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Spotify Is Expanding Its Pay-for-Promotion Program — Not Everyone Thinks That’s Such a Good Idea

March 4, 2020

Following the success of 'Marquee,' Spotify has greenlit the expansion of its artist advertising program. But 'paying for promotion' is getting dangerously closely to 'paying for play' for many. Having expe... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Dylan Smith

February 28, 2020

SAG-AFTRA is upping the ante in its multiyear quest for a contract with the Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), a large owner and operator of Hispanic radio stations (namely La Raza and Mega) in the United Sta... Read More...

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Paul Resnikoff

February 26, 2020

Matthew Lutz, Founder & CEO, Music Benefactors On November 14th, 2019, Taylor Swift wrote an open letter to the public, the music industry, and, most importantly of all, her many millions of fans. In it,... Read More...

Identifyy Sees Massive Growth — HAAWK Now Represents YouTube, Facebook & Instagram Rights for Over 75,000 Artists

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2020

How do indie artists and smaller producers get access to YouTube Content ID and Facebook Rights Manager? Artists signed to Merlin-affiliated labels have a shot at claiming and monetizing, if their labels a... Read More...

What Is Sync Licensing? A Look at One of the Music Industry’s Fastest-Growing Sectors

Paul Resnikoff

January 30, 2020

photo: Thibault Penin Sync licensing is quickly ramping upward, with artists capturing increased revenues. Here's an overview for artists, composers, advertisers, and everybody in between. The following was ... Read More...

Surprise! Spotify Hands Over Your Personal Information to Major Labels When Using 'Pre-Save'

Just Got My Spotify Mechanical Royalty Check In the Mail — $11.06 for 32,222 Plays

Paul Resnikoff

January 23, 2020

Kerry Muzzey is a prolific composer whose work appears in major TV shows, Hollywood film trailers, and Broadway productions. Earlier this week, Muzzey got his mechanical royalty check from Spotify. After fa... Read More...

Thematic Is Unlocking the Content Creator Economy for Artists — 2.5 Billion Plays, 1 Million Fan Conversions

Paul Resnikoff

January 22, 2020

Thematic artists Last time we reported on Thematic, the company had generated more than 1 billion song plays for its artists. Now, that number has surpassed 2.5 billion, just one of several impressive stats ... Read More...

Composer Discovers His Music Is All Over Chinese TV, Can’t Get Paid

Colin Cohen

January 13, 2020

Photo Credit: Vjeran Pavic / CC by 3.0 In a collection of 37 Twitter posts, composer Kerry Muzzey described his odyssey of trying to get paid for music of his that has appeared on Chinese TV. Muzzey alleges ... Read More...

If You Need Free Legal Advice — UCLA Law Students Are Available

Colin Cohen

January 8, 2020

Photo of UCLA School of Law Like in years past, the UCLA School of Law is providing free legal advice to Los Angeles-area music artists through its Music Industry Clinic (MIC). The school is currently accept... Read More...

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Paul Resnikoff

January 2, 2020

Reggie Gooden of 818 Talent in Digital Music News' podcast studio in Santa Monica. What does it really take to get to the top of the Billboard charts? What? You’re not subscribed to the Digital Music News P... Read More...

Hit With a YouTube Copyright Claim? Now You Can Surgically Remove It

Ashley King

January 2, 2020

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube Studio has been updated with trim tools to assist with the YouTube copyright claim process. The Assisted Trim tool lets creators remove the offending portion of the video, releas... Read More...

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YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims

Colin Cohen

December 26, 2019

YouTube has updated its Studio platform to allow video creators the ability to more easily deal with copyright disputes. Creators now can directly respond to copyright claims in the platform's interface. The... Read More...

Songtradr's Big Sync Music Embarks on a Global Expansion — Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Here Are Some of the Latest — and Most Significant — Sync Music Deals

Sync Music Licensing: Secrets for Scoring Deals and Maximizing Revenue

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

What Is Sync Licensing? A Look at One of the Music Industry’s Fastest-Growing Sectors

What Marvin Gaye's Attorney Thinks About the 'Blurred Lines' Copyright Verdict

Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (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) — Our Latest Podcast

Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

How to Protect Yourself From the Copyright Trolls — Our Latest Podcast

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

Coronavirus Stimulus Check Calculator — How Much Will You Get?

Learn How to Live Stream and Collect Donations on Twitch, Facebook, and More

Help Musicians Is Sending £500 Checks to British Musicians — Here’s How to Apply

How to Master Opera Singing Technique

Spotify Plucks 36 Artists for Its Global Emerging Artist Program, ‘Radar’

Bad Bunny Scores Spotify’s Biggest Debut of 2020 — After a Paid Promotional Campaign

Spotify Is Expanding Its Pay-for-Promotion Program — Not Everyone Thinks That’s Such a Good Idea

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Identifyy Sees Massive Growth — HAAWK Now Represents YouTube, Facebook & Instagram Rights for Over 75,000 Artists

What Is Sync Licensing? A Look at One of the Music Industry’s Fastest-Growing Sectors

Just Got My Spotify Mechanical Royalty Check In the Mail — $11.06 for 32,222 Plays

Composer Discovers His Music Is All Over Chinese TV, Can’t Get Paid

If You Need Free Legal Advice — UCLA Law Students Are Available

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Hit With a YouTube Copyright Claim? Now You Can Surgically Remove It

YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims