10 Covers That Creatively Transform The Original Song
Covers are a a central idea of the western pop scene, often rising to become more famous than the original version of a song. Some of the best covers have. Continue reading
Can’t Wish Away The Mistakes In Original ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Verdict
In this piece Rick Sanders revisits the reversal of the Stairway to Heaven verdict by the Ninth Circuit, looking at the actual strange reason the panel reversed the verdict and. Continue reading
7 Performers Who Created Masterpieces with GarageBand
A mainstay for budding music industry creatives everywhere, Garageband has long enabled those interested in music to cut their creative teeth before moving on to more industry standard software, at. Continue reading
Royalty Exchange Built A Zillow For Song Royalties – What Are Your Songs Worth?
Most homeowners are familiar with Zillow, a site which allows you to easily find out the value of your or someone else's home. Thanks to a new app from Royalty. Continue reading
Rocket Songs Is A Marketplace Of Original Songs
Jonathan Stone of original song marketplace Rocket Songs joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Music publishing is a multi-billion dollar industry that has been mostly. Continue reading
Cage The Elephant, Q Prime Rewrite Rules Of Music Investment with Royalty Exchange
Royalty Exchange democratized music investments with its online royalty marketplace. Now the startup has launched private syndicates, a new kind of music royalty financing plan with Cage The Elephant and. Continue reading
What’s Next For ASCAP, BMI As Justice Dept. Starts Termination Of Legacy Antitrust Judgments?
As the Department of Justice begins its termination of 19 decades-old 'legacy' antitrust judgements, Chris Castle writes about questions being raised as to what the future holds for ASCAP and. Continue reading
The Art Of Selling Music With Words
With the acknowledgment that selling music is hard and there are no silver bullets, this article helps to outline what some of the challenges are in selling music with your. Continue reading
Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Fund Raises $260M For Song Acquisitions, IPO Next
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd has raised $260 million in a private offering and is expected to IPO in the coming weeks. The fund, led by veteran artist manager Merck Mercuriadis, will. Continue reading
Music Modernization Act Puts Burden On Labels To ID Mismatched Songs
As the Music Modernization Act rolls forward, more surprises continue to emerge from the bill. In this piece Chris Castle looks at a new burden the MMA places on sound. Continue reading
