Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
June 10, 2022
The Latest Tunecore Business Model Is Much Better For Artists
Many artists use Tunecore to distribute their music, but most have griped about the cost, which is more expensive than the competition. The platform is trying hard to change that with the introduction of its new “Unlimited Release Pricing Plans,” a big change in the Tunecore business model that’s more in-line with competitors like Distrokid. […]
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May 26, 2022
Picking A Social Media Manager, Gibson Guitars Are Dad Rock, And Kali Audio Execs On My Latest Podcast
My guests on the podcast this week are director of marketing Nate Baglyos and director of acoustics Charles Sprinkle of the speaker manufacturer Kali Audio. Both held executive positions at JBL before joining forces to start the company. Kali studio monitors are built to offer the best possible value to its customers, while providing high-performance […]
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May 10, 2022
Distrokid Launching New DistroVid Video Distribution Platform
Just like your music, you want your videos to be available on every video platform. What you don’t want is the lengthy hassle of individually uploading a video to each platform. Although there are some services that do that now (Symphonic, Vidispine), most are pretty expensive, especially if you’re uploading multiple videos. Music distribution platform […]
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May 3, 2022
How Music Preferences Agree With Your Personality Traits
Have you ever noticed how angry people generally listen to angry intense music? Or mellow people tend to like mellow music? It turns out that empirical observations on how music preferences match personality traits have now been confirmed thanks to a study by Dr. David Greenberg at Cambridge University. It’s Not Where You Live Dr. […]
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April 29, 2022
The Record Label 7 Year Law May Soon Come To An End
If you ever signed a deal with a record label based in California and took a good long look at the contract you were probably surprised to see that, if the label so desired, you were stuck with the label for at least 7 years and probably more if the label desired. The labels argued […]
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April 22, 2022
Here’s A Shocker – Instagram Hashtags Don’t Work
The prevailing wisdom on Instagram has always been that if you want your posts to reach more people, then you have to use hashtags. The suggested number to use has always been different from year to year though, and for a while that was the major question – how many hashtags should I use for […]
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April 11, 2022
The 5th Edition Of The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook Is Now Available At A Special Price
I’m really pleased to announce that the The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook 5th edition is now available, and at a special introductory price. Mixing continues to evolve and this latest version reflects all the recent changes in our technology and studio operating methods. What’s New Some of the brand new topics include: Three new mix build […]
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April 7, 2022
Will Amazon Lead The Way Of Streaming Music Price Hikes?
Ever since streaming music began there’s been one constant, the price for a monthly subscription to a streaming music service was always $9.99 per month. That price could be fudged a little when a streaming package was mixed in a bundle or with a family plan, but the basic price hasn’t changed, even with inflation […]
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April 1, 2022
You Might Not Believe It, But A Lot Of Artists Made Real Money On Spotify
The popular narrative about Spotify and streaming services in general is that they pay so little per stream that no one except the A-list artists ever make any real money. You can believe that if you want, but the fact of the matter is that artists do make money from streaming, and Spotify has the […]
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March 29, 2022
Lots Of Money Being Made By The Music Industry, But It’s Not What It Seems
The latest IFPI report just came out look backing at how the global music industry did in 2021. If you take the report at face value, it looks like the music industry had its best year ever last year, coming in at worldwide total of $25.9 billion. While it’s true that its 18.5% $4 billion […]
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March 22, 2022
YouTube Adding New Live Stream Features
In what looks like an effort to compete with paid third party live streaming apps and tools, YouTube is adding new live stream features that emulates some of what they offer. Apps like Stream Deck, OBS and Ecamm Live undoubtedly have taken a bite out of the active streaming directly from the platform, and YouTube […]
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March 16, 2022
Spotify Playlist Hijacking Is Another Blow To Artists Trying To Make Money
As if it wasn’t already hard enough to make money from Spotify plays, there’s yet another impediment to indie artists making an honest buck on the platform – playlist hijacking. Imagine that you have a playlist that you painstakingly curated, selecting each song purposefully and carefully, when all of a sudden a song that you […]
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March 9, 2022
The Music Industry Is Eating Itself Alive With Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
You might say that it started to get out of control with “Blurred Lines” decision back in 2015. That’s when the estate of Marvin Gaye won the case and appeal that Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” appropriated the feel of Gaye’s “Gotta Give It Up.” Yep, you’re not supposed to be able to copyright a feel […]
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March 4, 2022
The Strategy Behind Epic Games Acquiring Bandcamp
As you may have already read, the music direct-to-fan platform Bandcamp has been acquired by Epic Games, the home of the hit game Fortnight. While on the surface there may seem much synergy between the two companies, there’s actually a lot of strategy going on behind the scenes that shows they’re more compatible than you […]
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February 22, 2022
The Top 10 Best And Worst Cities For Music In 2022
Where you live really does determine your music career, despite what you might think. Yes, so much can be done online these days, but the music community in your city has a lot to do with your musical development and how you’re influenced. The survey on the best and worst cities for music from Clever […]
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