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THURSDAY 5.17.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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YouTube Adds Artist, Songwriter Credits To 500M Videos

YouTube has added "music in this video" artist, songwriter and publishers credits to more than half a billion videos.  In addition to official music videos, the credits are being added. Continue reading

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Guide To Independently Selling 25,000 Albums

In this piece Sunny Stuart Winter chats with UK based 'ninja rapper' Shaodow, a highly motivated musical entrepreneur who has found remarkable success in selling his album to fans, all. Continue reading

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Tidal’s Troubles Mount: Late Payments Join Streaming Massive Manipulation Charges

Just days after Norwegian investigative journalists accused TIDAL of a massive manipulation of streaming data, multiple sources are reporting both underpayments and late payments from the streamer. At least two. Continue reading

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3 Sites To Help You Determine Your Brand

While most musicians would rather focus their artistry on what they do best (music) there are a number of visual components when it comes to building the branding necessary to. Continue reading

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Senate To Vote On Net Neutrality Today

The FCC has said that net neutrality will end on June 11. But the U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a vote on Wednesday to use the Congressional Review Act. Continue reading

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How We Crowdfunded 18K With No Experience, Fans [Part 1]

In part one of this three phase series, Justina Grayman describes the process of raising the necessary money to successful fund the production of dance video. In phase one she. Continue reading

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Pandora Learns More Ads Doesn’t Mean More Subscribers

Having been in financial hot water for some time, Pandora is anxious to crank up its revenue, and so has increased the number of ads which play on its free. Continue reading

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Live Nation Launches Fund To Back Female Founded Live Music Businesses

Live Nation has established the Women Nation Fund, an early-stage investment fund focused on female-led live music businesses.  It will provide access to the company’s resources and capital for underrepresented female. Continue reading

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BET Awards Nominees 2018: Khaled, Lamar Dominate

DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations for the 2018 BET Awards. Khaled is up for six awards  and Lamar follows with five.  The annual BET telecast celebrates excellence. Continue reading

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