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Aaron Davis

328 posts

Exploration Weekly - Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew by 9% / CMM Issues Latest Calls for Streaming Reform / Support for Human Artistry Campaign Grows

According to the IFPI, the global music industry made $26.2bn from recorded music in 2022. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 23 March 2023

Exploration Weekly - Brazilian Law Enforcement Takes Down Infringing Domains & Music Apps / SNEP Concerned About France’s Streaming Subs Growth / IMPALA Calls on European Commission to Complete its Investigation into the ‘Reciprocity Approach’

Brazilian law enforcement has completed a substantial series of actions as part of the ongoing Operation 404, an initiative tackling copyright and license-infringing services on the internet. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 16 March 2023

Exploration Weekly - ASCAP Reports Record-High 2022 Revenue / Spotify Approaches $40BN in Payouts / UK Recorded Music Revenues Up 4.7%

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has reported a record high of $1.52 billion in collections for 2022, with over $1.38 billion having been made available for distribution to members. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 09 March 2023

Exploration Weekly - NCM Counts Over 611,000 Registered Indie Artists / Music Industry Welcomes Support For New Royalty / PPL PRS Ltd Hits $1.2 bn.

NetEase Cloud Music, China’s second-biggest music streaming provider, said it counted over 611,000 registered independent artists as of the end of December, 2022 »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 02 March 2023

Exploration Weekly - Custom Radio Stations on YouTube Music / Spotify Unveils New AI Listening Feature / Tuned Global Partners with Lululemon

YouTube’s latest product, Creator Music, is now available for all YouTube partners in the United States, offering two monetization options: buying a license upfront or entering a revenue-sharing agreement. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 23 February 2023

Exploration Weekly - YT Creator Music Available in the US / European Commission Refers Six Countries to Court / TikTok to Launch “Creator Fund 2.0

YouTube’s latest product, Creator Music, is now available for all YouTube partners in the United States, offering two monetization options: buying a license upfront or entering a revenue-sharing agreement. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 16 February 2023

Exploration Weekly - American Music Fairness Act Reintroduced / The MLC to Host New Webinar Series / UK IPO Proposes New Rights for Musicians

Almost everyone listens to music via on-demand streaming. But what is it exactly? In this video: On-demand music streaming is an interactive service, meaning the user »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 09 February 2023

Exploration Weekly - Spotify Now Has 205M Paid Subscribers / Termination Rights Case Denied Class Action Status / Amazon Ad Revenues Up 23% in Q4 YoY

What is a PRO? Performing rights organizations (PROs) administer performance licenses, collect royalties, and pay those royalties to writers and publishers. They essentially serve as intermediaries »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 02 February 2023

Exploration Weekly - GMR Settles Two Lawsuits / Video Accounts for 65% of All Internet Traffic / PPL Unveils $300M+ Payout to Rights Holders in 2022

Last week, we introduced HFA and MRI. Today, we dive deeper into the HFA Affiliate Program. Please feel free to check out our free book with »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 27 January 2023

Exploration Weekly - UK MPs Call for “More Focus” on Fair Pay / “BBC Music Introducing” to Be Axed / Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductions on June 15

For today’s music industry topic, we want to introduce The Harry Fox Agency and Music Reports. You can find this within our 2nd Edition of »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 19 January 2023

Exploration Weekly - YouTube Shorts Creators, Rights Holders Monetized / US On-Demand Streams Up 12.2% in 2022 / 350+ Artists Write Letter to USCO

In a recent update by Alphabet, YouTube Shorts ad revenue will now be split between music rights holders and creators, starting February 1, based on the number of tracks used. »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 12 January 2023

Exploration Weekly - U.S. Mechanical Streaming Rate Approved by CRB / UK Digital Music Consumption Up 8.2% / TikTok to License IMDb Data

We hope your holidays were healthy and safe! Thank you for reading the Exploration Weekly newsletter for January 2023. Check out some of our guides on »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 05 January 2023

Exploration Weekly - Vinyl Revives Itself in 2022 / Spotify Launches New Year’s Hub / PPL Distributes $52.5 Million in Q4

