Monday Music Brief: 3/31/2014
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Music Tech Facebook announced they will purchase virtual reality (VR) start-up,...
Settling Down For Now: Spotify V. Ministry Of Sound & Copyrighted Playlists
Settling is usually sensible, but in the case of Spotify and Ministry of Sound (MoS) it was a slight disappointment. If the case had been heard, an interesting legal issue would have to be confronted – is there a copyright in a music compilation? Why are Compilations Still Relevant? Apple’s...
Mark Your Calendars! 4 Panel Sessions To Attend At SXSW Music 2014
Headed to Austin, TX for SXSW? We are! Mark your calendars because we’ve got a list of SXSW Music panel sessions you can’t miss – even for that Texas BBQ. Make sure to check out New Music Seminar’s “Designing the $100 Billion Music Business” panel next Wedsenday March 12 at 12:30...
Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”
Back in 2007 when the writing was on the wall about the demise of the CD and vinyl sales were almost nonexistent, I wrote this commentary for Billboard. Today, as CDs are down 19.6% year-to-date and album downloads are down 14%, Vinyl is up 32.7%, it is clear that consumers...
Monday Music Brief: Week of 3/3/2014
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Global Music Market The digital music market grew...
Monday Music Brief: 2/24/14
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Streaming and Subscription Netflix recently reached a deal with Comcast to ensure its TV shows...
Legitimizing the Bootleg
From unmarked brown packaged vinyl to obsessively collated mp3’s, the existence of ‘bootleg’ live recordings has always been contentious. A top concern for artists is that bootlegs are usually created without authorization from the artist. Deciding whether or not bootlegs are in the best interest of an artist and their career...
Monday Music Brief: 2/17/14
Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Digital, Streaming & Subscription Last week, the WSJ link reported that...
Make More Money With Your Music: Why Artists Need To Register With SoundExchange Now
Since inception NMS’s partner SoundExchange has put nearly $2 billion into music creators’ pockets. In 2013 alone, SoundExchange paid $590 million to recording artists and record labels. With a mission to support, protect and propel the music industry forward, the organization is committed to collecting and paying digital performance royalties to...
Monday Music Brief: 2/10/14
Beats Music is licensing indies with Merlin, how do the royalty rates compare to majors? Rdio goes auto, announces integration into Tesla vehicles. New services to expect on Google’s Chromecast, while YouTube cracks down on fake views and more from last week’s music business headlines.