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June 2019
What are Music Industry Consent Decrees?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
June 2019
Exploration Weekly - Apple Music Receives $15-$20B Valuation / Music on YT Represents 20% of All Views / Spotify Rolls Out Your Daily Drive Playlist
Julius Guisada Ramos
June 18, 2019
June 2019
Exploration Weekly - DOJ to Review ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees / Apple to Replace iTunes / Goldman Sachs Predicts 1.15B Paying Subscribers by 2030
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2019
Exploration Weekly - iTunes Users Sue Apple / Snap in Licensing Talks with Labels / CBS Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2019
Exploration Weekly - ByteDance Plans Streaming Service / Labels Invest $5.8B in A&R and Marketing in 2017 / Tech Firms Sued by Harold Arlen's Estate
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2019
Exploration Weekly - Disney Takes Over Hulu / YT Premium and YT Music Available in 50+ Countries / Apple Antitrust Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed in US
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2019
Exploration Weekly - CASE Act Introduced in Congress / EU Begins Apple Antitrust Investigation / 500+ Hours of Content Uploaded to YT Every Minute
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2019
What is an Exploration Audit?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
May 2019
Exploration Weekly - Peloton Files Countersuit Against NMPA / YT CEO Posts New Copyright Claim Changes / iHeartMedia Completes Restructuring Process
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2019
OPEN LETTER - Oppose Discrimination
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2019
Exploration Weekly - Saregama Sues Spotify / SiriusXM Reports First-Quarter Profits / YT Music Adds Free Ad-Supported Tier for Google Home Speakers
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2019
Exploration Weekly - Amazon In Talks of Adding Free Music Tier / EU Council Approves Article 13 / Disney+ Launch Date Announced
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2019
Exploration Weekly - NMPA/NSAI Lead Nashville Town Hall / AMLC Leads Nashville Town Hall / YT Music India Hits 3M Downloads
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2019
Exploration Weekly - iHeartMedia Files IPO / Global Recorded Music Revenues Up 9.7% / YouTube Music Adds 11 Artists to Foundry Program
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2019
Exploration Weekly - Article 13 Approved by European Parliament / Industry Consensus Group Proposes MLC Budget / Apple Launches TV Streaming Service
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2019
Exploration Weekly - NMPA Publishers Sue Peloton / Spotify Responds to Apple Over App Store / YouTube to Add Timestamp Feature to Manual Claiming Tool
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2019
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple / NMPA Responds to Spotify’s Royalty Appeal / YouTube Music Launches in India
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2019
Exploration Weekly - Tech Companies Appeal CRB Royalty Increase / Copyright Owners Must Register to Sue / ICMP Backs Warner in India Licensing Dispute
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2019
Exploration Weekly - Spotify India Launches / Liberty Media, KKR, and Tencent to Purchase UMG / European Parliament Legal Approves Copyright Directive
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2019
Exploration Weekly - SoundCloud Unveils New Distribution Tool / Vivendi Searches for UMG Buyers / Music Biz Reps Approve European Copyright Directive
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2019
Exploration Weekly - Article 13 Negotiations Finalized / Librarian of Congress Appoints Chief Copyright Royalty Judge / Apple to Launch Video Service
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2019
Exploration Weekly - NMPA Submits Bid for MLC / CRB Finalizes 44% Royalty Rate Increase / Spotify Acquires Gimlet Media and Anchor
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2019
Exploration Weekly - Pandora CEO Roger Lynch Exits / SoundCloud Revenues Up 80% in 2017 / Spotify India Launch Date Postponed
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Exploration Weekly - iHeartMedia Bankruptcy Plan Approved / Article 13 Progress Stalled / YouTube Top Three Artists From India
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Exploration Weekly - YT Music May Become Android Default Audio Player / Spotify India to Launch by January 31 / Free Apple Music with Verizon Wireless
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2019
The Team
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Types of Music Releases
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Exploration Weekly - Streaming Direct-to-Artist Tools Impact Labels / AMLC Seeking Tech Partners / Apple’s Profit Warning Points to Music and Video
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Copyright Registration
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Music Industry Contracts
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
January 2019
Exploration Weekly - 1923 Works Enter Public Domain / US Song Consumption Hits $5.8 Billion / Streaming Music in 2018
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2019
What is On-Demand Music Streaming?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
January 2019
What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
January 2019
A Glossary of Music Industry Terms
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
Exploration Weekly - iHeartMedia to Separate from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings / US Copyright Office to Select MLC / Can You Copyright a Dance Move?
