Microsoft Is Shutting Down Groove Music – How To Get Your Mechanical Royalties Before It’s Too Late

Streaming services generate mechanical and performance royalties for creators they say they can't identify. It's a major issue for musicians and music publishers. In 2017, Microsoft filed 4 Million "address. Continue reading

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How Musicians Can Respond And Help Others In The Wake Of Tragedies And Senseless Acts Of Violence [Bob Baker]

Bob Baker is one of the more thoughtful voices in DIY music; and his ideas about how musicians might respond to the Las Vegas attack are particularly poignant.  "I wrote. Continue reading

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How to Get Music Licensed On Music Libraries – 4 Steps To Get Started

As the industry struggles with payment levels from YouTube and once reliable income from touring feels about to experience a tragedy driven downturn, one source of income is often overlooked:. Continue reading

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NetEase Cloud Music Leads Electronic/Dance Music Growth in China

Recently China has been seeing massive rapid growth in its population's consumption of electronic/dance music over the past year. As online music platforms play an ever more important role in. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Las Vegas Tragedy Aftermath • Tom Petty R.I.P. • Snapchat Gets Arty • MORE

TUESDAYS 10.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Yesterday was a day of  tragedies, both massive and very specific.  Music was the connector.  Now, music can also be a. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through major news from the music industry this past week, we revisit Apple Music's 30 million+ subscribers, Spotify's new 'Your Time Capsule" feature, YouTube's axing of. Continue reading

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280 Is The New 140: Twitter To Double Character Limit

News came late yesterday that Twitter was doubling its character limit to 280. Various sources call it a test, a beta and a slow rollout. But whatever the pace of. Continue reading

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Spotify’s Ongoing War With The Music Industry

Spotify has a long and sordid history of failing to pay proper mechanical royalties to creators and publishers, and has already been hit with two major class action lawsuits relating. Continue reading

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ASCAP “I Create Music” 13th Annual Expo Set For May 7-9, 2018

ASCAP today announced that its 13th annual ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO will be held May 7 – 9, 2018 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Announcement Of Latin Grammy Nominees Delayed Indefinitely By Natural Disasters

The Latin Recording Academy has postponed the announcement of nominations for the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards in the aftermath of a deadly and powerful earthquake that affected Mexico this. Continue reading

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