Random music news for Saturday, July 2, 2022
Citing the Donald Duck precedent, this woman brings up a great point. Sliding over to music news for July 2, 2022… Billboard just revamped its rock charts and….uh, wow. What year is this?
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Is music about to legally come to podcasts?
One of the most frustrating things about my Ongoing History of New Music podcasts is that we cannot use full songs. In fact, the use of any amount of any song in a
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Three Top 20 Lists from SoundExchange
The year is coming to an end and that means it’s time to look back and make lists of the top songs and musicians of 2016. SoundExchange compiled three top 20 lists for
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New Rates Proposed for Streaming Services
Look for the fees paid to artists from streaming services to change later this year. Billboard reports that SoundExchange has filed an appeal to the Copyright Royalty Board’s (CRB) ruling on webcasting rates.
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“If FM Radio Went Away Tomorrow, Would Music Sales Go Up or Down?”
That question came from a keynote speech at the New Music Seminar in New York. From Billboard: The New Music Seminar kicked off this morning in New York City with a provocative keynote
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