Music Metadata

What Happens After the Music Modernization Act?

August 20, 2018

There is no such thing as a universal data standard in music. And it is unlikely that there ever will be. The following comes from Chris McMurtry, an authority in music metadata and the driver of an AI-drive... Read More...

Kobalt Music Group Signs a Massive Publishing Administration Deal With David Guetta

Marsha Silva

August 3, 2018

Kobalt Music Group announced that it has signed a worldwide agreement with songwriter, producer and DJ David Guetta. This deal covers publishing administration in Guetta's music catalog that goes back more t... Read More...

Pandora Moves to Direct Deal with Labels, SoundExchange’s Payouts Plunge 26.2%

Lennon Cihak

March 18, 2018

Out goes the compulsory license for Pandora; down goes SoundExchange's royalty payouts. Online streaming giant Pandora recently shifted from a compulsory license to a direct license with record labels.&... Read More...

Spotify Has a Solution for Fixing Bad Metadata: Its 160 Million Active Users

Mutembei Kevin

March 14, 2018

Metadata has been the bane of the music industry for years. Can Spotify crowdsource a solution? Spotify is rolling out a bunch of new, snazzy features as it gears up for what has been termed as "an unconve... Read More...

Rights Management Platform Haawk Acquires TuneRegistry & RoyaltyClaim

Paul Resnikoff

December 13, 2017

Rights management, enforcement, and monetization platform Haawk has just finalized two major acquisitions. Haawk has dramatically expanded its rights management and monetization platform with a pair of acqui... Read More...

TuneCore Partners Up with Gracenote and Shazam…

Priscilla Kim

July 17, 2013

Digital music distributor TuneCore announced its partnerships with music identification technology companies Gracenote and Shazam. In a press release, TuneCore COO Scott Ackerman said, "Our new partnerships ... Read More...

80% of Music Played Commercially Is Unreported or Misreported…

Paul Resnikoff

October 12, 2012

Is it really that horrifically bad? Yes, according to TuneSat, a New York-based startup that sees bloody murder when it comes to music played commercially. "Musicians and songwriters all know that if their mu... Read More...

Want to Get Your Music Heard? It Starts With the Winning Pitch

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

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Managing Data for Record Labels and Music Producers — Reprtoir Brings a Modern Workspace

Top Streaming Exec: The MLC Is Choking On a ‘Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity’

Apple Music Gets Sick of the Lyrics Providers, Starts Transcribing Lyrics Themselves

LL Cool J Corrects His Online Lyrics ⁠Decades Later — ‘All the Lyric Sites Have It Wrong’