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With the global growth of the EDM genre, Sony is taking a step to increase market share. I think that the focus on EDM styles and specific artists will help push popularity forward. I compare this growth to the global Urban Music growth starting in the early 1990s. This is a good thing IMO. What do you think? #musicstreaming #musiclicensing #musicproduction #forjam #johnforbesmusic #SymphonicDistribution #SymphonicPublishing

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Here are four interesting sync opportunities available for music submissions... Currently, we have 80+ active briefs worth more than $285k in sync fees. Here are four interesting opportunities we recently developed with our licensing partners. If you have music that is potentially a good match you should consider checking them out on our Patreon. ● Drink Brand Needs Original Pop ($5800 sync fee) ● Arcade Game Needs Classic Music ($3200 sync fee) ● 80s Music Podcast Needs Retro R&B ($2500 sync fee) ● Independent Thriller Needs Synthwave ($5400 Sync Fee) To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼. This allows us to provide a service and share our licensing partner relationships with our members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider, then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected for licensing. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and 100% of the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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Music Business Association Music Biz 2024 coming up in May. Find out more about Reactional Music and what we are delivering across interactive music, music personalisation, in-game economies, generative composable music and the possibilities for creators, composers, artists and developers

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The below is a guest post by Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, MMF (Music Managers Forum). The phrase “Government-led working group” will probably send your average Music Ally subscriber running to the hills, but tomorrow morning (April 18th) a crucial meeting takes place that should be of interest to everyone working in recorded music. It will mark the first time that UK music representatives have formally come together with the Government to discuss constructive reforms of how streaming revenues are distributed to artists, songwriters and other music makers, as well as other structural changes to industry practices. But will the voices of music makers actually be heard, or will the status quo be protected by corporate interests? The fact we’re sitting down at all is thanks to the UK Parliament’s Culture Committee and their response to the Fix Streaming campaign. The Committee’s landmark 2021 report brought wider attention to many of the fundamental inequities in the current label-centric model of music streaming, and recommended a “complete reset”of how that model operated. As a result, in September 2021 the UK Government committed to bring the industry together, to formalise a process of discussion and deliver results (or in their words “drive action”) on key issues, including equitable remuneration, contract transparency and platform liability. Two-and-a-half years later, and here we are. Progress has been slow. Read The Full Story Here: https://lnkd.in/eppmrzvF #MMF #MusicManagers #musically #musicnews #readmore

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Here are four interesting sync opportunities available for music submissions... Currently, we have 90+ active briefs worth more than $295k in sync fees. Here are four interesting opportunities we recently developed with our licensing partners. If you have music that is potentially a good match you should consider checking them out on our Patreon. ● Indie Thriller Needs Tense Instrumental ($3800 sync fee) ● Podcast Needs Classic 8-bit Music ($2200 sync fee) ● Fashion Brand Needs 90s R&B ($6500 sync fee) ● Comedy Series Needs Lighthearted Jazz ($4200 sync fee)  To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This allows us to provide a service and share our licensing partner relationships with our members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider, then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected for licensing. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and 100% of the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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Here are four interesting sync opportunities available for music submissions... Currently, we have 90+ active briefs worth more than $295k in sync fees. Here are four interesting opportunities we recently developed with our licensing partners. If you have music that is potentially a good match you should consider checking them out on our Patreon. ● Organic Pest Product Needs Hip Hop ($3700 sync fee) ● Family Comedy Needs Indie Folk ($4500 sync fee) ● Puzzle Game Needs 90s Jazz ($3000 sync fee) ● Crime Series Needs Suspenseful Track ($4800 Sync Fee) To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This allows us to provide a service and share our licensing partner relationships with our members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider, then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected for licensing. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and 100% of the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync 

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For independent music creatives, monitoring royalties is crucial for financial stability and fair compensation. Regularly reviewing royalty statements ensures accurate payment, safeguarding against errors or missed earnings. It empowers artists to advocate for themselves and spot discrepancies promptly, maintaining control over their income streams. #IndieMusic #Royalties #MusicCreators #IndependentArtists #FairPay #MusicIndustry #FinancialStability #CreativeCompensation #ArtistsRights #Empowerment

