Taking home the gold for most-read this week, we had articles covering the job of curating official Spotify playlists, how Amazon has risen to become the 3rd largest music subscription service, an explanation of variable royalty rates on YouTube, and much more. Her Job Is To Curate Official Spotify Playlists…
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Radio And How Better Data Changed It Forever
While many are unhappy with the repetitive, commercial heavy nature of radio today, it’s important to keep in mind that radio was not always this way. In this article we explore how the introduction of better data to radio programmers served to shape the nature of modern radio. ____________________________ Guest…
A Look At Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform
A feature which allows artists to market directly to their listeners, Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform has seen great success of late. Here we examine four new and updated features to the tool, and the impact these updates will have. _______________________________ Guest post by Pandora’s Glenn Peoples on Medium There’s no…
FRI. BRIEF: TIDAL Redesign • Kickass Torrents Shutters • Amazon Gets Social • Zedek To Head UTA Music • More
FRIDAY 7.21.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Remember TIDAL? It just redesigned its apps. Updated continuously under our More News tab
5 Musicians Who Managed Their Money Well and What You Can Learn From Them
[UPDATED] Although they may not garner as much coverage and interest as those who ruined themselves financially, many artists were much more business savvy when it came to managing their money. Here we look at five such shining examples. __________________________ Guest post from Royalty Exchange You’ve probably read plenty of…
360 Record Deals: A Look Inside “Multiple Rights" Agreements [Part 2]
In this followup to part one of looking at 360 record deals, looking at the various pros and cons surrounding ‘multiple rights’ agreements, plus examine some of the clauses utilized almost exclusively in these agreements but rarely outside of the music industry. ____________________________ Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq….
Spotify’s Latest Premium: 50% Back Means 50% Less
Spotify’s latest "50% back means 50% more" ploy to use its music service to allow Capital One to sell subscribers indebtedness is raising some eyebrows. In fact, Attorney Chris Castle says the deal would likely be illegal were it made with any artist one-on-one. _________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle…
On Making Music Supervisors Happy: Be Prepared with Instrumentals, Alternative Mixes
Placement of music in TV and Film via sync licensing is growing into one of the most lucrative means through which artists get their music into the ears of consumers. Music supervisor act as the gatekeepers to such sync deals however. Here we look how to keep them happy and…
Got Gear And Skills? 8 Ways Musicians Can Make Money With Them [INFOGRAPHIC]
Cultivating a successful career in the music business can take time, but if it’s something you’ve been working at for awhile, chances are you’ve accumulated some skills and or gear. Rather than letting them collect dust, we here look at how these resources can be used to create additional income…
THU. BRIEF: Spotify Label, Publisher Tensions • Vevo Adds Artist Watch Parties • Archiving SoundCloud • More
THURSDAY 7.20.17 Music Business News From Around The Web This has not been a good month for Spotify, and unless if comes clean on fake artists and invests more in songwriter’s, it may get worse… Updated continuously under our More News tab