Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
June 14, 2023
Meta’s MusicGen Trained On 20,000 Hours Of Licensed Music, But Is It Any Good?
We’re live in a series of technology hype cycles. If you remember, there was blockchain, crypto, NFTs, Web3, and the Metaverse just in the last few years, and the world seemed to swim around them. Each of these brought the familiar “Music is going to change forever” call from the various parties involved, but (no […]
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June 9, 2023
The DistroKid Dilemma: A Look at the Takedown Notice Turmoil
Just about every streaming platform now has some way to spot what if thinks are copyright infringements, and while that in itself is a good thing, it’s also not uncommon for mistakes to happen. We’ve all heard the stories about how an artist’s own song received a takedown notice even when the artist owns the […]
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June 7, 2023
You Probably Want To Know These 7 Facts About Twitter’s Algorithm
It’s not news that so many hard-core and casual users have bailed from Twitter after its “turmoil” this year. That said, if you’re still a user then you probably want to know these new facts about Twitter’s algorithm. It doesn’t work the way it did before, and some of the things it does are counter-intuitive […]
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June 2, 2023
Why Physical Product Sales Matter More Than Ever for Artists
If you’re an artist in your 30s, you remember the days of the physical products. The older you are, the more types of these your remember, from vinyl, to cassette, to the CD, and the many failed music distribution products in-between (digital cassette, DAT, mini-disc, SACD are just a few). For artists and record labels […]
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May 31, 2023
CD Baby Is About To End CD And Vinyl Distribution
The announcement that distributor CD Baby was ending its longtime bread and butter CD and Vinyl distribution shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone, and yet many long-time users were still caught off-guard. The company has been a go-to tool for physical product distribution for bands and artists for many years, but streaming has […]
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May 26, 2023
Collaborations Make A Big Difference On Spotify
Collaborations between artists have always brought about an interesting meld between two styles and even genres. Going back t the 1980s pairing of Run DMC with Aerosmith for their genre-breaking version of “Walk This Way,” collaborations tend to propel a hit to ever greater heights, or even revive it when it seems dead. Spotify recently […]
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May 24, 2023
75% Of Artists Lose Money On Music Releases
Being an artist has always been difficult, but it may be even more so today since there are far fewer paying gigs than ever before. When it comes to releasing music though, for the most part that’s always been a losing proposition for indie artists. This fact was brought home by a Pirate.com survey that […]
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May 19, 2023
A Visualization Of The Best-Selling Music Artists from 1969 to 2019
We sometimes get a mistaken idea of just how hot a music artist really is. It’s easy to think that an artist with a huge hit has sustained success over time, but that actually happens in very few cases involving superstars. That said, the best-selling music artists that continue to endure for years and even […]
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May 17, 2023
How Remixes Can Revitalize Your Tracks
Going back to the late 70s and 80s, rock stars used to hate when a DJ remixed their song for the club, considering it altered contrary to their artistic sense. They quickly changed their minds when the new version helped revitalize album sales and bring in a new audience. The same thing happens today with […]
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May 12, 2023
Here’s Why All Melodies Should be Free To Use
Music copyright is truly a deep subject, but when it all comes down to it the only thing that can be copyrightable is the melody and the lyrics. The problem is that there are only so many melodies that are pleasing to the Western ear available and we’re running out of them. Damien Riehl is […]
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May 10, 2023
TikTok New Work With Artists Test Could Mean More Exposure
You have to hand it to TikTok – the company is definitely proactive, especially when it comes to music artists. According to a post by musician Jonah Manzano yesterday, the company is testing a new feature called Work With Artists that allows users to make money by using an artist’s music in their videos. Understand that […]
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May 5, 2023
Songwriters Breathe A Sigh Of Relief As Ed Sheeran Wins Plagiarism Lawsuit
Ever since the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit were a jury decided that Robin Thicke nicked the feel of Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On,” songwriters, publishers and record labels have been looking over their shoulders for an artist or an estate that thinks their modern song was based on a classic hit. That might now […]
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May 3, 2023
Reels And Stories Implement Consistent Volume Level Control Between Clips
If you’re like everyone else, you really hate it when one clip on Reels or Stories is way loud, while the next one is barely loud enough to hear. Having to constantly change the volume level really diminishes the experience. We used to have that problem with television and it took a law from Congress […]
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April 28, 2023
Increase Your Social Engagement With These 5 Tips
It’s one thing to post on any social platform, but it’s another to have people engage with those posts. We know that its typical to get only 1 to 2% of your followers to comment, like or share one of your posts if you’re lucky, but we can raise that social engagement by using these […]
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April 26, 2023
It Turns Out That Spotify Needs Boomers After All
Spotify has experienced tremendous growth over the years, but most of that has been on the backs of the 12 to 34 age group. At age 35 its users decline rapidly and most rapid is the Boomer demographic over 55 group. Until now that was of little concern to the company, but as growth is […]
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