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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Here’s The Best Example Of Why Radio Is Losing The Entertainment Game

It doesn’t matter your age or where you on the globe you live these days, with few exceptions our world revolves around technology, especially when it comes to entertaining ourselves. Although there are lots of studies that show that radio is still widely used, it’s hardly the first thing that anyone with other electronic options […]

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YouTube Made Almost $30 Billion Last Year, But How Much Actually Goes To Creators?

YouTube announced that it took in $28.8 billion from ad revenue last year, which was up a whopping 32% over the year before. The big question is, how much of that actually makes it into the pocketbooks of creators like artists, bands and songwriters? What Actually Is Monetized If you look at the deal that […]

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Both Warners And Universal Are Wiping Unrecouped Balances For Legacy Artists

Last year Sony Music made the news by wiping out all unrecouped balances from artists that were signed before the year 2000. That allowed these artist to finally make some money from streaming, which they hadn’t been doing because of money still owed to the label. Now comes news that both Warner Music and Universal […]

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The Reasons Old Music Is Now More Popular Than New Music

There’s a post written by Ted Gioia called “Is Old Music Killing New Music?” that’s sweeping through the music industry right now. It’s based on the recent report by MRC that states that more than 70% of all music consumed in the U.S. is what’s known as catalog, or older than 18 months. In many […]

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