The MLC announced that songwriters and music publishers should expect additional payments for 2021-2022 from a total of nearly $400 million underpayments from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and other music streamers…..
Hyperpop music and artists like Charli XCX, ElyOtto, and Odetari have been on an astronomical rise in the 2020s, and these glitchy high-energy sounds are being heard worldwide…..
Youth in Japan and elsewhere have begun showing a growing interest in the warmth and nostalgia that comes with cassette tapes at a fraction of the price of vinyl. Will this comeback make its way around the world?…..
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from shocking reports about artist success to Spotify partnering with Bandsintown and more…..
This week, our tips and advice for independent and do-it-yourself musicians looked at album covers in 2024, a Groover expansion, how to drive music promos, safely releasing a cover song, and more…
It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Live Nation breaking records, a new UMG-backed Superfan hub, talk of AI copyrights, a million-dollar concert fraud scheme, and more…
Live Nation reported record growth last year and predicted continued growth in live music for the next decade. But Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s soaring numbers come even as many small to mid-level music venues struggle…
Once upon a time, creative album art could help sell a release. But does it still matter when most music is streamed, and artwork has been reduced to a square inch or two? …..
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