
TuneCore Turns 15 with $1.2M Daily Payments To Artists, Venue Donations
D.I.Y. digital music distributor and publishing administrator TuneCore is celebrating its 15th anniversary today. As part of the clebration TuneCore will be making donations to global organizations formed to save. Continue reading

Quick Music Release Formula And How It Jumped To Radio
As with so much of the music industry, the way in which we release music has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a new ‘quick release’ formula that. Continue reading

Use Spotify Canvas To Add Looping Video To Your Streams
Spotify’s Canvas feature allows artists to easily add short, looping videos that play over their music, and can offer a great opportunity to for artists to further engage with listeners.. Continue reading

Music Has An Attention Dependency [Mark Mulligan]
“Every minute gained is at someone’s expense,” writes top MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan on the challenges and effects of attention dependency on music and the music industry. The attention economy. Continue reading

When Will The New Mechanical Licensing Collective Pay Me?
The Mechanical Licensing Collective is now essentially the sole mechanical licensing/royalty go-between in the US, and artists are wondering when and how the MLC plans to pay them. Guest post. Continue reading

SiriusXM Takes $1B Pandora Hit Due To ‘Royalty Cost Structure’
SiriusXM added 909,000 new subscribers last year, bringing their total monthly self-pay subscriber base to a record of 30.9 million at the end of 2020. Subs beat SiriusXM’s guidance for. Continue reading

The Dangers Of Spotify Bots
If Spotify is part of your marketing plan, this episode of the Music Biz Weekly is a must-listen Dustin Boyer from Venture Music sits down with co-hosts Micahel Brandvold and. Continue reading

Imran Ahmed Launches A New Kind Of Music Company
A Spotify profile of music industry entrepreneur Imran Ahmed, who successfully worked at the NME, BBC, and XL Recording before relocating to Los Angeles to create and launch a new. Continue reading

What All Musicians Can Learn From Country Star Morgan Wallen
In this case study, we break down what other artist can learn from the success of country star Morgan Wallen, and his journey from humble beginnings to global streaming fame.. Continue reading

How Are Official Spotify Playlists Curated? Top Editor Explains
As important as Spotify playlists are, the process behind how they are curated is a mystery to many. Here, a top Spotify editor offers us a peek behind the curtain.. Continue reading