Think musicians should be paid for radio play? SIGN THIS PETITION NOW
The United States is one of a handful of countries that don’t compensate artists when their music is played on AM/FM radio. The others denying hundreds of thousands of musicians. Continue reading
EU Labels, Artists want to stop Radio Royalties from going to US acts
European artists and labels are battling a court ruling that pays US performers when their music is played on the radio there. The judgment reverses longstanding reciprocity since US radio. Continue reading
Debunking radio myths like ‘Gen Z has no interest…’
Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media shines a light on some popular yet not always true radio-related myths. by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Our post about how many of us. Continue reading
‘Radio’s the last thing we talk about,’ say top record label execs
How important is radio to breaking an artist or record? Before the rise of streaming, the answer was an obvious “essential!” But now, the path to success is far less. Continue reading
Pause that playlist and listen to College Radio
Today, October 6th marks the 13th annual World College Radio Day, and hundreds of college radio stations worldwide are celebrating this unique medium. Even – or perhaps especially – in. Continue reading
An argument for handcrafted Radio [Fred Jacobs]
Where’s the humanity in AI-generated music curation? Is the algorithm really giving you music you want to hear, or what they want you to hear? And yet handcrafted radio is. Continue reading