Why Digital Music (And Not Just Streaming) Is Booming

In this piece music industry vet Seth Schachner weighs in on how he's seen the music industry change over the years, and how it's managed to crawl back from the. Continue reading

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How To Get Contact Info For Spotify Playlist Curators

With streaming now the name of the game, landing you track on a high-profile Spotify playlist can do wonders for you career. Here Chris Robley walks us through how to. Continue reading

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Just One Music Co. Ranks Among World’s Most Admired Entertainment Businesses [Hint: It’s Not UMG]

Fortune Magazine has released its annual list of the World’s Most Admired Entertainment Companies. While there are many awards ranking companies, climbing this list is particularly meaningful since it’s determined. Continue reading

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Songtrust Partners With EU Music Licensing Hub ICE

Royalty collection platform Songtrust announced that they’ve struck an agreement with the pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services Ltd.

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Def Leppard Finally Available Online: Here’s Why Now

Def Leppard, one of a handful of major artists whose music was not available digitally, have licensed their catalog to both download and streaming services. Here's why it took so. Continue reading

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How To Make Your Stage Presence Memorable

As anyone familiar with the music industry knows, 'the look' can often be huge part of not only and artist's stage presence, but also their personal brand. While musicianship and. Continue reading

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Qobuz To Bring Ultra Hi-Res Audio Streaming To U.S.

Spotify, Apple Music and other music streamers have been eyeing high resolution streaming music as a way to charge some users more.  While they consider following Tidal and Deezer's lead. Continue reading

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New Guidelines To Monetize Fan Uploaded YouTube Videos [MUST READ]

There is an important change being rolled out concerning how YouTube will deal with content uploaded by its users which contain artist copyrighted content, including the omission of revenue-generating ads.

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FRI. BRIEF: Majors Sue Fit Radio: ‘Massive Infringement’ • Def Leppard Goes Digital • Spotify Adds Spotlight • More

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Spotify Adds ‘Spotlight’ Multimedia Format

Spotify is rolling out a new multimedia format, Spotlight, which adds visual layers to complement the listening experience for select me podcasts, audiobooks, news, and other audio content.  Spotlight is. Continue reading

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