Signing Up With ASCAP, BMI Not Enough

While many in the music industry are quick to bemoan the difficulty of earning significant income from music publishing, the reality is that there more opportunities than ever to do. Continue reading

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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017

The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017.

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Billboard Acquires Spin, Vibe and Stereogum, Azoff and Leiweke’s Oak View Buys Venues Today

[UPDATED] Two big music media deals close out 2016. Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Media Group have acquired SpinMedia’s music assets Spin, Vibe and Stereogum and Irving Azoff and Tim Leiweke's. Continue reading

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Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections

Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being. Continue reading

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A BIG Music Marketing Mistake To Avoid

Here Bob Baker discusses how many beginning musicians often go astray when pitching their music to tastemakers, and how setting and working towards clear goals is important to achieving success. Continue reading

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YouTube, Music Publishers Reach Agreement To Distribute Millions In Unclaimed Royalties

The music industry seem united in their belief that YouTube should pay more money to creators, but that hasn't stopped them from working with Google's popular video site when they. Continue reading

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Coalition Of Top Music Industry Trade Groups Congratulate Trump On Win, Signal Agreement With Piracy Promises

Despite deep distrust of President – elect Trump within much of the music community, a diverse group of industry trade groups including A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, The RIAA, The Recording Academy and. Continue reading

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Hedge Your Bets! Inside The Flo and Eddie SiriusXM Settlement

Here Stephen Carlisle digs into what what on in the surprise settlement reached between SiriusXM and Flo and Eddie Inc., just before the trial was scheduled to take place.

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Ray Wadell Exits Billboard After 30 Years, But He’s Not Retiring

Long time Billboard writer, Ray Waddell is leaving the trade magazine to work with Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff at their recently launched Oak View Group. Wadell has covered live touring. Continue reading

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

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