Why Records Love Social Media

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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?

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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

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  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:...

Time to move beyond the song economy

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The UK parliament is currently running an inquiry into the streaming music economy, having called for evidence from across the music business. Earlier this week were the first verbal submissions, from a number of UK artists including Tom Gray (Gomez), Guy Garvey...

Why Should I Copyright My Music? (US Version)

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Spotify Dreams of Artists Making a Living. It Probably Won’t Come True

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I’ve been intrigued, impressed, and surprised by Spotify’s earnings results over the years — but never quite so confused. On Wednesday (July 29th), Spotify issued its customary quarterly letter to shareholders, revealing that its global subscriber base had grown by 8...