You bought fake followers: What to do NOW!
With so much value now being put on streaming numbers and social media metrrics, the promise of buying followers as a means towards rapid artist growth enticing, but the devastating. Continue reading
10 minutes with Royal Potato Family label [Interview]
Here Kevin Calabro of Royal Potato Family (a New York-based independent record label, now celebrating it’s twelfth year) discusses the origins of the unique label, and where it and it’s. Continue reading
SoundExchange distributions grew 4% to $947M last year
SoundExchange announced today that despite the pandemic it had distributed $947 million in performance royalties to creators during the fiscal year 2020. That’s a $39 million increase from 2019, marking. Continue reading
Tips for making your daily music listening more enjoyable
In addition to creating and marketing music, it’s important to remember just how enjoyable actually sitting down to listen to music is, not to mention the boon it can be. Continue reading
Free Webinar Today: Why every songwriter needs to join The Mechanical Licensing Collective
The Mechanical Licensing Collective is presenting a free webinar today for self-administered songwriters who have yet to join. Today, Tuesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. CT PM ET and hosted. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast #45: Great record stores • Amazon rethinks radio • the next Spotify • more
Episode #45 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Episode is live. Episode #45 Highlights On this latest. Continue reading
New music industry Report Card rates companies on commitment to social justice
A new study published by the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) takes a comprehensive look at music industry efforts to promote equality. Just one year after many major music companies. Continue reading
NFT Guide for smaller musicians
Even if you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going in the arts/tech sector, you’re likely familiar with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTS) and how lucrative they’ve been for high-profile bands and. Continue reading
6 dos, don’ts for being a successful independent artist
Here, Disctopia offers an insider view of the challenges and struggles independent artists face climbing the ladder to success, and offers some guidance on how to succeed in an industry. Continue reading
Songtradr adds $50M in Series D round at $300M valuation
B2B music licensing marketplace Songtradr has raised an additional $50M Series D round bringing its total funding to date to over $100M at a $30M valuation. Songtradr connects 600,000 songwriters. Continue reading
Re-open for business: adapting to your post-pandemic creative life
With the past 15 months of disruption beginning to fade, Suzanne Paulinski offers some guidance on how artists can adjust their creative practices for a post-pandemic world. Guest post by. Continue reading
