The ‘A-Word’ describes 2023 and how we all need to approach Marketing
Artificial Intelligence? Accountability? Artistry? What word would you use to encapsulate this past year in music? Nope. by Fred Jacobs, President & Founder of broadcast consultancy Jacobs Media One of the. Continue reading
An argument for handcrafted Radio [Fred Jacobs]
Where’s the humanity in AI-generated music curation? Is the algorithm really giving you music you want to hear, or what they want you to hear? And yet handcrafted radio is. Continue reading
Debunking radio myths like ‘Gen Z has no interest…’
Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media shines a light on some popular yet not always true radio-related myths. by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Our post about how many of us. Continue reading
25 Years of Digital Millennium Copyright Act: The Good & (mostly) Bad
As the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) turns 25 Mike Masnick of techdirt takes a critical look back.. and forward at its massive impact. Op-ed by Mike Masnick of techdirt. Continue reading
How to set up a Bandcamp Listening Party and why you (still) should
Despite its recent sale and staff cutbacks, Bandcamp, for now at least, still has an audience and toolkit worth paying attention to. Brian Hazard explains from firsthand experience how beneficial. Continue reading
‘Thinking Out Loud’ about the ‘Blurred Lines’ of U.S. Copyright Law [Wallace Collins]
Entertainment lawyer Wallace Collins shares the overlapping impact of two major music copyright court decisions. “Current artists are effectively midgets standing on the shoulders of giants in order to reach. Continue reading
Do artists know enough about the music business?
Keith Jopling, aka The Song Sommelier, dives into whether or not the average artist is informed enough about the industry’s business side as he preps Season 8 of the popular. Continue reading
BMI’s Dark Eureka [Op-Ed by Chris Castle]
It’s tough to believe that BMI’s failure to answer questions being asked by songwriters and music publishers about its pending sale is not a sign that bad news is ahead,. Continue reading
Up Close and Personal: When the algorithm goes too far [MIDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano]
Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research dives into how the borderline mind-reading technology of social media is affecting the music industry. What happens when the algorithm gets a little too close. Continue reading
The Real Currency of Art [Indie singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey]
While music is too often about money these days, indie singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey shares the true value of art and how that makes it worth all the hard work and tears…..