QUICK HITS: Songtradr acquires Muiscube • Tunecore + Snapchat • Symphonic Canada expansion • Sleeping Giant launches music PR firm
Songtradr has acquired Musicube, a music metadata startup that offers metadata at scale for labels, publishers, and music supervisors and enables search for tracks, playlists and artists based on audiences,. Continue reading
Mariah Carey sued for song title 28 years after ‘All I Want For Christmas, Is You’ was released
Mariah Carey has been sued for copyright infringement, with the only similarity between the songs being the title. This is how that turned out… by Mike Masnick from Tech Dirt. Continue reading
How inflation and the pandemic are feeding the attention recession
If social media wasn’t enough to burn out everyone’s attention spans, inflation and the aftermath of the pandemic are just feeding the fire. by Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Netflix and. Continue reading
Music marketing: How to find your niche and use it to your advantage
Discovering what makes you stand out from the rest is crucial in your journey and success as a musician. Here’s how to determine what your niche is and how you. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR: Power Up Your Music Videos with CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner & Chris Robley
CD Baby’s Kevin Breuner and Chris Robley join the latest edition of the Bandsintown Artist Community’s free webinar series today to share how artists can make video a more powerful. Continue reading
NFT Music, Web3 News: in appreciation of Water & Music • Spinnin’ + Tiesto • Tapeheads • a KYLE Opulous MFT update
The diversity and depth of the work that the Water & Music DAO is doing continue to astound. Cherie Hu is the impressive face of the organization, but there are. Continue reading
Can a music career still thrive on 1000 true fans? Could it ever?
Kevin Kelly set music and the creative and music industries on fire back in 2008 with an essay that posited that artists could survive and perhaps even thrive with as. Continue reading
Are mechanical rates ACTUALLY increasing?
The Copyright Royalty Board announced plans to increase the mechanical royalty rates for product sales, which is great for songwriters. But will streaming rates do the same? by Tony van. Continue reading
Zuckerburg wants to rule the metaverse and we all need to pay attention
Mark Zuckerburg. Meta and Facebook are making some big money moves to make the metaverse a reality and that has huge implications for musicians, the music uindustry and more. by. Continue reading
Your Morning Podcast #95: When TikTok songs go viral • Releasing music in 2020 & more
Episode #95 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live. Episode #95 On this 95th edition of the YMC. Continue reading
Twitter may let users customize their algorithm + what that means for social marketing
Tired of social media algorithms pushing you around? Well, Twitter may soon offer a way to turn the tables so you can customize your own algorithm. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
