Major labels demand ‘guaranteed money’ from TikTok owners
With current contracts set to expire, three of the biggest labels in the world are trying to secure additional revenue from the fast-growing social media platform. Continue Reading
Streaming royalties
Pre-Adds (Pre-Saves) are the new pre-orders, but is that a good thing?
Consumers are replacing pre-orders with pre-adds and pre-saves, but is something more important than sales being lost along the way? Continue Reading
How Spotify’s new Hulu bundle may hurt musicians
Following an appeal to stop mechanical royalty rates from rising, Spotify’s latest bundle threatens to take even more money away from artists. Continue Reading
Spotify, Amazon, and more sue songwriters to prevent royalty rates from rising
How much is a song worth? According to most streaming services, the answer is roughly $0.003 per stream. A new ruling Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) aims to raise that value to $0.004 per stream, but Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, and Google disagree. Continue Reading
50 million US consumers paid for streaming music last year, RIAA says
The latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America shows consumer interest in premium streaming music subscriptions is on the rise. Continue Reading
SoundCloud enters the distribution game with SoundCloud Premier
SoundCloud is joining Spotify as the latest streaming giant to offer distribution services. Continue Reading
Music streaming royalty rates continue to drop as streaming volume rises
Music streaming services are more popular than ever, but streaming royalty rates are at their lowest. What can artists do to influence positive change? Continue Reading
Intronaut on streaming royalties: “F**k you, Spotify”
A recent report from the RIAA revealed that the only area of the music industry experiencing steady growth in 2015 is streaming, which has no doubt been aided by the launch of high profile services like Apple Music. The rise… Continue Reading
The Death Of Supply And Demand In The Music Industry
This blog exists to promote the future of the entertainment industry, and to do that we need input from people like you and your entertainment-loving friends. If you have any questions about the content in this article, or if you have… Continue Reading