Musicians, Take Note: YouTube Music, Premium now have 100M Subscribers
YouTube has often been more about promotion than revenue for most musicians., but that is changing as YouTube Music and YouTube Premium pass 100 million subscribers, up 20 million in. Continue reading
UMG responds to TikTok’s ‘greed’ accusation, ‘free promotion’ claim [Full Text]
As TikTok’s forced takedown and muting of UMG and UMG Publishing Group-related music began Thursday, the war of words between the two giants took a turn for the worse. After. Continue reading
The Legendary Marley Brothers: Damian and Stephen Set for Epic Traffic Jam Tour in North America
In February and March 2024, reggae royalty will grace the stage as Grammy award-winning brothers, Damian “Jr Gong” Marley and Stephen “Ragga” Marley, launch their exclusive Traffic Jam Tour across. Continue reading
TikTok UMG music takedowns have begun and will happen in 3 phases
TikTok began taking down or muting Universal Music-related artists and songs overnight after the two parties failed to agree on a new licensing agreement. The battle for words between the. Continue reading
College Radio Promotion for Independent Musicians
College radio is one of the few outlets open to independent and self-released music and a prime place to promote to many artists’ biggest listening demographic. Here’s how to get. Continue reading
YouTube Promotion Test Results: Be careful displaying to all countries
Michale Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look at YouTube Promotion and review new test results on a new Music Biz Weekly podcast. These tests didn’t restrict countries or languages and showed. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR TODAY: How to create a great EPK for Musicians
Join today’s free webinar on creating one of the most important and affordable marketing tools available to musicians today – the Electronic Press Kit, or EPK. If you can’t make. Continue reading
Punk Band Millions of Dead Cops Announces California Tour Dates
Punk rock fans, get ready to turn up the volume and ignite the mosh pit because Millions of Dead Cops (MDC) is hitting the West Coast with their upcoming California. Continue reading
TikTok accuses UMG of ‘greed above the interests of artists’ [Full Text]
TikTok has responded to UMG’s announcement that it will pull all its music off the popular platform today, January 31, 2024, after the two could not reach a new licensing. Continue reading
Universal Music to pull all music off TikTok as deal expires: Full text of letter to artists and songwriters
Universal Music Group and UMG Publishing Group say they will pull all their music off TikTok and the TokTok Music Service worldwide today after it could not negotiate a new. Continue reading
