Streaming Music Revenue Up, But Per Song Rates May Have Dropped In 2018
In this piece, Bobby Owsinski breaks down some complex recent streaming data, which highlights the disparity between the royalty rates paid out by major streamers (with YouTube coming up particularly. Continue reading
Bandsintown Relaunches Facebook Event Export
Bandsintown and Facebook have partnered to relaunch the popular concert discovery platform's Facebook Event export feature. Once a day, Facebook scans Bandsintown events and automatically populates the Events tab on. Continue reading
5 Ways To Create The Greatest Impact Possible With Your Next Music Video
Music videos can be a massive asset when promoting new music, but only if you have an effective launch plan. Here we look at quick tips and essential features to. Continue reading
A2IM Announces First Ever SXSW Showcase
A2IM has announced their first ever showcase at this year's SXSW featuring six acts from the rosters of U.S, based independent labels. " While planning the lineup, the most important. Continue reading
Music Think Tank: Call For Submissions
Thank you for your committed readership and the insightful content that many of you have shared. Without your contributions, our sister blog Music Think Tank would not exist. If you. Continue reading
Music Streaming Rates 2018: Per Stream Rates Drop and YouTube’s Value Gap Is Very Real
[UPDATED] 2018 saw music streaming come into its own as the dominant source of recording music revenue. But as streaming volumes swelled, the YouTube value gap and its pitifully small. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Advises Artists To Suspend All Campaigns [UPDATE]
Pledge Music has sent an email to artists with active crowdfunding campaigns advising them to "suspend" them immediately, Hypebot has confirmed. The company also suspended new fan contributions to all. Continue reading
NMPA Warns Spotify May ‘Declare War’ On Songwriters Over 44% Royalty Rate Increase
The NMPA and its member music publishers are reminding songwriters and other publishers that Spotify and other digital music streamers thus far "won’t say" if they plan to appeal the. Continue reading
