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Downtown Music has appointed David K. Dormon its General Counsel. He returns to Downtown after exiting his position as VP Legal and Business Affairs last fall to join the international law. Continue reading
Songwriter inflation adjustments must become mandatory
Songwriters are often not fairly compensated as it is, but inflation is just adding fuel to the fire. Here are a few suggestions to help fix this problem. A guest. Continue reading
Songwriters to protest at Spotify LA office: ‘music creators’ livelihoods hang in the balance’
Songwriter advocacy group The 100 Percenters is planning a peaceful protest in Los Angeles on Monday in support of better royalty rates for music creators from Spotify and other streaming. Continue reading
Why and how playlists can help you market music
Learn how to expand your fanbase by getting music on playlists on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms. By Angela Mastrogiacomo for Bandzoogle. Every morning I sit down to. Continue reading
How to network on Social Media as a songwriter
Social media is a great asset when it comes to expanding your professional network, especially in these virtual times. A guest post by Sammy Hakim of Bandzoogle. Let’s face it. In. Continue reading
Songtrust grew 59% adding 23K new songwriters in 2021
Songtrust added 23,216 new songwriters to its roster in 2021. That’s a 59% increase over 2020. 437,429 new songs were onboarded to the platform last year. Songtrust is a global. Continue reading
Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker]
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group Projects I’m constantly amazed by the. Continue reading
Spotify’s environmental, social and corporate governance fail [Op-ED]
If you already thought that artists get the short end of the stick when it comes to Spotify revenue, the stick just got a whole lot shorter. Op-Ed by Chris. Continue reading
Music and the power of connection
Music is a great source of entertainment, but to many, it is also so much more. A guest post by Patrick McGuire of Reverbnation Blog. Every time you release a. Continue reading
CD Baby Pro Publishing now represents more than 2M songs
CD Baby now serves more than 2 million songs worldwide through its CD Baby Pro Publishing administration arm., the indie music distributor announce Thursday. Many of these works are also part of its 1.5M. Continue reading
