Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
April 4, 2023
10 Myths About Social Media You Should Stop Believing
It’s really easy to caught up in the collective wisdom of the Internet, but often its wrong. This could be because an isolated case was blown out of proportion, or the information is just dated. Social media advisor Angie Gensler recently posted about the 10 myths of social media that I’ve adapted for the music […]
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March 31, 2023
Social Media Image Sizes For 2023
When it comes to marketing on social media, musicians tend to not think too much about basics, and are content to post whatever they can. While this kind of random posting is far better than nothing, using just a big of strategy can really help boost your audience and engagement. One of the most basic […]
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March 28, 2023
U.S. Copyright Office Says Some AI Can Be Copyrightable
Right now every songwriter and composer is wondering whether they’ll ever work again now that ChatGPT and all of its competitors are now on the scene. While copyright law usually takes a long time to formulate and pass, the U.S. Copyright Office is being proactive and issuing some guidance on just what works and what […]
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March 24, 2023
The Junk Fee Protection Act: A Breath of Fresh Air For Concert-Goers
Over the years, consumers have been increasingly frustrated by the so-called “junk fees” added to the cost of concerts, and all events for that matter. These fees often come in the form of service charges, processing fees, and facility charges, which significantly inflates the ticket prices beyond face value. The issue had reached such proportions […]
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March 22, 2023
IFPI 2023 Global Music Report Shows Lots Of Growth But More Competition Too
There was a time a few years ago when a majority of the more vocal music pundits said that they just couldn’t see how the music industry could make it on streaming revenue alone. Then they said that there was no way that streaming would ever reach 100 million paid subscribers. Those predictions turned out […]
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March 17, 2023
To Keep The Flow Of Vinyl Going, Metallica Buys Their Own Pressing Plant
We just got word that for the first time in decades vinyl outsold CDs, which is a sign that the vinyl boom will continue. That said, there are some artists that sell a lot more of it than others, like Metallica for instance. In fact, the band sells so much that it just purchased its […]
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March 14, 2023
Study Shows Your Song Must Prove Itself Within 5 Seconds
Today audiences have notoriously short attention spans, but no one thought it could be this short. New York University researchers looked at why people love and hate different songs and found that they typically know if they like a song within a 5 brief seconds of listening. The researchers picked 250 songs from all different […]
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March 10, 2023
How Apple Music Classical May Actually Influence The Pop Artist Royalty Model
The majority of people in the music business feel that the current royalty model used by Spotify and most other music streamers is broken, yet the user-centric model that tries to fix it hasn’t been much better, at least not yet. Believe it or not, the real agent of change in pop royalties might come […]
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March 8, 2023
Yep, There’s Scientific Evidence That We Stop Finding New Music As We Age
If you’re past the age of 30, then you’ve probably noticed that you’re a lot less curious about new music than you used to be. And that will happen more and more as you age! We now not only have scientific evidence that this phenomena happens, but now we also know why. Taste Lock It […]
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March 3, 2023
Google’s AI Can Now Reveal Hidden Samples
The sound of modern music is based on samples. Many times they’re legitimately licensed, credited or purchased, but there’s still a lot that are used without permission. This is easily accomplished by shifting the pitch or using the many modulators and saturation plugins that are available to make the sound virtually unrecognizable from its original […]
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March 1, 2023
You Should Believe It That TikTok Restrictions Are Coming Soon
While TikTok is the red hot social platform today, it’s looking more and more that general use may be restricted or even banned before the platform runs through its popularity cycle. Following the U.S., other countries around the world are mandating that the app be deleted from all government devices because of heightened security concerns, […]
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February 24, 2023
Breaking Down Global Music Consumption
Way back in the day there used to be only 2 ways you listened to music, either by radio or vinyl record. Slowly that expanded to cassette, CD, then television (like MTV when it first started). Today there are 9 ways that we consume music on a regular basis, according to the IFPI. Indeed, global […]
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February 22, 2023
The Audio Listening Habits Of Each Age Group
Each generation is different and that’s abundantly obvious in a multitude of ways. The differences really jump out at you when it comes to audio listening habits though, as shown by MusicWatch. The company broke down these habits into 8 “audio clusters” that really crystalize the sweet spots for demographics that go beyond just age. […]
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February 17, 2023
The Top 10 Highest Paid Entertainers In The World
Forbes compiled its annual list of the top 10 highest paid entertainers worldwide, and while the list covers the entire entertainment community, it’s interesting to see the musical artists that made it. All told, these 10 made over $1.3 billion dollars combined last year. That’s not much comfort if you’re a musician, songwriter or artist […]
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February 14, 2023
8 Don’ts For Good Social Media Health
If you’re too attached to social media (it doesn’t matter which platform) it will destroy your mental health and that’s a fact. Fortunately it’s fairly easy to remain a sane user if you follow some common sense rules and manage to restrain yourself when necessary. Here are 8 Don’ts on social media compiled by social […]
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