The Most Popular, Highest-Earning Music App Is…
Source: App Annie
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RIAA CEO Makes $1.6 Million. RIAA CEO Can’t Shut Down Grooveshark…
It’s extremely difficult to feel sorry for the major recording labels, especially when their ‘innovation’ involves cheating their own artists and rewarding failure with massive salaries. Which brings us to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade group tasked with enforcing copyright for […]
Read moreBreaking: US Copyright Office Taking a Look at Spotify’s Contracts…
What’s the point of copyright, if creators have no rights? In the fallout of the leaked Spotify/Sony Music contract, that’s a question that has now been posed to decision-makers the US Copyright Office…
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Read moreExecutive Shuffles: ASCAP, A2IM, Downtown Music Publishing Group
Michael Martin of ASCAP
ASCAP has promoted Michael Martin to Vice President of the Nashville Membership office. Martin was previously the co-lead of the creative staff. Prior to that, Martin was at Extreme Writers Group.
Downtown Music Publishing Group is expanding […]
11 Mistakes Every Young Band Makes
1) Wait To Be Discovered
If you want a career in music you have to MAKE your career in music. You can’t wait for “the powers that be” to come swoop you up and turn you into a star. You must put in […]
Read more$51.5 Million Reasons Why Spotify Isn’t Paying Artists…
Curious to see what a contract between Spotify and a major label looks like? We’re all pretty curious, as these deals have been extremely secretive.
Until now…
The Verge has gotten ahold of Spotify’s contract with Sony Music, signed in 2011. The contract was good for […]
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé’s New Video Is a TIDAL Exclusive
I guess VEVO is coming down off the high of nabbing Taylor Swift’s star-studded music video. Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé “Feeling Myself” video is a TIDAL exclusive… for now.
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Read moreBreaking: Grooveshark.vc Shut Down After One Day…
Update 1: Saturday, 6 pm PT: There is now something uploaded and available at grooveshark.im, though this looks different from the previous clones. Stay tuned!
Grooveshark is now losing its own little game of whack-a-mole. As of early this (Saturday) morning, grooveshark.vc […]
B.B. King and Robert Drasnin Have Passed Away
Legendary blues musician B.B. King passed away on May 14th. King passed in his home in hospice care. He was 98 years old.<!-/*
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Watch Out: The Orchard Is Making TV Shows Now…
Sony recently bought up the rest of The Orchard. Since that news surfaced The Orchard has acquired royalty processing platform RoyaltyShare.<!-/*
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