4 essentials for improving your garage band
Getting your garage band (not the software) from its scrappy infancy to a polished set of musicians ready to perform takes more than just practice (although that’s critical as well).. Continue reading
Soundcloud introduces ‘fan-powered royalties’ plan aimed at paying artists more fairly
While it may seem like an obvious solution to many, Soundcloud’s introduction of ‘fan-powered royalties’ – whereby listeners only give money to the artists they’re actually listening to – is. Continue reading
Square buys $297M majority stake in TIDAL, pledges ‘economic empowerment’ for musicians
Square has made a $297 million investment in TIDAL that will give the financial services company a significant majority ownership stake in the Jay-Z led music streamer. TIDAL will operate. Continue reading
The recorded music industry did alright last year with $12 billion in revenue
Although COVID obviously hit live music like a ton of bricks, the recorded music industry had a much better year, with overall revenue up 9%. Unsurprisingly, streaming continues to dominate,. Continue reading
COVID Bounce and the impending Attention Recession [Mark Mulligan]
While COVID has certainly been tough on the live music industry, the entertainment industry overall an impressive bounce from the captive, static audience produced by lockdown, but soon – as. Continue reading
Using content pillars to define your artist brand
For those bands and artists looking to better define their brand, strategic marketing expert Dayna Young here breaks down how content pillars can be used to do precisely this. Guest. Continue reading
Congress pushes SBA to accelerate venue bailout payments before it’s too late
More than two months after Congress passed a $15 billion dollar relief measure aimed at the live events industry, venue operators are still waiting for the promised aid. On Thursday,. Continue reading
Don’t miss this week’s women-led music production, tech summit She Knows Tech
She Knows Tech Summit is a digital event celebrating National Women’s Day, and is aimed at a new generation of multifaceted producers, artists, songwriters and other music professionals. Guest post. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee: fan data • steaming economics • fan clubs • more
Episode 29 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #29 Highlights On a new episode. Continue reading
Songtrust turns 10, expands royalty collection coverage to 98% of global music market
Songtrust is turning ten years old in 2021 representing 3 million songs by 350,000 songwriters from 145 countries. Songtrust also announced that its Collections Network is increasing by 30 countries. Continue reading
