Deezer and Universal Music sign deal to focus royalties on big artists
Universal Music and Deezer have struck a music streaming deal to create a … model aims to prioritise professional musicians – those who have a … out a song or a musician. For example, if a … level of royalties paid to musicians has been hotly debated since ……
15MMM EP#8: MUSICIANS: Should You Stop Releasing New Music???
Video by 15 min music marketing
The world seems to focus on new music and streaming services want you to create and release a lot of new music. On today’s episode, we’ll examine whether you REALLY need to be constantly releasing new music, and if you don’t, what should musicians should be focusing their marketing efforts on instead. A production of www.elusivecountry.club L…
News Archive – Music Business Association
Recent months have shown an uptick in the frequency and variety of fraudulent music streaming practices, allowing bad actors to collect undue revenue by criminally inflating the number of streams for tracks they upload to DSPs. In the first of two episodes this Fall covering music streaming fraud, we talk to CD Baby’s Chief Revenue Officer, Chris…
5 ways Smart Links can help promote your music
Hypebot
From promoting your release to boosting your EPK, Smart Links makes every task simple and accessible to both you and your fans. Here’s how to get started…
Deezer and Universal Music sign deal to focus royalties on big artists
Move to reward tracks that are actively searched for is expected to lift payouts to professional musicians by 10% Universal Music and Deezer have struck a music streaming deal to create a royalty model designed to hand greater rewards to popular artists. The label’s artists will now be paid more if fans actively seek out their music, rather than b…
Most Ghanaian artists prefer spending money on women and drinks than on music promotion
Modern Ghana
Ghanaian video director, Babs Direction has weighed in on the seeming lack of music promotion on the part of Ghanaian artists.
In this lesson from Ian Chang’s course, “Warped Rhythms & Abstract Beats,” he explores three ways Dilla inspired his sense of time and feel. The post Three Examples of Dilla Swing appeared first on Flypaper. …
How to search for posts on Threads
In what Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri claims as “one of the most requested features”, Threads are starting to roll out the ability to search for posts. Since launch, Threads has had a search tab in the navigation bar along the bottom, however, until now, that has been exclusively to find other Threads users. Still in the testing stage, …
SM Entertainment artists will officially be joining Weverse on September 12 Source…
How to make artist centric artist centric
Deezer and UMG announced a major (in both senses of the word) shake up of streaming music royalties. This is arguably the biggest streaming market development in years, as it will set the tone for market-wide change. There is no doubt that streaming royalties require a revamp. The system built for the music business of 20 years ago was always goi…
Looking For Schools Offering Audio Engineering Courses In Germany
Hi, I’m looking for help to find courses in Germany, preferably English taught, in the field of Sound/Audio Engineering. I want to build a career in music mixing, mastering and/or as a studio recording engineer. I’m looking for a public institute and not those expensive schools like BIMM or SAE. I’m not a German, but want to start a life in German…
Instagram Testing Longer Videos, Which Look A Lot Like IGTV
Many artists and bands once relied on Instagram’s long-form IGTV as a way to get their music out, but after the platform retired the feature last year, they were stuck in the new reality of Reel’s short-form videos. Now Instagram is testing 3 and 10 minute videos on Reels, which makes it look a lot […] The post Instagram Testing Longer Videos, Wh…
10 Must-Have Mindsets for Music Professionals
Progressions: Success in the Music Industry
Ben Wallick, host of Secret Sonics, joins me for this deep dive into the top traits and mindsets that all successful people in the music industry possess. With over 250 interviews between the two of use we each lay out the top 5 mindsets for success that we’ve seen in our guests. 📢 Our Sponsors 📢 Check out oeksound. The makers of Soothe2 and Sp…
17 Best Country Songs About Horses
Horses are an integral part of Western and rural American culture. Due to their loyalty, strength, and love, they have inspired several songs. This article will look at the best country songs about horses. 1. “Beer For My Horses” by Toby Keith feat. Willie Nelson Song Year: 2002 Toby Keith tells a story about horses… The post 17 Best Country So…
Kevin Shields and Fender Release Fender Shields Blender Pedal
Fender and Kevin Shields have resurrected Shields’ mythical 1970’s fuzz and injected a subversive feature set, creating the all-new Fender Shields Blender. On the heels of the successful June launch of the sold-out Kevin Shields LE Pedal, the Fender Shields Blender retails for $299.99. Throughout the late ‘80s and ‘90s, Shields awakened icon…
Luke Combs Continues To Make Billboard Chart History
Luke Combs. Photo: Jeremy Cowart Luke Combs continues to make Billboard chart history this week, as he is the first person to claim the top two slots on the Country Airplay chart without another billed artist since the chart’s launch in 1990. Combs’ single, “Love You Anyway,” lands atop the chart to mark his 17th consecutive No. 1—another unprec…
News: A Message to BMI Affiliates from Mike O’Neill: Our Priority is Your Success
There’s a lot being said recently about BMI and our future — some of it is speculation, some of it mischaracterization, and some that reflects a clear lack of understanding about BMI’s mission, our priority and our path forward. Let me set the record straight. Our mission has been and always will be to serve our songwriters, composers and publis…