How the ‘Netflix Effect’ turned a 2006 Kate Bush song into a 2022 hit
Why did a 37-year-old song top the charts for the first time ever during Memorial Day weekend? Credit the Netflix Effect. by David Deal of SuperHype “Running up That Hill (A. Continue reading
Licensing Placement: Sam Smyers ‘Don’t Think Twice’ & ‘Bailar’
Sync placement (in many ways a holy grail of the music business) can do wonders for propelling an artist’s career. Here, we look at how one fortunate musician, Sam Smyers,. Continue reading
How $17B Netflix Spending Spree Will Effect Music Sync
With Netflix set to spend $17 billion on original programming this year and the competition for video on demand continuing to heat up, it’s a good time for artists and. Continue reading
Life Is Soon Going To Get Much Harder For Composers
For decades, many composers have relied on the back-end royalties provided to them when their music was aired on a television show. Now, thanks to changes in the regulations both. Continue reading
Spotify To Be Focus Of Netflix Original Series
Netflix is planning to bring the story of how Swedish tech startup Spotify became the globe’s leading music streamer as part of its original content lineup. The limited series will. Continue reading
Musicians Union Demands Major Increase In Streaming Residuals with SAG-AFTRA Support
Musicians held rallies across the country calling for streaming residuals for music in television and film even as the American Federation of Musicians and the Alliance of Motion Picture and. Continue reading
Spotify, Netflix Should Worry About A Global Recession
Spotify, Netflix and a select group of streaming services have experienced meteoric growth. But that growth – already slowing in some sectors – could be reversed if there is the. Continue reading
Netflix Needs Music, But Music Is Fine Without It
After a lengthy amount of time atop the streaming roost, Netflix now faces a serious threat from its competitors, and is hoping that investing in the music industry by creating. Continue reading
Watch Trailer For Bob Dylan’s ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Martin Scorsese Netflix Doc
“It wasn’t a success, not if you measure success in terms of profit,” Bob Dylan says of the 1975 Rolling Thunder Review tour in his first on-camera interview in over. Continue reading
