading
Thinking Locally Is The First Step To Success
While the internet can theoretically allow you to access a potentially limitless fanbase, starting out there can make it difficult to cut through the clutter of millions of other vying. Continue reading
3 Things Every Musician Needs To Remember Regardless Of Their Current Success
In this helpful set of tips, Chris Robley outlines the three things every musician needs to keep in mind as they work to achieve success in the music industry, and. Continue reading
Brandon Ebel Talks Tooth & Nail Records [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Brandon Ebel, founder and president of Tooth & Nail records, takes us back through the history of labels multiple decades of operation and how they’ve been able. Continue reading
Facebook Signs Indie Licensing Deals with Merlin, Beggars, PIAS, Ingrooves
Following deals with the majors label groups, Facebook has announced world-wide licensing packs with key independent music companies including Merlin, which represents more than 20,000 indie labels and distributors, as well. Continue reading
Lessons from Prince’s Estate, Still Unsettled On 2nd Anniversary Of His Death
[UPDATED] This Saturday marks the second anniversary of Prince's untimely death. Alex Heiche of Sound Royalties explores why the estate is still unsettled, costing his heirs millions and his fans a. Continue reading
How Music Journalists Deal With All Those Albums – One Writer’s Process
Sending music has now become so easy that music writers are constantly inundated with a constant deluge of new albums to listen to. Here we go behind the scenes to. Continue reading
ASCAP Paid Songwriters, Music Publishers More Than $1B For First Time In 2017
ASCAP announced record revenues and distributions of $1.14 billion in 2017. After 11% operating expenses this marks the first time that the 660,000 members of the performing rights organization have. Continue reading
