[An important guest post written by Jackie Venson, one of the great artists and guitarists playing today. Find her on Bandcamp, subscribe to her email list, and see her live in a city near you. This post first appeared as a Twitter thread and Reddit post. Used by permission with thanks.] This has been such […]
Remember that illegal New York compulsory license for books that Big Tech tried to sneak through? Vetoed.
Tee Double joins the panel on December 8 to talk radio royalties and the American Music Fairness Act.
If you haven’t heard Emma Swift, you’re really missing out. Her bio describes her as “an Australian-born songwriter, currently residing in the Nashville, TN and London, UK. A gifted singer inspired by Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithfull, Linda Ronstadt and Sandy Denny, Emma’s sound is a blend of classic folk, Americana and indie rock. Although she […]
If you’ve read the book or have seen the movie Friday Night Lights, you’ll remember Charlie Billingsley played by Tim McGraw, the running back father of running back Don. Charlie is emblematic of people you’ve probably known who “won State” in their youth or the equivalent and for whom reality has just never quite lived […]
As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s good to remember that the idea is to honor American workers. In our industry, that is the songwriters, session musicians, session vocalists, producers, engineers and featured artists–all of whom are left out of streaming riches.
Spotify’s economic disparity is way worse than you thought when you value streams based on market capitalization.
Session players and vocalists get zero from streaming. The International Federation of Musicians wants to change that.
According to the Canalys research outfit, Google has taken the lead over Amazon for the first time in the acquisition of biometric identifying data–aka “smart speakers”. It should come as no surprise that Google is vastly more interested in acquiring voiceprints by which to identify users and track them through a variety of means.
[This interview is one of the best statements of what signing and breaking a songwriter or an artist is all about. When I was reading Jody Gerson’s interview I remember when I asked David Anderle once why we didn’t do bidding wars at A&M. He said quite simply that A&M helped compelling artists make […]
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