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2018
Exploration Weekly - Wixen-Spotify Lawsuit Ends / Global Recorded Music Revenues to Hit $18.9 Billion / Register of Copyrights Bill Under Debate
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What is Music Distribution?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
December 2018
Major vs. Indie
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
December 2018
How Does the Music Modernization Act Work?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What are Print Rights?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What are Lyric Rights?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What is a Digital Download?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What are Neighboring Rights?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
What is Work for Hire?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
December 2018
Exploration Weekly - Tencent Music Launches US IPO / “Blurred Lines” Case Ends in $5 Million Judgement / Apple Acquires Platoon
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2018
Exploration Weekly - JioSaavn Officially Merges in India / Liberty Media May Buy iHeartMedia / Apple Music for Business in the Works
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify India to Launch Within 6 Months / YouTube Offers Student Discounts / Copyright Royalty Board Makes Changes to the MMA
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2018
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Pop-Ups Released / UMG to Distribute Spotify Equity to Artists, Non-Recoupable / SiriusXM-Pandora Deal Approved in Europe
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2018
Exploration Weekly - First MLC Contender Emerges / Vivendi to Select Banks for UMG Sale / Sony Finalizes EMI Takeover
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Launches Music Publishing Analytics Tool / Apple Music Reveals Preferred Distributors / YT Content ID Pays Out $3 Billion
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2018
Exploration Weekly - European Commission Approves EMI Music Publishing Acquisition / SoundCloud's Contract Criticized / Spotify Smart Speaker Giveaway
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Officially Launches Playlist Tool / SiriusXM Reaches Record Q3 Revenue / MMA Calls On Board of Directors
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2018
Exploration Weekly - Apple “Acqui-Hires” Asaii / Spotify Buys Minority Stake in DistroKid / Concert Tickets Now Sold Via YouTube-Eventbrite Deal
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2018
Exploration Weekly - President Signs MMA Into Law / SoundCloud Opens Direct Monetization Program / Genius Adds Lyrics Feature to Apple Music
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2018
Exploration Weekly - Sony, Warner Invest In Tencent IPO / SoundCloud Teams With Pandora / Spotify Denied Lawsuit Dismissal
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2018
What is a Master-Use License?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
September 2018
Exploration Weekly - MMA Approved by the House of Representatives / SiriusXM Buys Pandora / Apple Music Converts 2.5 Times Faster Than Spotify
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
September 2018
Exploration Weekly - MMA Approved by the US Senate / Spotify Lets Artists Directly Upload Music to Service / Apple Music Now Searchable by Lyrics
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
September 2018
Exploration Weekly - EU Approves New Copyright Reforms / MMA Anticipates Changes in Congress / Apple Music Streaming Market Share Up 3%
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
September 2018
What is Synchronization Licensing?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
September 2018
What is a Public Performance License?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
September 2018
Exploration Weekly - YT Calls Out EU Copyright Directive / UK Music Exports Total £408.4M in 2017 / Spotify Inks Deals in Indonesia and Thailand
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2018
Exploration Weekly - Tencent Music To IPO This Fall / MMA Reaches Handshake Deal / YT India To Hit 500M MAU In Two Years
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Releases Podcasts / YT Merges Artist Channel Subscriptions / Court Rules No New Copyright for Remastered Recordings
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2018
Exploration Weekly - Citi Report Posts Inaccuracies / IMPALA Worried Over Sony’s EMI Deals / Spotify Launches Music Credits on iOS
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2018
Exploration Weekly - MMA Statutory Mechanical Licenses / Warner Sells Entire Spotify Stake for $504M / Spotify Partners with Samsung
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2018
What is a Mechanical License?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
August 2018
Exploration Weekly - SESAC Reaches Compromise Over MMA / Sony Acquires All Of EMI / Vivendi To Sell 50% Of UMG
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2018
Exploration Weekly - MMA Endangered by Blackstone Intervention / Spotify Announces 83M Subscribers / Global Music Copyright Worth $26B in 2016
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2018
What Is SoundExchange?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
July 2018
Exploration Weekly - Apple Music Touts US Subscribers / Spotify Reveals Pitching Feature / UnitedMasters Launches Data-Driven Distribution Service
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2018
What is Music Reports?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
July 2018
What is The Harry Fox Agency?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
July 2018
Exploration Weekly - DOJ Terminates Outdated Consent Decrees / Apple Expected to Surpass Spotify / Streams Up 41.6% in First Half of 2018
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2018
Exploration Weekly - Senate Judiciary Committee Passes MMA / EU Copyright Directive Rejected Thursday / Tencent Filing IPO This Week
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2018
What is a Record Label?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
June 2018
What is a Music Publisher?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
June 2018
Exploration Weekly - Apple Mulls Subscription Bundle / YT Offers New Monetization for Creators / A2IM CEO Richard Burgess Calls Out DSPs
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2018
What is a Recording Artist?
