Consumers Worldwide Still Listen To A Lot Of Music According To An IFPI Study
The IFPI released its annual Music Consumer Insight Report, and as usual, it has data that confirms suspicions and also surprises. This is a truly a global look at music consumption since the data was collected by AudienceNet from a wide demographic aged 16-64 from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, […]
Continue readingWestlake’s Al Machera, Money Pouring Into Music, And Geoff Emerick’s Legacy On The Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest today is Al Machera, who started off engineering in Miami before moving back to his home city of New York, where he stepped into the middle of the hip hop revolution as the main engineer for Salt n Peppa. Eventually Al made his way to Los Angeles where he worked for Radio and […]
Continue readingHere’s Why The SiriusXM Pandora Deal Makes So Much Sense
Now that some of the dust has settled on SiriusXM’s $3.5 billion acquisition of streaming service Pandora, things have become a little clearer on why the deal makes sense for both parties. Although the all-stock transaction was announced last month, it’s expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. This is a win/win if […]
Continue readingDitto Music Offers It’s Version Of Label Services
As you may or may not know, all the services that record labels provide are available for hire under the banner of “label services.” That means that if you want the promotion abilities of Warner Music, for example, they can be available to you for a fee with no other contractual strings attached (in other […]
Continue readingSony And Warner Music Invest In Tencent Music Before IPO
The giant Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) streaming service out of China has filed for an IPO to go public in the US, which is a big deal in itself. What’s just been revealed is that both Sony Music and Warner Music have invested $200 million in the company prior to the IPO according to the […]
Continue readingSpotify Wants Your GPS Location If You’re Signed Up For A Family Plan
Recently I posted about how the streaming services are losing subscribers through family plans, when a user invites people into a plan from outside the family. This is especially the case for Spotify, who reportedly is suffering from this problem more than other streaming services. Now the company has taken the unusual attempt to stop […]
Continue readingThe Most Stressful Job In Music, Used Guitar Market, And NASA Engineer And Bassist Mike Paul Hughes
My guest on the Podcast this week is Mike Paul Hughes, who spends his days as a NASA aerospace engineer in the middle of some some of the most advanced space projects the world has ever seen, but after work becomes a bassist, producer, and even a composer for a number of Bollywood films. He also […]
Continue readingThe “Stairway To Heaven” Copyright Lawsuit Headed Back To Court Yet Again
Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” is certainly one of the the era’s most iconic rock songs but it’s been wrapped up in a lawsuit that can’t seem to come to a close. The estate of the late Randy California of the band Spirit sued the members of Led Zep for stealing parts of “Stairway To Heaven” from […]
Continue readingSony Music Sued For Under-Reporting Streaming Revenue
Here’s one to keep an eye on as it can open up a whole new set of artist/label lawsuits. The estate of the late 60s pop start Ricky Nelson has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony Music over streaming royalties. The suit alleges that Sony assessed an intercompany charge on international streaming royalties, and as […]
Continue reading5 Tips For Making Low-Budget Music Videos
A music video for a song is pretty much a requirement these days since YouTube is such an important tool for getting music out to both current and potential fans. That said, video production can get crazy expensive, especially if you’re hiring pros, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can do it […]
Continue readingLooking At What Artists Get Paid In A Spotify Direct Deal
As previously posted, Spotify is now doing both direct deals with artists, and allowing them to directly upload their content onto the platform. There have been a lot of announcements to that effect, but not much on exactly what an artist receives when it comes to royalty payout – until now. Music Business Worldwide did […]
Continue readingAuthor And Musician Craig Anderton Is The Guest On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Craig Anderton is an icon in the music industry, known to musicians everywhere for his extraordinarily helpful articles in magazines like Guitar Player, Keyboard, Sound on Sound, Electronic Musician, Pro Sound News, Mix, among many others. He’s also the author of more than 35 books, including his highly influential Electronic Projects For Musicians, which touched off […]
Continue readingThere’s More Behind Spotify’s Artist Direct Upload Strategy Than Meets The Eye
In a surprise announcement, Spotify will now allow indie artists to bypass distributors like CD Baby and TuneCore and directly upload their songs to the platform. Best of all, there will be no charge to do so, relieving artists from paying the nominal fees that distributors charge for the service. The upload feature will be available via the […]
Continue readingTicketmaster Wants You To Buy From The Secondary Ticket Market
We all love to go to concerts but a lot of us don’t go as much as we’d like to primarily because of the prices. While the face value of a concert ticket might be reasonable, the fact of the matter is that we usually can’t find good tickets available as they’re purchased before we […]
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3 Steps To Prove Your Song Was Plagiarized
Many songwriters live with a paranoia of their songs being stolen. This is usually more of concern for beginning songwriters, and all content creators for that matter, than for those with some experience. The fact of the matter is that intentional copying of one’s work is actually more difficult than you think, as is what […]
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