1. The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies About Streaming Music.
There’s plenty of misinformation floating around about
streaming music these days. We thought we’d clear some of it
up. Streaming can be great for exposure, but for most artists, it’s not.
Because without serious promotion and marketing, most stuff on
platforms like Spotify stay buried. The real reason to be on a streaming
platform is not to be invisible…
2. YouTube Finally Responds To Artists Demanding Fair Pay.
Is YouTube finally paying attention to demands for fair pay?
YouTube has been under fire for some time over low royalty payments and
not fairly paying artists, amongst other things. As that complaint
chorus intensifies, YouTube has found it necessary to respond to the
public complaints over fair pay. YouTube’s response….
3. Apple Says YouTube Is “Built On the Backs of Free, Stolen Content.”
YouTube faces its strongest accusations to date, from one of
the biggest companies in the world. Apple has now joined a chorus of
voices decrying YouTube, accusing the company of profiting enormously
while ruthlessly exploiting artists. The tough accusations came during a
roundtable interview with several top Apple executives at WWDC in San
Francisco…
4. Turns Out Spotify Free Is Bigger Than Almost Every American Radio Station.
Spotify is facing relentless pressure to shut down its free
access tier, based on industry concerns over low royalty payments. But
Spotify is now distributing data showing that its free tier actually
rivals the reach of most traditional radio stations. In major markets
like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, Spotify Free is a top five
station in terms of overall listeners and reach….
5. What the Orlando Massacre Means to an Openly Gay Musician.
As Americans try to make sense of the deadliest shooting in
US history, musicians are also piecing together what the Orlando
massacre means for them. The attacks in Paris started in La Bataclan,
with Islamic extremists targeting the Western values and freedoms
embodied by the musical scene around Eagles of Death Metal. But now,
gay musicians have extra cause for concern….
6. Should You License Spotify? Try This Simple Decision Guide.
Should you license your music to Spotify, or any streaming
channel for that matter? That’s an incredibly difficult question for
any music artist, especially since formats like CDs, vinyl LPs,
downloads, and even cassettes generate far greater revenue. And after
talking to a lot of artists and labels, we found…
7. Jimmy Page Stumbles On the Stand In ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Case.
Yesterday was Jimmy Page’s turn to take the stand in the
‘Stairway To Heaven’ case. Page’s main claim since the beginning has
been that he had never heard ‘Taurus’ — well not until recently anyway.
According to Page he only heard the Spirit song when his son-in-law
found it on the internet and apparently brought the song to his
attention.
8. How to Master and Release a Digital Album With Just a Few Hundred Dollars.
The following guide comes from Zach Hangauer, owner of Range
Life Records, home to artists like White Flight, Fourth Of July,
Suzannah Johannes and Say My Name. You can get your digital album
professionally Mastered and make it available on all the popular stores
and streaming services. A ballpark budget starts at around $40 per song
for Mastering, plus $50 to Digitally Distribute your album…
9. A Closer Look At Spotify’s Latest Moves.
DMN zooms in on what Spotify has been up to lately, and what
this means for artists and fans. Spotify announced on March 21st that
it had hit 30 million subscribers. DMN predicts that Spotify now has
approximately 32 million paying users, based on a simple growth
calculation of one million users per month…
10. Breaking: Apple Music Hits 15 Million Subscribers.
Today (June 13th) Apple announced that it has now surpassed
15 million subscribers. That’s half of Spotify.The news was revealed by
Apple executive Eddy Cue, who announced the new number during a keynote
at WWDC. What’s surprising about this milestone is just how quickly the
service has managed to rack up millions of users.
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