BMG Puts the Major Labels, RIAA, and NMPA On Blast Over Mechanical Royalties: ‘Music Companies Have a Duty to Stand Up for Artists and Songwriters’
BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based BMG,...
Spotify Playlist Rules Change After Pocket Gods’ 1,000 Song Protest Album
The Spotify rules for playlist consideration have reportedly changed due to a 1,000-song protest album. UK group Pocket Gods recently released a 1,000 track album called Nobody Makes Money Anymore. The album was directly inspired by reports that Spotify only considers...
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...