Tag: Authors and Publishers

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

Guest Post on 12/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Anti-competitive practices, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast Music, consent decree, EMI, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, YouTube

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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

Guest Post on 12/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Google, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, United States, Valencia, YouTube

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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

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cover version, Google, Google Play Music, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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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

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Kylie Jenner, Lisa Simpson, Never Miss a Beat, New York City, Pandora, Performance rights organisation, Singing, Snapchat

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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.

Guest Post on 12/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, AT&T, Authors and Publishers, Cell Phone, Federal Communications Commission, net neutrality, Pandora, Streaming media, United States, Verizon Communications, Wi-Fi

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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

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AEG, AEG Live, Alice Cooper, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Electronic dance music, Irving Azoff, Live Nation Entertainment, Pharrell Williams, United Kingdom, YouTube

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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

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .NET Framework, Alden Ehrenreich, American Family Association, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), AOL, Application programming interface, Authors and Publishers, Business Insider, IOS, The New York Times

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Comparing Artists To Start-Ups Lazy, Unhealthy, Beside The Point.

[UPDATED] As music and technology become increasingly closely intertwined, there is often a compulsion to compare bands and artists to startups, a comparison which Emily Gonneau considers to be limited. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), Artist, Artists and repertoire, Authors and Publishers, Berlin, Capital gains tax, Entrepreneurship, music industry, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Startup company

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CD Baby Offers 50% Off Album Distribution This Week Only

Now through November 28‚ 2016, standard digital album distribution at CD Baby is 50% off at $24.50. Just enter the code BLACKFRIDAY2016 at checkout.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Artist, Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection, Authors and Publishers, CD Baby, independent music, Loudr, marketing, Music publisher (popular music), Spotify

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Music Publisher’s Send President-ElectTrump Their Wish List

Many in the music community have argued that the Obama administration has a too cozy relationship with tech, particularly Google. Could a Trump team be better for the music industry and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Facebook, General counsel, Inc., National Music Publishers’ Association, Performance rights organisation, Society of Composers & Lyricists, Songwriters Guild of America, United States, YouTube

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