Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Music Publishing News Roundup

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Soundcloud is looking to start making money. The Berlin-based online music streaming giant has grown its user base to 350 million since launching in 2007. Up till now, the company has lost up to $29.6 million.

Source: blog.songtrust.com

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One Direction, Katy Perry Win Big At The 2014 American Music Awards

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Music’s biggest names were in LOS ANGELES last night (11/23) for the 2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, and it was a big night for ONE DIRECTION and KATY PERRY. Once again, the broadcast was … more

Source: www.allaccess.com

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2015 ASCAP Expo

Monday, November 24th, 2014

When: April 30 – May 2, 2015
Where: Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, California
About: The ASCAP EXPO is the premier conference for songwriters, composers and producers in all genres of music.

Source: blog.songtrust.com

Are you going to this years ASCAP expo?

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Full List Of American Music Awards 2014 Winners

Monday, November 24th, 2014

It was not  a great night for upstarts at last night’s American Music Awards. Despite four nominations, Lorde went home empty handed and Iggy Izalea’s six nominations netted just two awards.

Source: www.hypebot.com

Here are the winners of the 2014 American Music Awards.  What are your thoughts and opinions.  Who do you think should have won but did not. 

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How To Make Streaming Royalties Fair(er)

Monday, November 24th, 2014

By Sharky Laguana, CEO of Bandago. This article originally appeared on Medium.com Streaming services, most notably Spotify (by far the largest) use what could be called a parimutuel royalty system: all the money collected goes into a big pool,…

Source: www.hypebot.com

As the music industry transforms over time artist need to embrace new ways of doing business.  Streaming in the future of music.  Any artist who ignores this trend is destine to obscurity.  The key to streaming success is how the fiances  are handles making sure that both the artist/produce and distributor both make money..

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Song Prompt: Mystery Package

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Sunday Song Prompt  (November 23, 2014)   Take fif […]
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Source: songchops.com

Song prompts are great ways to get creative juices flowing.  Here is one that may help you get your next song started.  If you use the prompt feel free to share it here.

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9 Steps To Getting A Job In The Music Business

Monday, November 24th, 2014

So… you want to be in the music business? There are a lot of you out there. I know this because every time we put out a call for interns or jobs at Cyber PR®, we get over 100 resumes.

Source: cyberprmusic.com

Most people who want to get into the music business are either entertainers, musicians or songwriters.  But there are many other career choices one can take to get a job in the music industry.

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