LAS VEGAS — A recent study by the Copyright Owners Rights Alliance and the University of Minnesota’s Center for Music Education found that the number of U.S. albums released in 2016 fell below the level in 2009, when the United States first went to war on file sharing.While there were fewer releases than in 2009
Voodoo is one of the best-selling music subscription apps in the App Store.But it is also a music publisher.With a music publishing app, you can listen to a variety of music without worrying about the licensing costs associated with streaming services.Here are some tips on how to download Voodoo.1.Install the Voodoo music publishing application.1, Install
Water music publishing is booming in 2018.According to Spotify, the streaming music service added 2.7 million new subscribers last month.The company is also on pace to double revenue for the year to $2.7 billion.Spotify CEO Daniel Ekman sees this as a “significant growth period” for water music publishing.According a report by Business Insider, the rise
A year ago, the best-selling indie publisher Merton was bought by Columbia Music Group for $1.1 billion.Now, the company is in the process of consolidating its publishing operations, including the publishing of music.And the company wants to bring its best artists to the biggest platforms.We spoke with Scott Stegman, Merton’s head of digital, about the
The Casablancas new record, called Casablona, will be the soundtrack to the upcoming release of “The Bigger Picture.”The record was a collaboration between the composer and producer of the classic Casablanas music video “Punch Drunk” with the band, “The Cactus Jacks.”The new album, which was originally planned for release in May, was pushed back to
Trump has tried to sign a new deal with the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Federation of Independent Music Publishers to create a new type of digital music distribution service, but the music industry is warning that such a deal could only make things worse.Trump and music industry officials met with representatives
The latest issue of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language contains a number of entries that sound like they could be the work of an obsessive Kanye West fan.Some are just plain weird, like “A lot of Kanye West stuff” and “Kanye West’s latest album is one of the most influential records in
Music publishers have long had a tough time making money.And while many of them are doing well financially, there are still some who are struggling financially.In the last decade, there have been several big music publishers that have been caught up in the music industry’s growth, including Apple Music and Spotify.And now, the music business
A Pianists death in New Jersey last month was not the first time he’d been the victim of a violent act.The day before his death, a gunman shot him in the head as he sat in his car in front of his home, police said.A year earlier, a group of people tried to rob a
NEW YORK — The U.S. is the music business’s new hot spot.Its producers are creating new bands, bringing in new listeners and selling more records.The music industry has exploded in the past decade, but the U.K., Canada and Australia are the three biggest global players, and now they’re trying to carve out their own spots.And
