American Music Award Names 2019 Nominees [FULL LIST]

The American Music Awards announced its nominees and rapper Post Malone topped the list with seven nominations, including Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Male Artist. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: American Music Awards • Zane Goes Daily • Triller vs. TikTok • ‘Behind The Record’ • More

FRIDAY 10.25.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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CASE Act: The Bill Every Musician Needs To Know About

Jessica Sobhraj of Cosynd outlines what the passage of the CASE Act means for independent songwriters and creator and the ease and affordability of filing and resolving copyright disputes.

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Investors, Labels Queston Spotify’s Future

Just days before Spotify's Monday earnings report, some label execs and Wall Street analysts are questioning if the steaming giant will ever be profitable, and if not, can it survive?

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How An Artist Grew To 500,000 Monthly Spotify Listeners Without The Use Of Playlists

In this piece, Ari Herstand walks us through the rise of Virginian hip hop artist Lucidious, and how he managed to go from about 150 monthly listeners to 500,00, without. Continue reading

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Pandora Adds Detailed Song Credits As Recording Academy Plots ‘Behind the Record’ Campaign

Pandora has added full detailed song credits to users across all tiers of its service on the web and on new desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

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Artists Can Now Pay To Promote New Releases On Spotify Including To Paid Premium Users

Spotify announced today that artists and labels will be able to buy paid placements across both its paid Premium and free ad-supported tiers to promotes new releases. Dubbed "Brand New. Continue reading

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How to Take Care Of Yourself, Your Music Career [VIDEO]

No matter where you turn, people are always telling you to work harder in pursuit of success, but the reality is that it can be just as important to take. Continue reading

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Why Streaming Royalties Will Always Stay Too Low To Make A Living Off Of [Video]

Disc Maker's Tony van Veen details why he believes that streaming services will never pay independent artists enough in royalties for them to make a comfortable living in the way. Continue reading

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Bandzoogle Names Dave Cool VP Of Business Development

Musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle has promoted Dave Cool, an 8-year veteran at the company, to Vice President of Business Development. Cool was instrumental in the recent Bandzoogle partnership. Continue reading

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