The Three Biggest Myths Deluding the Modern Music Business
Music streaming isn’t just a big part of the record business: It basically is the record business. According to RIAA data, streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube contributed 85% of all record industry revenue in the United States in...
Why Records Love Social Media
Hi everybody! Brief introduction today. I’ll be taking next week off, so the next newsletter will be back on February 3rd. If you’re curious about future newsletters, take a look at the publishing schedule here. Also, if you’re ever interested in my pithier thoughts...
How Should The Music Streaming Revenue Pie Be Split?
The following MBW op/ed comes from David Israelite (pictured), President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The NMPA is the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Beware of op-eds that seem...
Justin Kamps Interview
Over the past 10 years at Chop Shop, Justin Kamps earned credit as Music Supervisor on the shows Lucifer (Netflix), Another Life (Netflix), and Insatiable (Netflix), Co-Music Supervisor on the film A Futile and Stupid Gesture (Netflix), Music Coordinator on Z:...