Songwriting & Music Publishing

CD Baby Pro’s Publishing Catalog Grows 250%, Exposes New Revenue Streams For Indie Musicians

In an industry where musicians are constantly vying for any source of substantial income, CD Baby's rights management service known as CD Baby Pro forges ahead into 2015 with promise. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2010s in music, Adware, American Association of Independent Music, Artist, Austin, Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, blues, BuzzFeed, independent music, Texas

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AdRev Triples YouTube Rights Holders Payout In 2014

AdRev is reporting nearly 3 times the payout to YouTube rights holders in 2014, cashing out at $14.8 million in paid royalties.

Nia R Jones on 02/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Express, Ariana Grande, Artist, Barack Obama, Madonna (entertainer), music video, Taylor Swift, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube

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How To Release A Top 40 Single [Book Excerpt]

Lee Parsons is Co Founder of Ditto Music, a music distribution platform for over 80,000 artists. This is an extract from his ebook “How to release a top 40 single,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ariel hyatt, Bandcamp, Book, Chant, Claudia Roth, Controversy, Google, Guinness World Records, music video, musician

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SoundExchange Adds Two Music Industry Veterans To Executive Suite

SoundExchange continues to add to its senior executive team with the hiring of two music industry veterans as VP, Strategic Initiatives and SVP, Communications.

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advisory board, Asa Somers, Associated Press, BMG Rights Management, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Las Vegas, Sony Music Entertainment, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Vice president

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Music Licensing Bracing For “The Big One”

Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog Everyone acknowledges that the current copyright law that we live under is outdated, but it's been really difficult getting any updates. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Bono, Deezer, Ernst & Young, Independent record label, music industry, Performance rights organisation, record label, Spotify

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Music Publishing Roundup 1.13.15: Grammy Creative Alliance, BMI vs Pandora, Rapidshare & More

[Updated] Recording Academy president Neil Portnow launched The Creative Alliance with help from Ryan Tedder and Jennifer Hudson live Monday night during his annual speech at the Grammy’s. With founding members including. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 02/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, music industry, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Neil Portnow, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder, Taylor Swift, Tony Bennett, YouTube

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CHANGES @ AEG Live, Capital Records, NMPA, Elektra, The Agency Group & More

Mark Norman has been named as Senior Vice President of Global Touring, AEG Live. Most recently served as Senior Vice President of Global Touring at Live Nation. Lauren Ceradini has joined. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman, Dormitory, Ed Sheeran, Elektra Records, F-Stop Music, Jac Holzman, Jeff Castelaz, Swiss People's Party, Zac Brown Band

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Musixmatch Adds Former Sony Music President Thomas Hesse To Advisory Board

The self-proclaimed IDMB of music lyrics, Musixmatch, has announced the addition of Thomas Hesse to its Advisory Board. Hesse is the former President of Sony Music Entertainment, and joins Nicholas Firth. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How To NOT Get Ripped Off When Buying Rap Features

In music, creative juices can get stifled the moment we mention the legal matters that come associated with it. As much of a drag it can be, the law can. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 02/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Australian dollar, Brooklyn, Contract, East Coast hip hop, Google, Hip hop music, music industry, Rapping, Twitter

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Pandora And BMI Face Off Today In Court Battle Over Royalty Rates

Today in Manhattan, pioneer streaming giant Pandora is set to meet licensing agency BMI in court to settle a dispute over current royalty rates. The trial will determine how much Pandora pays BMI’s. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Pandora Radio, royalties, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, United States Department of Justice

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