Legacy Revenue Share Deals: More Trouble Than They’re Worth?
In the streaming age, revenue share calculations have become so complex and convoluted that it be difficult to tell if artists and labels are being paid what they deserve, begging. Continue reading
Indie Music Label Seeks Artists Engagement Through Co-operation
This piece takes us inside the inner-workings of Odradek, an artistically co-operative non-profit record label built with the goal of giving classical and jazz musicians an opportunity for greater control. Continue reading
Remixing Not A Right
In this piece, Stephen Carlisle weighs in on several recent court cases revolving around remix artists and their right, or lack thereof to take another artist's note for note material,. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: Pandora + Music Reports • SOCAN + SACEM • Publishers Settle With 2 Major Labels
Pandora has announced a partnership with rights administration platform, Music Reports, to manage the mechanical licensing and royalty administration for its upcoming on-demand streaming service. The deal comes on the. Continue reading
Everything Wrong With The Spotify/NMPA Settlement
Following the filing of a class action lawsuit against Spotify, the popular streaming service announced that it had reached a landmark deal with the NMPA which it quickly tried to get. Continue reading
Indie Empresario Graham Stairs On The Music Industry, Great Songs And Staring A New Record Label
Here Odario Williams speaks with Graham Stairs about his new digital label imprint known as the Confidence Emperors, what its place is in the industry, and what he looks for. Continue reading
What To Do When Your PR Campaign Didn’t Work: 5 Publicist-Approved Moves To Try Next
Even the best laid plans sometimes result in failure, but that's no reason to give up. Here we look at how best to bounce back from a less-than-successful PR campaign,. Continue reading
Court Declares Remastered Old Songs Get Brand New Copyright
In a recent piece of bad copyright news, the courts have ruled that pre-1972 music should, in fact, receive a new copyright once it has been remastered, meaning copyright extensions. Continue reading
When It Comes To New Music Releases, Is The Element of Surprise Wearing Thin?
Surprise releases have been all the rage of late, with artists like Beyonce, Drake, and Radiohead dropping full length albums completely out of the blue, and while these spontaneous marketing. Continue reading
Overcoming The Fear Of Sharing Your First Track
In this piece Leticia Trandafir discusses the importance of overcoming one's own hesitancy surrounding releasing new tracks for public scrutiny, as well as the advantages of being able to workshop new and. Continue reading
