Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
August 5, 2019
Sony Artists And Songwriters Can Now Get Paid Faster
You would think in this age of digital music consumption that it would be easy to calculate royalties, and as a result, pay them out quickly. That hasn’t been the case though, as major labels and publishers still pay as if it’s 1999. Kobalt has been the publisher that has led the way with almost […]
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August 1, 2019
Tips For Crafting A Successful Artist Email Newsletter
There’s a lot of thought that goes into creating an email newsletter that accomplishes the task of conveying your important information to your email list subscriber. For instance, if your title doesn’t attract attention, the email may not get opened. If the content is weak, the next one might not get opened, or worse yet, […]
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July 31, 2019
Another Music Celeb Is Defeated In Court As Katy Perry Loses “Dark Horse” Copyright Trial
It’s pretty hard to be a songwriter these days, especially if you have a hit. Chances are that you’ll be sued for copyright infringement and chances are you’ll lose in court. That’s what happened to Katy Perry as a Los Angeles federal court ruled that her song “Dark Horse” copied part of Marcus Gray’s 2008 […]
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July 30, 2019
Engineer Steve Genewick, Producer’s Union, And More On My Latest Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Steve Genewick, who has worked at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for 25 years and during that time he’s had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of legendary artists including Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Queen, George Harrison, Michael Jackson and many more. Steve has also been able […]
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July 29, 2019
What Every Songwriter Should Know About The Music Licensing Collective
One of the many aspects of the recently passed Music Modernization Act by Congress is what’s known as the Music Licensing Collective, or MLC. This is the new entity that’s going to manage blanket licensing, collect money from streaming services, and pay copyright owners in the future. It’s slated to begin on January 1st, 2021 […]
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July 25, 2019
Get More Post Engagement With Hashtag Sets
Not enough Instagram and Twitter users understand that hashtags have a specific purpose of helping other users find something in a search. That’s why vanity hashtags like #IhatetheDMV or #GoodbySadOldJob might make you feel good, but they do nothing to help anyone find your post. Not only are the type of hashtags important, but groups […]
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July 24, 2019
Ed Sheeran Listened To By A Third Of Spotify Users Last Month
Spotify has about 217 million monthly users these days, and Ed Sheeran is listened to by 32% of them. In what seems to be an unbelievable figure, the company released details showing that Sheeran was heard by just over 69 million listeners in the last 30 days. He’s the #1 most listened to artist on […]
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July 23, 2019
Producer/Remixer Dave Aude On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Dave Audé, who’s a producer and remixer with an astounding 133 #1’s on Billboard’s Dance Club chart. That’s more than any other producer, and what makes it even more impressive is that 14 are his own singles as an artist. He’s also won a Grammy for his remix of “Uptown […]
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July 22, 2019
The Music Industry’s Physical Product Problems May Signal An Upheaval In The Making
The U.S. recorded music industry has now totally bought into streaming, but the revenue from physical product like CDs and vinyl is still a significant part of the major label’s bottom lines. You wouldn’t know it by the way record store retailers are being treated however, as the label’s inattention seems to be accelerating physical’s […]
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July 19, 2019
Studies Find That Radio Usage Is In Fast Decline Around The World
It had to happen sooner or later. Despite the hopeful numbers thrown around by the radio industry, it appears that digital infotainment consumption is catching up with radio in the one place that it thought it was safe – the automobile. A new study by Strategy Analytics has found that usage is in “fast decline” […]
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July 16, 2019
Amazon Music, Aerosmith In Vegas, And Producer/Engineer Greg Penny On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Greg Penny, who has produced hits with k.d. lang, Cher, and Paul Young among others, but a meeting with Elton John while Greg was in his teens turned into an award-winning mixing journey with the legend many years down the road. Besides producing and mixing Elton’s many albums in surround, Greg […]
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July 15, 2019
Will The Major Labels Survive Another Music Revolution?
Major record labels have always been at the heart of the recorded music business, having the marketing and distribution muscle to make a marginal song or album a hit, or turn a hit into a global phenomena. That’s all changing though, as even though the majors have survived the latest assault on their industry leadership […]
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July 12, 2019
Google Is Trying To Launch Yet Another Social Network With Shoelace
Google is a giant of company that’s good at a lot of things but it hasn’t had much luck with social networks, although it’s tried pretty hard. Google subsidiaries Orkut, Google Buzz, and Google+ have all bit the dust so far, as well as messaging services Allo and Google Wave. That hasn’t stopped the company from trying something else and that […]
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July 11, 2019
Spotify Launches A Lite App In 36 Countries
You can’t accuse Spotify of standing still, as there’s always something new in the works. The latest is the introduction of a Lite version of its smartphone app specifically designed for countries with limited bandwidth and phone storage. The software is only around 10MB where the full Spotify Android app is around 100MB. The free […]
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July 10, 2019
Concert Ticket Sales Are Down By A Lot This Year
Regardless of which way the recorded music business has gone in recent years, the one thing you could count on was that concert ticket sales would remain strong and even grow. That was true until this year though, as new data from Pollstar confirms that worldwide concert ticket sales are down a whopping 29% from […]
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