Jacob Wunderlich
June 18, 2019
June 2018
Exploration Weekly - YT Music Premium Launches in 17 Countries / A Summary of the MMA / Major Labels Unhappy With Spotify Going Direct
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2018
What is a Songwriter?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
June 2018
Exploration Weekly - Investors Respond to Spotify’s Direct Licensing Deals / NMPA Discusses DOJ Consent Decrees / Net Neutrality Officially Ends
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2018
What is a Sound Recording?
Luke Evans
June 18, 2019
June 2018
Exploration Weekly - Facebook Makes Music Moves / Spotify Offers Advances for Direct Deals / Tuma Basa Joins YT as Director of Urban Music
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2018
Exploration Weekly - Apple Builds Music Publishing Dept / BMI vs. RMLC / New Fees at Copyright Office
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2018
What is a Composition?
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2018
Exploration Weekly - MMA Challenged by New Alternative Bill / Sony Buys 90% of EMI / YouTube Music Officially Launches
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2018
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Announces Premium Service and Music Credits / Smokey Robinson Urges for Copyright Reform / Merlin Sells 100% of Its Spotify Shares
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2018
Exploration Weekly - WMG Sells 75% of Spotify Shares / Spotify’s Q1 2018 Breakdown / YouTube Launches New Music Charts
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2018
Exploration Weekly - Sony Sells 50% of Spotify Shares / YouTube to Launch Copyright Match / Music Modernization Act Passes House of Representatives
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2018
Annual Report - 2017
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2018
Exploration Weekly - Amazon Confirms 100+ Million Prime Subscribers / Indies Get $5.3b of Global Recorded Music / YouTube Updates 2018 Priorities
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2018
Exploration Weekly - Music Modernization Act Approved / Launch of EMMA / FCC Chairman to Modernize Media Rules
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Valued at $27 Billion on NYSE / YouTube Launches New Skippable Ads / Sony Music Sells 17.2% of Its Shares in Spotify
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2018
Exploration Weekly - AMP Act Introduced in Senate / Apple Music Launches Music Videos / Wixen and Kobalt Want to Pay Songwriters Fairly
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2018
Exploration Weekly - US Recorded-Music Revenues Up 16.5% / Basca Campaigns for Spotify and Facebook Money / Cecile Frot-Coutaz Moves to YouTube
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2018
Exploration Weekly - EMI Music Publishing Valued at $4 Billion / Spotify to List Shares on April 3rd / Lyor Cohen Speaks at SXSW Keynote
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2018
Exploration Weekly - Indie Artists Want Share of Spotify’s Equity / Google Partners with TiVo Music Metadata / iHeartMedia Files Last-Minute Extensi
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Officially Goes Public / Vero: New Social Media Hype? / Gaana Receives $115 Million Investment From Tencent
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify’s First Physical Product / Facebook Enters Smart Speaker Market / YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Emphasizes Community
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2018
Exploration Weekly - More Songwriters on the Board of Directors / Growth of Voice Recognition and AI / SoundExchange Argues Against CRB Decision
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2018
Exploration Weekly - Spotify Credits Songwriters, Apple Music's Surprising Growth, Senate Introduces the CLASSICS Act
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2018
Exploration Weekly - CRB Increases Songwriter's Rates by 44% / Downloads Up 328% at Grammys / EU Music Orgs Push for Safe Harbor Reform
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2018
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Launches ISNI System and Official Artist Channels / Copyright Law Reinterpreted / Streaming in Spain Up 25%
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2018
Exploration Weekly - Changes to YouTube’s Partner Program / Petition Against FCC / Pandora Has Biggest Value Gap
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2018
Exploration Weekly - Jimmy Iovine’s False Apple Leave / Major Music Legislation / YouTube Red Launch
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
January 2018
Exploration Weekly - U.S. Music Consumption Up 12.5% / Spotify Sued And Files IPO / Georgia’s New Tax Bill
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2017
Exploration Weekly - Facebook Invests in Music / Google Amazon Feud / USB Music Albums
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2017
Exploration Weekly - YouTube Accrued Royalties Claiming Window / Mechanical Rate Reinvented / Fractionalized Licensing
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2017
Exploration Weekly - BMI Consent Decree / Disney Sued for Let It Go / Spotify Infringement Estimates
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2017
Exploration Weekly - UnitedMasters / YouTube Ticketmaster Partnership / CISAC reports 52% Rise In Digital
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2017
GOP Tax Bill Kills Capital Gain For Composers and Music Publishers
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2017
Pandora Playlists / FCC Proposals / pre-1972 Copyright
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
Copyright Reform / Indie Labels = 38% / Spotify RISE
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
What is an ISWC?
