On Making Music: the importance of vulnerability
To pursue your creative interests takes some courage. Casey von Neumann talks about her experience working with music students and getting them to open up. A guest post by Casey. Continue reading
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
