Prince Calls Record Contracts “Slavery,” Says Jay Z Is Building a “One Stop Shop For Artists”
Prince shared his candid opinions of the music industry during a wide ranging sit down with 10 black journalists at his Paisley Park studios on Saturday night. Here are some. Continue reading
NPR Exits Anti-Artist Mic Coalition
Last month, after Amazon exited the Google and Pandora backed anti-artist MIC Coalition, pro-artist advocates set their sights on NPR. Why NPR "who artists have worked so closely with over. Continue reading
New Music Fridays: Global Release Day Shifts Today
[UPDATED] The shift to Friday as the "official" release day for music in 45 countries began today July 10th at 12.01 AM. Friday was already the new release day in. Continue reading
Apple Music Boycott – Should Indie Artists, Labels Stop Releasing New Music For Next 90 Days?
The outcry over Apple Music's 90 free day trial is growing within the independent music community. But those upset with free trials that return no revenue to artists and labels for. Continue reading
Amazon Exits Google, Pandora Backed Anti-Fair Play, Fair Pay Coalition. Will NPR Be Next?
With royalties and digital music the subject of current lawsuits, regulation review, Justice Department investigations and new federal legislation, industry trade groups are staking out strong positions that do not. Continue reading
GETTING IT DONE – Last Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music: Apple Music Gets Artist Friendly • Pay For Play • 12 Facebook Tactics • More
It's hard to keep up, but that why we're here with news that the new Apple Music is adding some artist friendly social features, a chart that show just how. Continue reading
REWIND – The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: BMI • WMG • Spotify • Rdio • NPR • More
Another eventful week in the new music industry: BMI scored a major victory for songwriters, streaming revenue passed downloads for the first time at a major label, Spotify unveiled a surprising stat and. Continue reading
Has NPR Turned Their Backs On Musicians?
In what can only be described as troubling and suspicious activity, NPR has joined Google, Amazon, Pandora, Clear Channel, the NAB and even the National Restaurant Association in opposing changes. Continue reading
Matt Farley Will Quit Making Music If He Doesn’t Earn $1 Million From Spotify By 2018
… and he plans to earn that money with an 8-hour Spotify playlist consisting of 300 of his own songs. Sound extreme? Indie Artists Matt Farley has been taking things to the extreme. Continue reading
Leaked Email From NPR’s Policy And Representation Division Explaining NPR Membership On McCoalition
As suspected, it appears that NPR’s participation in the controversial “Mic Coalition” (or as we call it the “McCoalition”) was a decision taken by NPR’s Policy and Representation division (aka. Continue reading
