CD Baby saw revenue from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services increase 14% in 2020, bringing in over $125 million in streaming revenue for their artists last year Unsurprisingly,. Continue reading
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David Crosby has sold his recorded music and publishing rights which includes his work in the Byrds, Crosby & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Continue reading
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TuneCore has launched two new programs designed to empower independent artists: TuneCore Rewards and TuneCore Certified. TuneCore Certified awards artists with digital plaques to celebrate milestones for total streams achieved. Continue reading
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TikTok has become a major driver of music promotion and discovery across a broad swathe of demographics, and artists would be ill-advised to miss out. Here, we look at six. Continue reading
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What are NFT’s and why are musicians embracing them? Grimes sold $5.8 million of them in the first 20 minutes as part of a digital art auction. 3lau (aka Justin. Continue reading
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Getting your garage band (not the software) from it’s scrappy infancy to a polished set of musicians ready to perform takes more than just practice (although that’s critical as well).. Continue reading
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While it may seem like an obvious solution to many, Soundcloud’s introduction of ‘fan-powered royalties’ – whereby listeners only give money to the artists they’re actually listening to – is. Continue reading
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Square has made a $297 million investment in TIDAL that will give the financial services company a significant majority ownership stake in the Jay-Z led music streamer. TIDAL will operate. Continue reading
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Although COVID obviously hit live music like a ton of bricks, the recorded music industry had a much better year, with overall revenue up 9%. Unsurprisingly, streaming continues to dominate,. Continue reading
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