The Weeknd leads 2021 Juno nominations – the full list
The Weeknd leads nominees for the 50th Annual Juno Awards with 6 nominations, including Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist of the Year. Justin Bieber, Jessie. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee: NFT mania • RIAA report • dissecting David Crosby royalty complaints • more
Episode 30 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is live. Episode #30 Highlights On this new episode. Continue reading
ASCAP 2020 collections hit $1.3B, streaming gains offset live music and business closures
ASCAP collected a record $1.327 billion in revenue in 2020, a $53 million increase over 2019. The industry began the pandemic concerned that the shutdown would depress PRO revenue collection.. Continue reading
Songclip raises $11M to unlock $5B in revenue from music on social media, in apps
Songclip has closed an $11 million funding round to license and monetize music on social media and other apps. Songclip estimates that music in apps could be a source of. Continue reading
The ABCs of NFTs
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are making headlines throughout the entertainment industry, with musicians and sports teams releasing unique content in this format for a premium price. So how exactly do NFTs. Continue reading
SoundCloud throws down with fan-powered royalties
SoundCloud has been making waves recently by being the first service to switch to a user-centric royalty model, where listeners pay for the music they’re actually listening to. Here, we. Continue reading
Regional Latin music on the rise: Colombian genres
In part 2 of Chartmetric’s exploration of Latin music’s regional rise, we dive into how global music streaming platforms are fueling the rise in popularity of genres like Vallenato, Colombian. Continue reading
Guide to practicing productivity
In this piece, Heather Augustine guides us through practicing productivity, and how to combat imposter syndrome and develop a more proactive mindset. Guest post by Heather Augustine of Soundfly’s Flypaper.. Continue reading
Verzuz Leaves Apple For Triller Acquisition
Verzuz, the popular livestream battle and platform created by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, has been acquired by Triller. Verzuz had previously partnered with Apple Music. We now also know how. Continue reading
DistroKid Adds Distribution To Snapchat
Distrokid has added Snapchat to its list of music distribution outlets. The new Snapchat distribution service is free for all DistroKid members. Snapchat, which has more than 265 million daily. Continue reading
