Music Publishers Win Major Victory vs Wolfgang’s Vault

After nearly three years in court, music publishers  Sony/ATV, EMI, Warner/Chappell, ABKCO, peermusic, Spirit Music and Imagem Music scored a major win in their ongoing efforts against live music archive Wolfgang's Vault. . Continue reading

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Why The Music Business Favors Night Owls

While many industries are structured in a way which benefits the early risers among, the music business is one of few populated largely by night owls. Here we look at. Continue reading

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Which Songs Don’t Qualify For YouTube Content ID

YouTube's ability to detect a song's 'sonic fingerprint' is what allows artists to make money off of these of the platform, but not all kinds of songs qualify. Here Chris. Continue reading

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Record Labels vs Spotify: Who Needs Who More?

On one side you have Spotify – an unprofitable company that needs to lower its cost of the content from three dominate players.  On the other side, you have three. Continue reading

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YouTube, Vevo Respond To Major Music Video Hack

Hackers hit many of the most popular music videos on Vevo and YouTube overnight; and both are responding saying that while it serves as the delivery system for Vevo, it. Continue reading

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Promoting New Music Via YouTube Videos

In this piece DIY artist and entrepreneur Eleanor Dubinsky details the importance of frequent video content and how it can be utilized to effectively promote new music to fans. 

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Understanding Live Performance Agreements

While recorded music sales may facing choppy waters, the live music market remains healthy and strong, making it a preferable vein for recording artists to focus on. As with so. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Music Modernization Act Introduced Today • Vevo, YouTube Hacked • Zuckerberg To Congress • More

TUESDAY 4.10.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Every Minute On The Internet… The Futility Of Trying To Be Everywhere [CHART]

[UPDATED] In a fractured media landscape, marketers often encourage artists to "be" everywhere their potential fans might be. But with 973,000 logging into Facebook, 481,000 tweets and 187 million emails. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Setting Up A Pre-Order Campaign

Buying in bulk and then hoping it sells to fans can be a disastrous way for artists to conduct their merch sales, something which can be avoided by setting up. Continue reading

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