
Sony Music claims DNS service is implicated in copyright infringement at the domains it resolves
Sony Music is alleging that the public benefit organization Quad9, a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform, must stop resolving domain names that Sony believes were implicated in copyright infringement. Op-Ed. Continue reading

More strategies for shy singers
Getting on stage and following through on performance can be tough, and if you’re a naturally shy person, live performance ‘jitters’ can be debilitating. Here, we look at some strategies. Continue reading

9 essential newsletters every musician should read in 2021
If you’re serious about your career in the music business, it’s important that you stay in the loop and informed about evolving trends, strategies, events, and conversations happening in your. Continue reading

SoundExchange releases Q2 2021 Digital Radio Report
SoundExchange has released its Q2 2021 Digital Radio Report which shows a slight decrease in year-on-year payments. While down just .9%. the drop comes at a time when most streaming. Continue reading

THU. BRIEF: CMA nominees • Global Citizen adds LA • new SESAC leader • Tape It launches • more
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Spotify Release Radar playlists have been streamed 16B times + How to get music featured
Spotify’s Release Radar is turning 5 and with it comes word that the personalized new music discovery playlist has been streamed more than 16 billion times. Release Radar is one. Continue reading

Music Publishing 101 with Symphonic’s Randall Foster
Randall Foster, VP of Business Development and GM of the Nashville office of Symphonic Distribution, joins Micahel and jay on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss music publishing 101.. Continue reading

For musicians, TikTok is more important than YouTube – Here’s why
The runaway success of TikTok has been highlighted in a recent report, which reveals that TikTok has overtaken YouTube for user time spent on the app. Guest post by James. Continue reading

Mayk raises $4M to help fans become music makers
Mayk.it has raised $4 million to join the parade of startups based on the premise that fans want to also be music makers. Co-founders Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, former head of. Continue reading

Guide to maximizing music income from songwriting, recording
In this concluding segment of their series on maximizing revenue, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan explore how the different variations of the final versions of your recordings can be used. Continue reading