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Can We Stop Pretending Kpop is Popular?

June 21, 2018

BTS at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Is K-Pop a massive fire, or just a lot of smoke? The internet is a giant amplifier, making things seem like a bigger deal than they really are. Even something like Kpo... Read More...

Scot Tobias: People Just LOVE Ticket Scalpers!

Adam Buckley

June 7, 2018

photo: Lenore Edman, modified under CC 2.0 Did you know people LIKE getting ripped off by ticket scalpers? Well of course they do, idiot! At least, according to one ticket scalper, SORRY, "secondary ticketin... Read More...

TLC Finally Making Good on the $430,255 They Took from Fans… MAYBE.

Adam Buckley

March 2, 2017

Is TLC finally giving their dedicated fans something for that $430,000 they took from them two years ago? Maybe, but then again... maybe not. TLC fans are “tentatively” about to see some light at the end of ... Read More...

AT&T Fundamentally Misunderstands the 'Cord Cutter'

What Are ‘Cord Cutters’? AT&T Has No Idea

Adam Buckley

November 30, 2016

I think executives at AT&T are under the impression that cord cutters, the people who have switched from traditional cable TV or satellite to something like Netflix or Hulu (or illegal downloading), made ... Read More...

Garth Brooks Announces the End of GhostTunes, No One Notices

Adam Buckley

October 26, 2016

In an announcement that the Internet doesn't seem to care about at all, Garth Brooks says he's giving up the Ghost... Tunes. Update, January 18th, 2017: GhosttTunes is now officially folding into Amazon Musi... Read More...

Comic Book Nerds: Heroes to the Music Industry

Adam Buckley

October 4, 2016

Hi, my name is Buckley... and... I'm a comic book nerd. Oh wait, this isn't Dorks Anonymous, this is that website I sometimes write for. Well, with that confession out of the way, you will not be surprised ... Read More...

Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki and Tiesto are the World’s Highest Paid DJs, and Somehow This is Sexist

Adam Buckley

August 22, 2016

You might have heard, but “sexism” is a touchy subject these days on the Internet. From the “Gamergate” scandal to Amy Schumer's public drubbing of a teenage boy who made a joke about having sex with her, it... Read More...

My Chemical Romance Demonstrates How NOT To Use Social Media

Adam Buckley

July 24, 2016

"Why MCR, why? Why R u doing this to us fans?" Social Media can be a great tool for promotion (no, this article wasn't written in 2011, please bear with me). These days, many major artists don't even need... Read More...

Hey Everyone, Iggy Pop Says We Can All Be Rich!

Adam Buckley

May 23, 2016

It should never come as a big surprise when we hear an aging musician spout off their antiquated opinions about digital music distribution. I mean, you'd be pretty pissed too if you used to sell millions of ... Read More...

Turns Out Millennials Have Amazing Musical Attention Spans

Adam Buckley

April 29, 2016

"Millennials have short attention spans and constantly move on to the next new thing. When it comes to music, if a song is a month old, it's 'ancient,' they don't want to hear it anymore, they want somet... Read More...

[VIDEO] YouTube vs The Record Labels: Goliath vs Goliath

Adam Buckley

April 18, 2016

What's the future of YouTube Music? Digital Music News recently reported that YouTube's deals with the record labels have ended, and also that 40% of streaming music is consumed via YouTube, accounting for onl... Read More...

Artists Settling for Streaming: “Is Pepsi Ok?”

Adam Buckley

April 7, 2016

You know when you go into a restaurant, and the waitress seats you and asks if she can get you started with some drinks while you take a moment to look over the menu, and you say “I'll have a Coke,” and they ... Read More...

How to Avoid DMCA Strikes Against Your Twitch Channel — A Short Guide

Sync Licensing Is Evolving — Now There’s a Comprehensive Analysis of the Music Industry’s Most Exciting Segment

How Sync Licensing Helped Musicians Thrive When Live Music Was Paused

Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Developing Trends in the Music Sync Space — A Worldwide Conversation With Leading Female Music Supervisors

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn't)

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

Can We Stop Pretending Kpop is Popular?

Scot Tobias: People Just LOVE Ticket Scalpers!

TLC Finally Making Good on the $430,255 They Took from Fans… MAYBE.

What Are ‘Cord Cutters’? AT&T Has No Idea

Garth Brooks Announces the End of GhostTunes, No One Notices

Comic Book Nerds: Heroes to the Music Industry

Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki and Tiesto are the World’s Highest Paid DJs, and Somehow This is Sexist

My Chemical Romance Demonstrates How NOT To Use Social Media

Hey Everyone, Iggy Pop Says We Can All Be Rich!

Turns Out Millennials Have Amazing Musical Attention Spans

[VIDEO] YouTube vs The Record Labels: Goliath vs Goliath

Artists Settling for Streaming: “Is Pepsi Ok?”

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