Abolish Music Copyright? The Idea Keeps Gaining Steam...
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If music rights are a mess, why not get rid of the mess? This isn't a fringe idea harbored by the Pirate Bay anymore -- then again, the Pirate Party is starting to win more representation than ever in places like Germany.
42 Percent of the Time, 'Discovery Moments' Involve a New Artist...
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It's been ten years. So why hasn't anyone figured this recommendation puzzle out?
Today, We Face Grooveshark In LA Superior Court. Wish Us Luck...
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Update, 2 pm PCT: Just stepped out of the courtroom.
Counting Crows: 'BitTorrent Is the New Radio...'
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But is it, really? We keep seeing evidence that radio - as in, FM radio - remains the strongest promotional platform, by a longshot.
Report: Facebook Plays a Relatively Minor Role In Music Discovery...
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The industry's addiction with likes, friends, and followers is reaching junkie status. So maybe this is a step towards recovery.
We Asked a Spotify Executive If Artist Payments Are Improving. Here's What He Said...
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Spotify has been amassing millions of users and subscribers, but is any of this trickling down to artists? Is this situation getting better? Just recently, a report in evolver.fm said the answer was yes - at least for indie labels, citing a source from Merlin. But wait: an actual artist recently told Hypebot that payments are hardly increasing at all.
Disrespect, or Disruption? Beastie Boys File-Sharing Volumes Are Surging...
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How do you justify file-swapping Adam Yauch?
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NPR is now beefing its 'All Tech Considered' series, a '2.0 upgrade' that means broader dive-ins and expanded analysis.
I'm a Top Industry Attorney. And These Are Your Realistic Chances of Success...
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The following comes from top music industry attorney Ken Hertz, who spoke on an artist branding panel at NARM in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Hertz, a senior partner at Beverly Hills-based Hertz and Lichtenstein LLP, has an artist clientele that includes will.i.am, Will Smith, Enrique Iglesias, and Britney Spears.
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As artists toe the potentially awesome waters of crowd-funding, the following question is staring us in the face:
What Else? Angry Birds, Pandora, WiMP, Pirate Pay, Live Nation, NARM, UMG+EMI...
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First, let's rattle through some stunning stats.
After Getting Screwed by One Major Label, Kenny Rogers Runs Into the Arms of Another...
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In February, we ran a depressing article detailing the various ways in which EMI had screwed Kenny Rogers.
AdRev: It Finds Your YouTube Videos, and Wraps Them With Ads...
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If Tunecore solved the 'iTunes problem' for developing artists, then who gets to solve the 'YouTube problem'?
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Warning: Timeline Is Now Destroying Your Facebook App...
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It now looks like Timeline is eviscerating the Facebook artist app, or at best forcing it into some lowly plateau.
Artists, Please! Don't Put Spotify Play Buttons On Your Site...
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When it comes to artist pages, Spotify Play Buttons are mostly good for Spotify, not you, the artist.
I'm a Producer & Engineer. And I'm Invisible on Digital Music Services...
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Sure, you probably skip the credits at the end of a movie - in fact, most people leave the theater right when they start! But the credits - for every last contributor - scroll after every film, without exception.
30 Years Of Music Industry Change, In 30 Seconds Or Less....
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This might be the most stunningly interactive graphic you've ever seen.
A Major Label Artist Makes 8 Cents On a 99-Cent iTunes Download...
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That is, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday by attorneys for Chuck D. The detailed breakdown shows that for every 1,000 iTunes downloads sold, a UMG-signed artist gets paid $80.33. Which means that for every one download, the payout is roughly 8.033 cents.
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