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
What is an ISRC?
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
Organizations and Advocacy Groups of the Music Business
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
The YouTube Guide for the Music Business
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2017
Powerful Women / IFPI Plan / Atlanta Music Hub
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2017
Annual Report + 2017 Global Music Report [PDF] + NMPA/YouTube Settlement + Ableton + Catalog Metadata Template [.csv]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2017
Music Business Organizations and Advocacy Groups + The CCC + Data Update
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2016
Spotify Data For Publishers
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2016
Music Business Organizations and Advocacy Groups + The CCC + Data Update
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2016
ISRC Search – YouTube for Artists – YouTube Basics Webinar (Free)
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2016
Annual Report 2015
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2015
Exploration Data
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
September 2015
What Metadata is Critical + Downloadable Template + Ad Rate Increase + New Search Software + PMA Conference + Adventure
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2015
ASCAP Doesn’t Know About Your Music On YouTube Unless You Tell Them [VIDEO] – Choice Words Regarding the Berklee Music Report – The Golden Recor
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2015
Berklee College of Music: Fair Music Report – How Much Streaming Services Pay: Visualized
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2015
Streaming Platforms – How SoundCloud Monetization Works – SESAC Bought HFA – FaceBook Video
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2015
ASCAP Article Response – Managing Copyright on YouTube [VIDEO]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2015
Facebook Video – Why Did The GRD Fail – What Is Code
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2015
Exploration Year in Review – 2014
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2015
2014 YouTube Statistics
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2014
Happy Holidays
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2014
Streaming – Some Could Be Viewing It All Wrong
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2014
Investing in Music Global Report + YouTube Music Key Tutorial + Holiday Parties
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2014
Happy Thanksgiving + Office Closure
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2014
YouTube Music Key – LAUNCHED
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2014
YouTube Streaming Service – hacker / am – Hunnypot – AIMP Member Showcase
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
October 2014
Partner Development Program + Request For Feedback
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2014
$5 Million Obtained to Fund Digital Royalty Purchases and Advances
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
August 2014
How Much Should Writers Get Paid? with Richard Stumpf of Atlas Music Publishing [Video Interview]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2014
What Is The Consent Decree with Danielle Aguirre at the NMPA [INTERVIEW]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2014
SoundCloud Monetization Is Starting + Monitor Latino Convention + YouTube Pro Tips
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
July 2014
Multilingual Support + YouTube Certified Partner
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2014
FAQ – Free Video Production – LAWIM Panel
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
June 2014
Got Music Videos? Phoenix [new software] – Showcase benefitting Covenant House
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
May 2014
YouTube Certified – Billboard + NARIP Articles – Let’s Party
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2014
Latin Billboard Awards
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2014
Heartbleed [URGENT – IMPORTANT]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
April 2014
SoundCloud Data
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
March 2014
Digital Media Brief, Miami, and a Love Song
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2014
Who we are, Grammys, Conferences & Confidentiality
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
February 2014
How big is YouTube? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
December 2013
Merry Holidays and a Joyous New Year!!!
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
November 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Aaron Davis
June 18, 2019
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