Experimenting with US-only ads to promote indie d.i.y. music
Brian Hazard experiments with low cost and no cost ways to maket music so you don’t have to. Here he explains his recent experiment with US ads when promoting indie. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on new mechanical rates and the road to innovation. 13% MLC unmatched song rate isn’t good. Continue reading
The road to innovation is a bumpy one [Fred Jacobs]
Innovation is the goal, but it’s just a little hard to reach. Read on an learn how. A guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacob’s Media. There’s a lot of. Continue reading
What can radio (and the rest of us) learn from Netflix?
Netflix paved the way for subscription-based streaming services across entertainment industries. What is this doing to radio? A guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies. When we think. Continue reading
Atty. Chris Castle calls out radio’s latest pitch to avoid paying for music
“Nobody is buying what they’re selling because it’s just more snake oil.” says Attorney Chris Castle of the NAB, the radio trade group that will seemingly say anything to avoid. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on The Car Thing, content moderation, and more. ‘The latest manifestation of Daniel Ek’s monopolist edifice. Continue reading
This “Thing” is coming for radio
Fred Jacobs speaks on how radio is being affected by other more modern car dashboard devices. A guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies. In my wildest radio. Continue reading
Are Big Tech platforms moderating the right content?
There is a balance between harmful and helpful content that Big Tech platform cannot always seem to differentiate when it comes to moderation. Op-ed by CORY DOCTOROW of Electronic Frontier. Continue reading
Lawyers say copyright laws must change, now that White artists are also being affected [Op-Ed]
In recent months a growing number of popular artists have been justly and unjustly sued for copyright infringement which has provoked a call for change. However, in previous decades when. Continue reading
Last week in music industry commentary
Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on the discrepancies in copyright law and the collision of music and climate change. Who owns. Continue reading
Tencent owns 40% of the company that bought Bandcamp: What that means for music
Chris Castle sounds the alarm after Tencent backed Epic Games acquires indie darling Bandcamp. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy. Bandcamp has been a safe haven for independent. Continue reading
