Grammys Announce Key Rule Changes, 2016 Dates And Deadlines [FULL TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT]
From time to time, The Grammys change the rules. Five were announced today, with several addressing new issues that are a product of the digital age where music streams are. Continue reading
Music Came First At A2IM #IndieWeek 2016
New York City's Indie Week wound down last night. The annual series of events sponsored by A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music) brings together indie labels and the independent music. Continue reading
FRI BRIEFING: Spotify IPO Nears • Prince Estate Names Top Industry Execs • Merlin Indie Revenue Report • More
Friday 6.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web All signs point to a Spotify IPO. Would you buy stock in this hugely popular, but money losing company? Updated continuously. Continue reading
Jae Goodman, Josh Rabinowitz On How Successful Brands Use Music [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Jae Goodman and Josh Rabinowitz, jury leaders for this year's Cannes Lions event, Lions Entertainment, discuss their thoughts on how successful campaigns utilize music on various platforms, and share a little of what they're currently listening. Continue reading
A Brief History Of Frozen Mechanical Royalties [David Lowery]
In the wake of recent rate court negotiations with the Copyright Royalty Board to set the compulsory mechanical royalty rate for songs, David Lowery takes a look at the history. Continue reading
Pare Booking App Simplifies The Show Booking Process
In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from. Continue reading
UPDATE: Apple’s Trent Reznor Says YouTube Was ‘Built On Backs Of Free Stolen Content,’ Google Responds
UPDATE: Apple execs usually prefer to extol the virtues if their products rather than criticize competitors. But Nine Inch Nails front man and Apple Music product design exec Trent Reznor. Continue reading
Tax Break State Of Mind: New York Set To Offer Recording Companies Big Tax Credits
In a bit of good news for New York artists looking to save money, it seems the Empire State will soon be joining numerous others by offering companies which create. Continue reading
Why You Should Treat Your Music Career Like A Startup
Besides both being challenging career options, being a musician and running a startup have quite a few similarities. In the following article, we look at some of the commonalities between. Continue reading
10 Techniques For Effectively Promoting Local Shows
Once an new band reaches the point in their career where they're putting on local shows, the challenge of attracting an audience comes into play. In this article, we look. Continue reading
