The Music Supervisor: Are They Killing Songwriting?

With such a vast variety of channel options now available to consumers, the music supervisor for television and film has, in many ways, become the modern A&R person. However this. Continue reading

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5 Methods For Avoiding Costly Band Merch Mistakes

Merch can be one of the best ways for a touring band to bring in some additional cash, but get it wrong and you can easily be saddled with an. Continue reading

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Spotify Finally Launches In Japan, World’s 2nd Largest Music Market, Debuts New Lyrics Feature

Spotify has finally launched in Japan. The world's second biggest music market is a notoriously finicky one and slow to change. CD's still sell in large numbers there, despite early. Continue reading

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Google Hires Ex-Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen As YouTube Global Head Of Music

Former Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen has joined Google's YouTube as its Global Head of Music.  The outspoken music industry veteran takes on the difficult task of mending fences. Continue reading

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New Drone Service Delivers On Demand Vinyl. Just Kidding! Sort Of

In this op-ed, CMO Taishi Fukuyama of the company Qrates discusses how is organization is working to capitalize on the recent vinyl boom, and working to push the boundaries of the. Continue reading

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From ‘Female Producer’ To ‘Producer’

In this article, Julie Kathryn, better known as I AM SNOW ANGEL recounts her transition in the music industry (an industry still plagued with rampant sexism) from being defined strictly as a. Continue reading

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Apple Music Best Practices For Musicians: They Updated, So You Should Too

As a kind of followup to their earlier 'best practices' piece, The Daily Rind takes use through the updated Apple Music iOS 10 interface, with an refresher on the best practices. Continue reading

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All 3 Major Labels Sue To Stop YouTube Ripping

In recent months, YouTube has been under fire from the music industry, with mp3 track ripping from videos a major cause of friction.  Now the major labels have taken aggressive. Continue reading

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Why Would Music Tech Startup BandLab Want To Buy A Stake In Rolling Stone? [Mark Mulligan]

Why would a new model music tech company invest in an old school rock magazine? That’s what analyst Mark Mulligan asked on the news that BandLab had bought 49% of. Continue reading

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Consumerless Recovery: Music Revenues Up But More Pain May Be Coming [John Maples]

While the latest news from the music industry certainly seems positive, with eight percent growth in revenues courtesy of streaming, for those who look more closely there may also be. Continue reading

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How Many Fans Do You Need To Make A Living In Music?

While reaching a point where you can live off the money made from your music and fans is the end goal for many artists, most musicians are forced to work some. Continue reading

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