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SGA, SCL & MCNA ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase Decision In the US — Here’s Their Statement

May 5, 2022

Major label and publishing conglomerates Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, as well as other publishers represented by the NMPA, have tentatively agreed to increase mecha... Read More...

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

Paul Resnikoff

May 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Playtreks Who says superstars get to have all the music NFT fun? As jaw-dropping NFT-minting headlines abound, PlayTreks has been quietly building its blockchain solution for indie and DIY artis... Read More...

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

Paul Resnikoff

May 3, 2022

5 Things That Make Mixing Music Easier

Caleb J. Murphy

May 2, 2022

Photo credit: Soundtrap The main thing that will make mixing easier for you is practice. There’s no getting around it. You have to put in your 10,000 hours. However, there are some tips that can help make y... Read More...

Only 12% of Full-Time Creatives Make Over $50,000 Per Year, Report Reveals

Ashley King

April 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Austin Loveing A new report reveals the creator economy is growing rapidly, but only 12% of creators make more than 50K. Linktree released a report on the creator economy after conducting resea... Read More...

AI-Powered Music Adaptation Is Coming to Gaming Soundtracks — XdMind Is One Startup Pushing the Possibilities

Paul Resnikoff

April 20, 2022

Subway Surfers, one of several games being reimagined by AI music innovators XDMind. The machines are getting smarter — which means the music industry is taking AI and the metaverse more seriously. According ... Read More...

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Songwriters

Jody Dunitz

April 19, 2022

Vinyl records, one of several physical formats judged as 'de minimis' by the NMPA (photo: Bru-nO) The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) tried valiantly to serve the labels, its real patrons, in th... Read More...

Thematic Is Officially Blowing Up Musicians on YouTube With Its Game-Changing Licensing Approach

Paul Resnikoff

April 6, 2022

Photo: Fiji Blue’s Valentin Fritz (l) and Trevor Derin (r). Several years ago, Thematic set out to fix YouTube's licensing hurdles for musicians and content creators while creating a marketing platform that d... Read More...

Novecore Expands Its Music Distribution Business by Acquiring Aggregator AnyGaming Ltd. and Entering New Countries

Dan Kerchum

April 6, 2022

Novecore, the global music distribution company, has been expanding its reach and influence in the music industry through its new branding as well as changes to its company structure. The following comes from... Read More...

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music In Thailand

Paul Resnikoff

April 4, 2022

Plern wraps a Bangkok subway car, part of a localized, artist-focused branding blitz throughout Thailand (photo: Digital Music News) Never heard of Plern? Here's how an upstart Thai streaming music platform ... Read More...

What Is A&R (and Do You Need It)?

Caleb J. Murphy

March 28, 2022

Photo credit: Tamarcus Brown A&R stands for “Artist & Repertoire.” What in the world does that mean and do you need it? This post will cover what it means and talk about how, yes, you do need A&... Read More...

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

Paul Resnikoff

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...

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

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

Sync Licensing Is Helping This Tropical Music Star Find Fans on the Global Stage

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 (Our Latest Podcast)

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

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

How To Write Song Lyrics That Are More Interesting

Session Wants to Solve the Music Metadata Mess — And Unleash Billions In Missing Royalties

How Much Music Marketing Is Too Much?

Best Music Making Apps for iOS — These Beginner-Friendly DAWs Are a Great Intro

SGA, SCL & MCNA ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase Decision In the US — Here’s Their Statement

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’

5 Things That Make Mixing Music Easier

Only 12% of Full-Time Creatives Make Over $50,000 Per Year, Report Reveals

AI-Powered Music Adaptation Is Coming to Gaming Soundtracks — XdMind Is One Startup Pushing the Possibilities

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Songwriters

Novecore Expands Its Music Distribution Business by Acquiring Aggregator AnyGaming Ltd. and Entering New Countries

How Upstart Streaming Music App Plern Took on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music In Thailand

What Is A&R (and Do You Need It)?

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