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“…music copyright valuation continues to grow at an accelerated pace. The global valuation ascribed to music copyright reached $41.5bn, according to industry economist Will Page. This is 14.5% more than 2022. More folks are streaming music than ever before. Vinyl sales are up. Concert ticket sales surpassed 2019’s figures, according to Live Nation. And beneath all of this are the songs, or copyrighted works. Without them, there would be no tours, no vinyl records and no streaming services. Funds that invest in this intellectual property are expected to continue to see a return. But across the industry, this is not the case.” “There are reasons for this - based both on data and perception. Qualitatively, the way the music industry - as a monolith - is perceived continues to be challenged. For example, in BBC’s daily news podcast, Global Story, a report on Taylor Swift referred to the music industry as ‘in crisis’ despite the macroeconomic data arguing otherwise. This is supported by the evidence of burgeoning inequality. While arenas and stadiums celebrate a bumper year, small music venues in the UK suffered their “worst year in a decade” according to the Music Venue Trust. Music education hubs - often the places where music is first created - are being cut by two-thirds in 2024-2025. However, quantitatively, the data reveals a different story. Music listenership is up, according to the IFPI. Revenue collections from CISAC, the international trade body representing collective management organizations was up 28% in 2022. Simply, more music would mean more return, especially for firms that own much of the music that is consumed, such as funds like Hipgnosis, Round Hill or Primary Wave or the three multinationals, Universal Music Group, Warner Music and Sony Music. However, debt is now more expensive, and liabilities are outstripping return. Listening to more music is not enough.” #CMOs #CISAC #IFPI #Artists #UK #RecordingRights #Performers #Royalties #MusicRoyalties #Music #Musica #MusicIndustry #Musique #Musik #Copyright #Copyrights #Songs #Songwriters #Recordings #MusicPublishing #Streams #Streaming #MusicStreaming #LiveMusic #Global #RecordedMusic #RecordLabels #IndieMusic

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Music Videos? Do you watch them? This article discusses whether it makes sense for artists to still create them... If you're a big artist, Yes, you absolutely should. Otherwise, I would let the streams lead and take it from there. If they pop off like Dasha's "Austin", then go make that video and get those YouTube Streaming Dollas!

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“Warner Music Group (WMG) CEO Robert Kyncl has come out in favor of a US Senate bill that would crack down on unauthorized deepfakes, arguing that the technology could ruin lives, reputations and businesses if left unchecked. Although many in the music business are embracing AI, it’s also the case that “generative AI is appropriating artists’ identities and producing deepfakes that depict people doing, saying, or singing things that never happened,” Kyncl will tell a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Commitee on Tuesday (April 30). “Through AI, it is very easy for someone to impersonate me and cause all manner of havoc,” Kyncl said, according to his pre-prepared remarks shared with MBW. “They could speak to an artist in a way that could destroy our relationship. They could say untrue things about our publicly traded company to the media that would damage our business.” #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Legal #GenerativeAi #GeAi #Music #MusicBusiness #Musicians #Musica #MusicIndustry #Musique #Musik #MusicLicensing #WMG #MusicVideos #Artists #MusicBiz #Streaming #StreamingServices #StreamingMedia #WarnerMusicGroup #USCongress #USA

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After much study, certification and practice... This is one of the most effective techniques I use in interactive drum therapy sessions.

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The Secret Role of Ghostwriters in the Music Industry Unveiling the truth behind ghostwriters in the music industry. Discover how artists rely on ghostwriters to maintain their image while delivering hit songs. Get insights into the difference between a collaborator and a ghostwriter, and the impact of reference tracks. #GhostwritersExposed #MusicIndustryTruth #CollaborationSecrets #ReferenceTracks #ArtistsSecrets #MusicIndustryRevelations #GhostwritersInMusic #BehindTheScenes #MusicProduction #SongwritingSecrets

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