SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe Weighs In New ‘CLASSICS’ Act To Protect Pre-1972 Copyrights,

While it is now generally agree that the music industry is on the road to recovery as far as revenue is concerned, it still has quite a way to go. Continue reading

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All Laid-Off SoundCloud Staffers Are Being Offered $10,000 From WeTransfer “To Start Something”

After 173 SoundCloud employees were laid off a few weeks ago, the outpouring of support led to a “Hire a SoundClouder” Google doc to connect them with new jobs. Now,. Continue reading

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The Legalities Behind A Cover Song

The recording of covers is common practice in the music industry, and has only become more popular of late, particularly with the rise of YouTube. Still, by nature of the. Continue reading

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For Up-And-Coming Musicians, NPR’s Tiny Desk Can Be As Much Of A Boost As Late-Night TV

While being able to showcase their talents on late night TV has typically been the best launching pad for artists, but it seems a new venue for such jumpstarts to. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Facebook Logs Strong Q2 • Google To Merge Music Services • Quincy Jones Wins $9.4M Jackson Suit • More

THURSDAY 7.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Did you even remember that Google has two music services? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Spotify Launches Facebook Style Self-Serve Ad Platform Offering Targeted Placements For Music Marketers, Artists

Spotify has launched a self-serve ad platform. The audio ads could prove as useful to music marketers as Facebook ads and boosts have.

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ASCAP, BMI Are Building A Joint Song Database Designed To Increase Licensing Accuracy, Speed

UPDATED: Transparency and accurate data are major issues for songwriters and music publishers. To solve both problems, ASCAP and BMI are creating a joint database of musical works.

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New Analysis Calculates, Compares Per Stream Payouts From Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, YouTube and More

Data crunchers Information Is Beautiful caused a stir last year when they waded through data from indie artists to determine the indeterminable – what streaming services actually pay per stream.. Continue reading

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Gaming The Algorithm: How To Get More Views On YouTube

As a musician, chances are you want to capture the attention of as many new YouTube viewers as possible. Here we look at how to use the promotional algorithm of. Continue reading

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An Evolved Music Industry Is Finally Embracing The Value Of Meaningful Relationships

Here Stephen Love explains the motivation behind the creation of Socially Driven Music, a reinvention of the global music industry, and how it works to combine evolving technology and social. Continue reading

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