Music Publishing News: Berklee Open Music Initiative • Platt Joins ASCAP Board • SOCAN Revenue Tops $300M

Berklee College of Music’s Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship announced the Open Music Initiative to approach the issue of rights management and organization in the digital era.

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Two Industry Veterans Appointed To Oversee Prince Estate

The passing of Prince left a legal mess as big as the void he left in our musical landscape.  Unclear instructions, multiple children – both real and impostors – and. Continue reading

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Overseas Tour: Investigate The Venue Before Arriving

Attending a show outside of your home country can certainly be an amazing live music experience, but if not planned for correctly, it can just as easily be completely miserable.. Continue reading

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SFX Entertainment Terminates Chapter 11 Restructuring Agreement

[UPDATE 2] The drama surrounding SFX took a new turn with the announcement that it has terminated its pre-Chapter 11 Restructuring Agreement and entered into direct talks with bondholders and creditors.

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MON. BRIEFING: SoundExchange To Pay $860M In 2016 • SFXE Scraps Bankruptcy • Guvera IPO Rejected • More

Monday 6.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Don't despair. Even while SFX and Guvera imploding, streaming music payouts are hitting record highs. Updated continuously under our More News tab.

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators weigh in on a variety of music industry issues, from why remixing is not a right, to why the music business isn't yet ready for blockchain tech, plus reactions. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of the most popular widely read articles from the past seven days included Berklee's launch of a new open music initiative, Nikki Sixx's letter to YouTube, a defense of. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

No shortage of tips for independent DIY artists on Hypebot this week, with tips on promoting local shows, effective email marketing techniques, at home recording and production, plus much, much. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: EU Referendum• Networking Skills • Why Musicians Fail On Social Media • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how the EU referendum might affect creatives, how to network effectively, and why so many artists fail on social media.

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Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Twitter, SoundCloud, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Napster???? Have A Party.

As she does (almost) every Friday, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees. Continue reading

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