YouTube Music Launches Daring Ad Campaign Featuring A Cross Dressing Teen, Rapping Hijabi Muslim, More [VIDEO]

There are no reliable stats on how many people pay to use YouTube Music, but it clearly lags well behind Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.  In a move guaranteed to raise awareness,. Continue reading

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Indie Music Trade Groups A2IM, AIMP, CMPA Issue Joint Response To DoJ 100% Licensing Position

Condemnation of a new U.S. Department of Justice position allowing 100% licencing of songs has been nearly universal within the music publishing community. In a show of unity, three independent. Continue reading

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Top U.S. Cities For Music, Music Fans

Some interesting stats for those involved with music from either on or off stage, we here look at which cities in the United States have the most vibrant music scene and. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup: 100% Licensing • UK Synch Income Doubles • Music Streams Pass Video

The U.S. Department of Justice has chosen not to amend the 1941 consent decree and is moving ahead with the interpretation that PROs must use 100-percent licensing. The two-year process. Continue reading

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12 Songs Which Inspired Social Progress

Although assembling such a list is by no means an easy task, and one which is impossible to do in any comprehensive capacity, we here look at twelve songs which,. Continue reading

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Billboard Magazine, Hollywood Reporter ‘Hemorrhaging Cash’ As Owners Explore Sale

The owners of Billboard Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter are looking for an exit strategy. Last year, when Guggenheim Partners spun off its media properties to Eldridge Industries, it was. Continue reading

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Beers, Blue Jeans, And Broadcast Radio vs. Pandora

For all the criticism leveled at Pandora of late, it seem the popular internet radio service is helping out some mid-tier musicians, or at least those who play country music,. Continue reading

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AM BRIEFING: China Bans Lady Gaga After Dalai Lama Meeting • Facebook Adds Slideshow, Curated Events • More

Tuesday 6.28.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Will Lady Gaga fans revolt if China tries to erase her from the internet?  Updated continuously under our More News

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The Musician’s Guide to Hiring a Publicist

My team and I at Cyber PR spend all our working hours (and many non-working hours) talking to musicians who want publicity for their art. What continues to baffle us is the fact that many of the artists who contact us have no idea what publicists do, or what to realistically expect from a publicity campaign.

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Music Is Almost As Important As Coffee For Monday Morning Motivation, Says New Survey

64% of respondents to a new study in five countries say that they have too little motivation on Mondays. I would have guessed a number closer to 99%, but the. Continue reading

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