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What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

March 22, 2022

Spanish guitarist Bryan Lubeck. Who says labels get to have all the fun? Now, Chartmetric is aiming to upend music marketing by giving artists direct access to a trove of their own data. If an artist is gain... Read More...

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

Paul Resnikoff

March 9, 2022

Bank of America will be fueling the $200 million fund for Downtown Music (photo: Javier Haro) Announcements involving hundreds of millions of dollars are now commonplace in the music industry. But this time, ... Read More...

Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp — Cofounder Ethan Diamond Will Remain as CEO

Paul Resnikoff

March 2, 2022

The fiercely independent Bandcamp is no longer. Epic Games — owner of the formidable Fortnite and the Unreal gaming engine — consummated its acquisition of the platform this morning (March 2nd). Gaming mega-... Read More...

The Music Industry Is Changing at a Dizzying Pace — Now Reprtoir Has a SaaS Solution to Help Indie Labels Manage It All

Paul Resnikoff

February 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Reprtoir In an effort to help independent labels and publishers streamline operations in the hectic digital age, Cannes-headquartered Reprtoir is developing an all-in-one SaaS solution featuring... Read More...

Twitch and Merlin Strike ‘Groundbreaking’ Deal: ‘This Partnership Recognizes the Power of Independent Artists’

Dylan Smith

February 2, 2022

Amazon’s Twitch – which surpassed $1 billion in global consumer spending in 2021 – has officially inked a “strategic partnership” with indie-music licensing company Merlin. Twitch and Merlin, which last mon... Read More...

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

January 19, 2022

One of these days, the billions of dollars in unmatched and unpaid annual music royalties will shrink into the millions. And then, down to de minimis thousands. But what will it take to get there? For years,... Read More...

Releasing Music Is Easy, Marketing Music Is Hard. Here’s How Chartmetric Is Leveraging Data to Make Marketing a Lot Easier.

Paul Resnikoff

January 11, 2022

Where’s the traction, exactly? Chartmetric tracks major music platforms for the biggest signs of life. Today's fans have instant access to a tremendous amount of music in the digital age. But few releases ris... Read More...

What Are Music Royalties (and How Can You Collect Yours)?

Caleb J. Murphy

November 1, 2021

Photo Credit: Stewart Munro Music royalties are confusing. Most of us are not trained music lawyers. We’re musicians trying to make a living. And you probably just want to know how to earn the royalties ... Read More...

Downtown Music’s FUGA Inks ‘Global Delivery Platform Services Deal’ With Beggars Group

Dylan Smith

November 1, 2021

Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music subsidiary FUGA. Photo Credit: FUGA Downtown Music’s FUGA has officially inked “a global delivery platform services deal” with Beggars Group, which operates indie labels... Read More...

Band Has $50,000 Worth of Gear Stolen on Tour — Fans Donate $43,000 in 24 Hours

Ashley King

October 27, 2021

Photo Credit: Keagan Henman Punk rock group Mannequin Pussy had nearly $50k worth of gear stolen on tour. Fans rallied to help. The group set up a fundraiser yesterday to recoup financial losses. In just 24 ... Read More...

Indie Artists Are Spread Too Thin — HUDL Music Is Building a Consolidated Platform To Fix That

Paul Resnikoff

October 18, 2021

Photo Credit: Melanie van Leeuwen From marketing to distribution and royalty management to sync – not to mention creating and performing live – there’s a tremendous amount for independent artists to handle in... Read More...

What I've Learned About Live Streaming — 3 Musicians Share Their Hard-Learned Lessons

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

Social Media Is Transforming Sync — Here’s How I’m Scoring Placements in the Digital Age

Meet the Sync Superstar Behind the Ad for Nissan’s 2023 Z

Robyn Cage Discusses Sync Licensing Tips for Beginners on Songtradr

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (Our Latest Podcast)

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

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

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

Music Distro Heavyweight CD Baby Selects Trolley as Payout Partner — Streamlining Payments to Its Global Clientele Of 1.2+ Million Recording Artists

Secretly and Ghostly International Launch All Flowers Group, Including Artist-Focused Hip-Hop Label Drink Sum Wtr

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

PlayTreks Establishes Proof-of-Concept In the Indie Music NFT Space — Thousands of Musicians Are Now Using ‘The Playgrounds’

Merlin Inks Its ‘First Direct Deal In Korea’ With Curation-Focused Streaming Service FLO

What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp — Cofounder Ethan Diamond Will Remain as CEO

The Music Industry Is Changing at a Dizzying Pace — Now Reprtoir Has a SaaS Solution to Help Indie Labels Manage It All

Twitch and Merlin Strike ‘Groundbreaking’ Deal: ‘This Partnership Recognizes the Power of Independent Artists’

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

What Are Music Royalties (and How Can You Collect Yours)?

Downtown Music’s FUGA Inks ‘Global Delivery Platform Services Deal’ With Beggars Group

Band Has $50,000 Worth of Gear Stolen on Tour — Fans Donate $43,000 in 24 Hours

Indie Artists Are Spread Too Thin — HUDL Music Is Building a Consolidated Platform To Fix That