UMG responds to TikTok’s ‘greed’ accusation, ‘free promotion’ claim [Full Text]
As TikTok’s forced takedown and muting of UMG and UMG Publishing Group-related music began Thursday, the war of words between the two giants took a turn for the worse. After. Continue reading
Musician’s Guide to Music Metadata
Knowing not only what metadata is, but also how to optimize it to increase your digital reach is crucial for professional musicians. Fortunately, this guide has everything need to get. Continue reading
Set.Live captures live fans then SET.fan helps stay connected to them
Gabi Arnona of Set.Live joins Michael Brandvold on the Music Biz Weekly podcast with an update on new features they are rolling out that allow artists to connect directly with. Continue reading
Bandsintown adds Artist Growth Workspace integration
Tour dates listed on Bandsintown can now also be seamlessly integrated within the popular Artist Growth Workspace app. Last year, 600,000 registered artists posted more than than 1.5 million shows. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Superfans • Beatdapp • Artist Dev, Exports & AI • Industry layoffs • More
Episode 181 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s popular podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. Listen to it here. Episode 181 On this. Continue reading
4 proven strategies to turn Casual Fans into Superfans
“Streaming platforms like Spotify are essential for artist discovery, but to cultivate lasting superfans, you must extend beyond streaming,” writes the smart team at Single. “Superfans crave exclusive content, unique experiences, and. Continue reading
The best ways to serve and even spoil your Superfans
This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday post resurfaces a guide to keeping a community of superfans loyal and happy. In it, musician, teacher, and artist advocate Ben Weinman explains how to. Continue reading
The crumbling of music media is a disaster for the music industry [Tatiana Cirisano]
Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research looks at the gutting of Pitchfork, the state of music reviews and music journalism, and its effects on the future of the music industry. by. Continue reading
Apple Music to pay 10% more for Spatial Audio tracks starting this month
Apple Music will pay artists 10% more in royalties on tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, the streamer said in a memo to labels and distributor partners. The. Continue reading
SoundExchange distributed $1B royalties in 2023, up 4.3%
SoundExchange paid $250 million in royalties in the fourth quarter of 2023, bringing its total gross distributions in 2023 to $1 billion, up 4.3% above 2022 distributions of $959M. SoundExchange. Continue reading
