Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: BMI Publishers Explore Options, Pandora Faces a Setback & Beats to Launch
BMI publishers are exploring their options following last December's rate court ruling stating publishers that withdrew their catalog solely for digital licensing on Jan. 1, 2013 are no longer part of any licensing deals. Continue reading
SoundExchange Moves From Quarterly To Monthly Payments To Artists And Labels
(UPDATED) Starting this month, digital music performing rights organization SoundExchange moves from quarterly to monthly payments to artists, labels and rights owners signed up to receive electronic payments. SoundExchange is the. Continue reading
YouTube Deletes Billions Of Fake Views
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. People on the internet are noticing that YouTube deleted billions of fake views from YouTube, after someone – some say artists, labels, or their. Continue reading
Veteran Music Acts Auction Their Royalties To Alternative Investors
Veteran musicians, legacy or heritage acts, whatever you call them, established musicians have a back catalog and related work that offers unique methods of monetization. Recently Loud And Proud Records. Continue reading
How to Record and Release Cover Songs: An Interview with HFA
This post originally appeared on the Bandzoogle Blog. HFA provides rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry. With over 46,000 music publishing clients, HFA issues the largest. Continue reading
SoundExchange Marks 10th Anniversary [INFOGRAPHIC]
SoundExchange, the performance rights organization that Distributes digital performance royalties for digital radio, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary. The organization is marking the occasion by sharing a data filled infographic. Continue reading
35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label
The following guest post is an excerpt from the new 4th Edition of Music Is Your Business by Christopher Knab. Deciding to release your own record is only a good. Continue reading
Why Digital Distribution Is Such a Mess, And How We Should Fix It
By Guenter Loibl, founder and CEO of Rebeat Digital. There are now more than a dozen companies that can easily distribute your music to hundreds of outlets, within 24 hours.. Continue reading
Gibson Exec Barry LeVine Joins SoundExchange As VP Industry Relations
SoundExchange today announced that Barry LeVine has been named Vice President of Industry Relations. In this role, he will lead the organization’s artist and label outreach program. Most recently, Barry. Continue reading
SoundExchange Increases Quarterly Distributions
SoundExchange again broke its own record for quarterly royalty payments to musicians and record labels with a distribution of $149 million for the second quarter of 2013. This represented a. Continue reading
Stock Falls Again Today, Listener Hours Drop, But Pandora Still Comes Out Ahead
UPDATE: Pandora stock fell another 8,.5% to $17,97 on Wednesdy Pandora listener hours in June fell from 1.35 billion to 1.25 billion. Pandora blamed the drop on seasonal listening patterns. Continue reading
