Strong UMG stock debut marks new chapter for the music business, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
Universal Music Group soared 35.68% on the day of its IPO this week adding $13 billion to its $39 billion valuation just the day before. Even rivals Sony and WMG. Continue reading
‘Where’s my money?’ songwriters, publishers ask MLC
Thanks to services claiming their safe harbor under the Music Modernization Act Title I giveaway, The Mechanical Licensing Collective recently came into $424,000,000, but has so far failed to disburse. Continue reading
Roblox brings album listening parties to the metaverse
Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) has added listening parties to its popular virtual universe. Fans can listen while playing games and hanging out with friends on the platform with the artists joining in.. Continue reading
Why songs today are shorter
While plus or minus three minutes was once the standard for recorded music, (owing in large part to radio play) the songs being released nowadays are much briefer, with many. Continue reading
Do NOT do this when writing an artist bio
An artist’s bio is a huge reflection of your brand and who you are, so you’d think more musicians would be attention to making sure it’s a-list material. Unfortunately, this. Continue reading
Horacio Rodríguez of WK Records on a year of successes
In the waking of the career-stalling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, mega manager Walter Kolm opted to switch gears and create his own label, WK Records. Here, label CEO Horacio. Continue reading
Smart artists are live-streaming their album launches
A growing number of artists are throwing online listening parties for fans and live streaming their album launches. “allow yourself to push the boundaries of what a show is supposed. Continue reading
‘Work hard, playlist hard’ says Chartmetric’s Mike Warner
Mike Warner, the Director of Artist, Label & DSP Relations at Chartmetric and author of the book “Work Hard Playlist Hard: joins Michael Branvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music. Continue reading
Musicians’ Guide to making the most of user-generated content
As a musician, it’s important to cultivate a meaningful and authentic presentation online, and while this can sometimes be difficult, there is often a host of user-generated content available to. Continue reading
Kosha Dillz: ‘Why BottleRock is my favorite music festival’
I can’t speak for other people, artists and artist managers, but this show is the best festival I had performed at in years. When I thought about how they had. Continue reading
