How Production Costs Are Affecting Songwriters
Making a career out of songwriting isn't easy, and even if you do end up writing the next chart topping hit, there's no guarantee that you'll see much of a. Continue reading
Deezer Partners With Feature.fm As First On-Demand Music Streamer To Offer Affordable Marketing To Artists
Native music ad platrom Feature.fm has expanded its reach signifigantly with a new Deezer partnership. Feature.fm, which some dismiss as 'pay-to-play', has scored wins offering indie artists affordable guaranteed in-stream. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 9.9.16: EMI Layoff Report • BMI Breaks $1B Record • Music Pubs Battle Photo Agencies
Sony reportedly laid off more than half of EMI Music Publishing staff after its buyout in 2012. A Sony Corp investor presentation that was uncovered from 2014 confirms the company cut. Continue reading
Is Spotify Punishing Apple Artists?
In an effort to combat the rash of Apple Music exclusives which have been cropping up of late, Spotify has allegedly been manipulating search results so that artists who provided with. Continue reading
Questlove Hearts Pandora, Carpool Karaoke is Dope for Artists, and Puppies Are The Shiznit: Liv Buli’s This Week in Music and More
Another week has ended and its time for a bit 'o buli, as in Liv Buli, who as Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound has the bestest job title. Continue reading
Frank Ocean Releases “Blonde” As Apple Music, iTunes Exclusive And Free At Pop-Up Shops
Frank Ocean has debuted his much anticipated album "Blonde" exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes. The unconventional release is the latest in a growing list of major artists who are. Continue reading
How Frank Ocean, Drake, Kayne West, DJ Khaled, Others Are Using A Loophole To Game The Charts
[UPDATED] In late 2014, as part of a move to include digital consumption in its chart calculations, Billboard began counting 1,500 streams or 10 paid downloads of a song as. Continue reading
Live365 Rises From The Deadpool, Small Webcasters Rejoice!
Small webcaster service Live365 will relaunch soon. Details are scarce, but we got this response to an inquiry: "The Live365 assets have been acquired – right now, we're working on finalizing. Continue reading
Why Surprise Album Releases Are The Worst [Cortney Harding]
As part of a growing trend only made possible in the digital age, an increasing number of high-profile artists are choosing to drop their albums suddenly and without warning, which can. Continue reading
Streaming Gives Albums Wings: Why Album Sales Aren’t What They Used To Be
Although Drake's latest album remained atop the Billboard album charts for a solid nine weeks, this prominence was not the result of sales but rather streaming, demonstrating the power of. Continue reading
