4 Legal Basics For The DIY World: Artists, Authors, Creators, & Musicians
Here, entertainment lawyer and industry veteran Wallace Collins breaks down the four legal essentials for do-it-yourself creatives navigating the choppy legal waters of copyright and publishing. Guest post by Wallace. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Songwriter Pages, Playlists
Spotify has launched songwriter pages and playlists in beta as “a new way to share the songs you’ve written on Spotify and get discovered by potential collaborators and fans.” Since. Continue reading
Music Streaming Discovery Match: Serendipity 2, Algorithms 0
Even as the streaming giants continue to pour more and more resources into creating the perfect music ‘discovery’ algorithms for their listeners, good old fashioned serendipity often still seems to. Continue reading
Executive Shuffle, Promotions At Concord
Indie label group and music publisher Concord has announced the promotion of 8 staffers to senior roles in the company. The promotions include Alanna Goracy, who was elevated to Vice. Continue reading
Why Musicians Should Forget The Numbers, Focus On Making Great Music In 2020
As the music economy has continued to grow and change over the last decade, bands and artists not have more access than ever to metrics and numbers through which they. Continue reading
SiriusXM Invests $75M In Soundcloud
SiriusXM has made a $75 million minority investment in SoundCloud. The streamer is already partnered with SiriusXM owned Pandora for ad sales. SoundCloud and Pandora’s combined U.S. audience of more. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Patreon EU Expansion, New SXSW Keynotes, Apple Music Hires WMG’s Bronikowski & More
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Streaming And The Art Of Playlist Stuffing
The rise of the streaming age has not only altered our listening habits, but is also impacting the way in which artists release songs. In an effort to hit the. Continue reading
What Is Fan Engagement And Why Is It So Important?
There are fans and then there are FANS! What is fan engagement and why does it matter so much? Randall Foster from Symphonic Distribution joins co-hosts Micahel Brandvold and Jay. Continue reading
Tokyo’s Revenge: First TikTok Superstar Of 2020
Frequent users of TikTok have doubtless heard the work of Connecticut-based rapper Tokyo’s Revenge, who has had two songs dominating the platform for the better part of three months. Here. Continue reading
Does Your Music Qualify For YouTube’s Content ID System?
The YouTube content ID fingerprinting system can enable content owners like artists and labels to identify and track the material that they own on the platform – provided, that is,. Continue reading