Exploration would like to wish you a warm and happy New Year! We are all so appreciative and grateful for your support this year, and we »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 29 December 2022

Exploration Weekly - CRB Hikes Physical Mechanicals Royalty Rate / 2022 Music Industry Revenues in Review / Morgan Stanley Reduces SPOT Target Price

Happy Holidays! We hope you are staying safe and enjoying the holiday. Exploration provides copyright administration services across multiple platforms to find you unclaimed royalties from »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 22 December 2022

Exploration Weekly - AKM Joins ICE Core / Deezer Leads European Lyric Translation Project / Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed

The holidays are coming close, and we would like to thank our readers for sticking with us this year. To learn more about Exploration’s copyright »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 15 December 2022

Exploration Weekly - American Music Fairness Act Approved by House Judiciary Committee / Webcast Royalty Rates Increase / MIDiA Unveils Market Report

We hope you have been having a good December! Today’s topic dives deep into the intricacies of a music publisher. To learn more about Exploration’ »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 08 December 2022

Exploration Weekly - U.S. Music Audio Streams at 1 Trillion+ / UK Regulator Comments on Music Streaming Debate / Apple Music Encourages ISNI Metadata

What is a Recording Artist? [https://exploration.io/what-is-a-recording-artist/] In the music business, a recording artist is a person that performs songs in a studio-like setting »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 01 December 2022

Exploration Weekly - Copyright Office Extends Comment Period / NetEase Cloud Music Revenues Up 22.5% / SoundCloud “Next Pro” Plan is 50% Off

Happy Thanksgiving! Exploration would like to thank all of our readers for subscribing and we hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend! Tune into another sneak »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 23 November 2022

Exploration Weekly - YouTube Creator Music Gets a Big Upgrade / Music Listening Up 9% YoY in 2022 / TME's Paying Music Users Up 19.8% YoY in Q3

What is a Sound Recording? [https://exploration.io/learn-what-is-a-sound-recording/] A sound recording is the reproduction of sound waves into a fixed form from which the contents »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 17 November 2022

Exploration Weekly - YouTube Counts 80M Music, Premium Subs / Major Labels Propose New Deal at TikTok / Apple Music’s Artist of the Year is Bad Bunny

How Do I Register My Songs with the Copyright Office? [https://exploration.io/a-guide-to-copyright-registration/] Registering copyrights with the US Copyright Office (USCO), although not mandatory, is »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 10 November 2022

Exploration Weekly - Global Music Copyright Value Up 18% / Amazon Music Offers 100M Songs to Prime Members / US Copyright Office Overturns MLC Policy

We want to kick off this newsletter with a new series about Music Industry Basics from our most recent publication: “How the Music Business Works: 2nd »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 03 November 2022

Exploration Weekly - The MLC Distributed $700M to Members / Apple Music Now Costs $10.99 in the US / Spotify MAUs Up 20% YoY

In this newsletter: * The MLC Holds Second Annual Membership Meeting: Announces Nearly $700M in Royalties Distributed to Date to Members * Apple Music Just Raised Its Subscription »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 27 October 2022

Exploration Weekly - Slacker Owes SoundExchange $10M / Spotify Readying “Platinum” Tier / IMPALA Confirms Opposition to ER

In this newsletter: * Slacker Owes SoundExchange $10M in Unpaid Royalties, Judge Rules * Is Spotify Readying a $20-a-Month “Platinum” Tier That Includes HiFi Audio? * IMPALA Again Confirms »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 20 October 2022

Exploration Weekly - BMI Goes For-Profit / Entire "Phonorecords IV" Settlement Released to Public / GMR Sues 3 US Radio Companies

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) has moved to a for-profit business model after more than 80 years operating as a not-for-profit organization. The US PRO recently hired »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 13 October 2022

Exploration Weekly - Latin Music Revenues Pass $500M at 2022 Midyear / Apple Music Tops 100M Songs / Meta Offers Royalty-Free Library for Reels Ads

The RIAA recently reported that Latin music reached a total of $510 million in the first half of this year. Music streaming formats made up 97% »

Aaron Davis on exploration-weekly 06 October 2022

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