Spotify Says It Overpaid Songwriters And Wants Money Back
In it's latest spat with music publishers, Spotify says they owe the streamer for overpayments. Last year's US Copyright Royalty Board rate change included a retroactive cut in the minimum. Continue reading
How To Stay Sane, Motivated When Music Is Your Side Gig
Maintaining a full-time job while also working as a part-time musician is a never ending struggle, and it can be a challenge to carve out the time and muster the. Continue reading
A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards 2019 – Full Winners List
Country-folk legend John Prine took top honors at the A2IM 2019 Libera Awards, winning the awards for Best American Roots/Folk Album and Best Country/Americana Album for The Tree of Forgiveness. Continue reading
Amazon Debuts ‘Handpicked’ Playlists with Katy Perry
Katy Perry has curated the inaugural playlist for Amazon's new 'Handpicked series. Perry's twenty-one song playlist "Songs About Moving On" mixes a bit of her own music with Taylor Swift,. Continue reading
Publishing Lawsuit Against Pandora From Wixen Music Raises Questions Regarding Lyric Licensing
Pandora is facing down a long-expected lawsuit from Wixen Music Publishing over the streaming platform's alleged infringing of lyrics in songs represented by Wixen. This could be bad news for. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators in the music industry speculated on whether classical could be the next big genre for steaming, how to integrate a celebration of Pride Month into your music. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and advice for the independent self-starters out there this week covered whether or not its mastering your music to match different digital platforms, five out-of-the-box promotion ideas for. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Therapy • Break Into The Music Scene • Guitar Display • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared articles on how music therapy can be used to process trauma, how college graduates can break into the music industry, some tips for displaying. Continue reading
