FREE WEBINAR: How to license and use cover songs
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is presenting a free webinar on how to license and use cover songs. It’s a must-have skill to build a fanbase, particularly in the era. Continue reading
Songwriters win 44% streaming payment increase, major streamers react
UPDATED: The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has rejected arguments from Spotify and other music streamers and will significantly increase payments to songwriters and publishers for streams between 2018 and. Continue reading
Spotify, streamers seek new delay in paying songwriters back royalties
Spotify, Google, Amazon, and Google have asked for a delay in paying back royalties to songwriters even before the amount due is decided. The US Copyright Royalty Board is expected. Continue reading
AFL-CIO, America’s largest union, backs American Music Fairness Act
The AFL-CIO, America’s largest union is officially backing US Congressional efforts to get musicians paid when their songs are played on broadcast radio. The American Federation of Labor and Congress. Continue reading
Two lawsuits could reshape how much labels pay artists for streaming
Two lawsuits – one involving indie artist For Tet and the other legendary rockers Orleans – take aim at how record labels calculate streaming payments to artists. Collectively they could. Continue reading
The Digital Media Association on the value of accurate music metadata
Garrett Levin from the Digital Media Association joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to discuss copyrights, streaming services, and the importance of making sure. Continue reading
GRAMMYs add 5 awards including Songwriter, Americana, 14 rule changes
The Recording Academy has added five new GRAMMY including Songwriter Of The Year, Americana Performance, Soundtrack For Video Games, and Song For Social Change along with fourteen rule and procedural. Continue reading
Can a music career still thrive on 1000 true fans? Could it ever?
Kevin Kelly set music and the creative and music industries on fire back in 2008 with an essay that posited that artists could survive and perhaps even thrive with as. Continue reading
Are mechanical rates ACTUALLY increasing?
The Copyright Royalty Board announced plans to increase the mechanical royalty rates for product sales, which is great for songwriters. But will streaming rates do the same? by Tony van. Continue reading
Feed Media, Songtrust deal gives startups easy access to 3M tracks
Music licensing subscription servces Feed Media Group has signed a deal with indie music publisher Songtrust to share songs with Adatpr, Feed’s platform that makes it easy for startups to. Continue reading
