Release
How To Switch Distributors Without Losing Stream Counts or Playlists
When my high school band released our very first (and only… RIP Jahaziwoga) CD, there was one game in town to get it sold online. That was CD Baby. Shortly after, they were the first and only company that allowed self-released artists to get their music into iTunes. Maintaining...
Income
How To Get All Your Music Royalties: ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SoundExchange, PROs and the Rest
This piece was updated May 9th, 2019A 2015 Berklee College of Music report found that anywhere from 20% to 50% of music payments do not make it to their rightful owners. Kobalt calculated that there are over 900,000 royalty streams per song. How do you make sure you regis...
Instagram
How This Artist Grew To 500,000 Monthly Spotify Listeners Without Playlists
Three years ago the northern Virginia conscious hip hop artist Lucidious was struggling to get listeners to his music. He had about 150 monthly listeners on Spotify (no I didn’t forget a zero) with merely 45 followers, about 1,500 followers on Instagram and Facebook. And was ma...
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Latest News
Austin Powers Music Supervisor and KCRW DJ Chris Douridas
You probably know Chris Douridas from Los Angeles' iconic, trend-setting radio station KCRW. He was the host of Morning...
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Politics
Musicians Will Receive Assistance Under the Stimulus Package
Late last night/early this morning, Trump administration officials and top Democrats finalized an agreement on a nearly $2 trillion rescue package which will include provisions that help musicians, freelancers and other gig workers. As the New York Times reports: “At the insist...
Podcasts
Lauv’s 4 Billion Streams, Top 40 Hit, Without a Label
This episode comes to you from Foundation Management's offices in Brooklyn, New York, which is Lauv's management company. I sat down with Emma MacDonald,...
Podcasts
Andy Grammer on Songwriting, Fear and Persistence
Welcome to episode number one of the New Music Business podcast! This interview with Andy Grammer was recorded...
Podcasts
Euphoria Music Supervisor Jen Malone Gives a Sh*t
Today's episode is with superstar music supervisor Jen Malone. She has placed music and worked on Euphoria, Atlanta,...
