
Musician’s guide to building buzz on Spotify
Landing your music on an official Spotify playlist has become something of a modern Holy Grail for many independent musicians. The process for making this happen, however, remains a confounding. Continue reading

What musicians should learn from entrepreneurs
In this piece, David Andrew Wiebe explains why artists need to recognize that they themselves are running a small business, and how the rules of entrepreneurship can help guide them. Continue reading

Good news for music tech startups: DLC alters fee structure for blanket compulsory licenses
In what will come as good tidings to many music tech startups out there, the Digital Licensee Coordinator is changing the structure for blanket compulsory license use. Guest post by. Continue reading

6 music royalty advance myths busted
In a industry as fast moving as the music business, it’s difficult to keep track of changes to royalty advances. Here, we look at six inaccurate myths surrounding royalty advances,. Continue reading

Tax write-offs musicians should take advantage of
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Tax season, of course, and for working musicians, this means an opportunity to write off any music-related expenses you might have incurred. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Clubhouse rises, radio slides, Spotify spends, and trigger cities soar
Episode #27 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is now live. Episode #27 Highlights On a new. Continue reading

Rupert Neve Changed Audio Recording Forever
Rupert Neve, the pioneering designer of audio recording equipment, whose creations play a fundamental role in the modern recorded music industry, died on February 12th at his home in Wimberley,. Continue reading

TUE. BRIEF: CD Baby adds Africa • $1M Stax scholarship fund • Apple Music 2021 Replay launches • more
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Morgan Wallen’s continued chart domination highlights Country Music’s racist core
County music fan support for Morgan Wallen is growing after a profanity-riddled rant was caught on tape. More than 80% of country music radio stations stopped playing all of Wallen’s. Continue reading

Answers to questions about Copyright in 2021 [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
Although they were easy to miss in the end of year kerfuffle, serveral new copyright bill and proposals were not only announced, but in some cases have already gone into. Continue reading