Why Building More Rights Databases Won’t Solve The Music Industry Metadata Problem
In this piece Niclas Molinder takes a long look at the music industry's ongoing metadata problem and how the music industry as a whole needs to wake up and shift. Continue reading
Highlighting Your Band Or Brand On Instagram
Rolled out in December, the Highlights feature on Instagram provides bands and artists alike an opportunity to emphasize preferred content to fans via their Instagram story. Here we look at. Continue reading
Avoiding Burnout As A Musician
Here Angela Mastrogiacomo tackles the pervasive issue of burnout for musicians and other working in the music industry, examining where it stems from and how it can be overcome or. Continue reading
Producer Quincy Jones Proposes A Music Stock Index Fund
While there have long been index funds built around media and tech stocks, there has never been an index fund created specifically around music, something which famed producer Quincy Jones. Continue reading
UMG, Fox Launch Investigations As Republic Exec Walk Denies Sexual Misconduct Charge
Charlie Walk, the president of UMG's Republic Records and a judge on Fox tv's "The Four,The Battle For Stardom," has been accused of "relentless" inappropriate behavior in an open letter. Continue reading
13 Essential Strategies For Marketing Your Band
As you get more serious about your music career, it becomes essential to start investing serious time and energy into developing and launching an effective marketing strategy. Here we look. Continue reading
Indie Labels Scored 40% Of Grammy 2018 Wins
Independent labels won 36 out of the 84 or just over 40% of Grammys handed out this week. A2IM member labels 4AD (Beggars Group), ATO, Big Machine, Concord Music Group,. Continue reading
Content Creators Coalition Demands Anti-trust Hearings Into YouTube’s ‘Attempts To Censor Artists’
The Content Creators Coalition is demanding anti-trust hearings before the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees in response to recent reports that Google’s YouTube is requiring all artists that it. Continue reading
What Is The Music Modernization Act and Who Supports It?
The Music Modernization Act is poised to reshape music copyright and compensation for a generation. But what exactly is the MMA, and how will it impact songwriters and publishers? We. Continue reading
