The Guide to Opening and Operating a Music Venue
Why We Wrote This Guide Music venues are some of the most important elements of the music industry. Concerts create revenue, but also many often kickstart »
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Merchandise Economics
Why We Wrote This Guide In the age of digital streaming, maintaining a substantial inflow of cash can be difficult for artists at all levels. Today, »
Tour Financing Essentials
Why We Wrote This Guide We composed this guide to provide you with essential information and knowledge regarding tour financing. Amidst the complicated music streaming economy, »
What is a booking agent?
Why We Wrote This Guide Every new artist knows how challenging it is to book and manage their own live performances while simultaneously creating and performing »
What is an IPI Number?
An IPI number is an identifier code that songwriters need to know. IPI is short for Interested Party Information and every songwriter should have one. When »
Do I Need To Report My Royalties On My Taxes?
Why We Wrote This Guide Artists have multiple streams of income to keep track of and they all must be accounted for when doing taxes. The »
What are the Exclusive Rights in Copyright Law?
Why We Wrote This Guide All creators deserve credit and recognition for the art they create. Sadly, however, creators and their work are often taken advantage »
What is SONA?
Why We Wrote This Guide We composed this guide to share with you the work, resources, and goals of the Songwriters of North America (SONA). We »
What is a Producer/Audio Engineer?
Why We Wrote This Guide Behind every good song and album, there was a team of people that came together to create something special. When you »
Independent Artist Starter Pack
Why We Wrote This Guide Making your way into the music industry as an artist is challenging and even more so if you’re deciding to »
Investing in the Music Business
Why We Wrote This Guide With the rapid modernization and advancement in the music industry, there has been an influx in new ways for independent artists »
How to Cancel and Change Your Music Representative
An Exploration Step-By-Step Guide From digital distributors and administrative representatives to more traditional industry players like record labels and music publishers, there is a head-spinning array »
What are Music Industry Consent Decrees?
Although rarely brought up in casual conversation or mentioned in the news, the consent decrees imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice on ASCAP and »
What is an Exploration Audit?
Welcome! We’re glad you’re here. Read more below on what an audit is and how to get one for free from our team at »
Music Industry Contracts
Why We Wrote This Guide Contracts are the primary tools that entities in the music industry use to enter into business relationships with one another. This »
What is On-Demand Music Streaming?
Why We Wrote This GuideThis guide serves as a logical continuation of our previous guide, the Digital Download. In order to better understand the context and »
What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming?
Why We Wrote This Guide This guide serves as a logical counterpart to our On-Demand Streaming guide, which itself serves as a counterpart to our Digital »
How Does the Music Modernization Act Work?
The Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law on October 11, 2018. The provisions of the MAA have overhauled several aspects »
What is a Digital Download?
Why We Wrote This Guide Over the last decade, the digital music industry has gained significant momentum. Many digital platforms—streaming services, downloads, digital media players, »
What is Work for Hire?
Why We Wrote This Guide Work for Hire agreements are a popular mode of contractual interaction between various people and entities in the music business. Due »
What is an ISWC?
Why we wrote this guide With thousands of songs being downloaded and streamed across physical and digital mediums, it’s a daunting task to get accurate »
What is an ISRC?
Why we wrote this guide As consumers take advantage of technology to stream and download music across a growing assortment of applications, it has become harder »
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- Exploration Weekly - SoundExchange y VEVA Sound se asocian en materia de datos / El MMF lanza el "Song Royalties Manifesto" / Amazon Music se expande a Argentina
- Exploration Weekly - SoundExchange, VEVA Sound Enter Data Partnership / MMF Drops the “Song Royalties Manifesto” / Amazon Music Expands to Argentina
- Exploration Weekly - Las tarifas mecánicas de los compositores aumentan a 12 centavos por canción / Nuevos espacios publicitarios en los vídeos en el top 4% de TikTok / El sector de la música dance aumentó un 71% en 2021
- Exploration Weekly - Songwriter Mechanical Rates Increase to 12¢ Per Song / New Ad Spots on Top 4% TikTok Videos / Dance Music Sector Up 71% in 2021
- Los ingresos publicitarios de YouTube aumentan un 14,4% en el primer trimestre de 2022 / The MLC busca candidatos a editores / Los ingresos de Spotify en el primer trimestre crecen un 24%
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Ad Revenues Up 14.4% in Q1 2022 / The MLC Seeking Publisher Candidates / Spotify’s Q1 Revenue Grows 24%
- Exploration Weekly - Netflix Loses 200K Subscribers in Q1 / RIAA & Major Labels Appeal to Keep Mechanical Rate / Spotify Releases Video Podcasts
- Exploration Weekly - Netflix pierde 200,000 suscriptores en el primer trimestre / La RIAA y los sellos principales apelan para mantener la tasa mecánica / Spotify lanza podcasts de vídeo
- Los ingresos por grabaciones de música latina en EE.UU. aumentan un 35% en 2021 / Los ingresos por publicidad en audio digital superan al vídeo en streaming / Deezer saldrá a la Bolsa a través de SPAC
- Exploration Weekly - Latin Music US Recorded Revenues Up 35% in 2021 / Digital Audio Ad Revenue Outpaces Streaming Video / Deezer to IPO via SPAC
- Exploration Weekly - Aumentan los precios de Amazon Music / Los espectadores se ven abrumados por la sobrecarga de streaming / El MLC nombra dos puestos en el Comité Asesor
- Exploration Weekly - Amazon Music Prices Increase / Viewers Overwhelmed by Streaming Overload / MLC Appoints Two Advisory Committee Positions
- Exploration Weekly - CRB Drops 9.1 Cent Mechanical Rate / Music Catalog Sales Up 180% in 2021 / SoundExchange Unveils $235 Million Payout for Q1 2022
- Exploration Weekly - La CRB baja la tasa mecánica de 9.1 centavos / Las ventas de catálogos musicales suben un 180% en 2021 / SoundExchange revela un pago de 235 millones de dólares para el primer trimestre de 2022
- Exploration Weekly - Global Music Sales Up 18.5% in 2021 / Google, Spotify Lower App Commission Fees / Spotify Paid Out $7B to Rights Holders in 2021
- Exploration Weekly - Las ventas mundiales de música suben un 18.5% en 2021 / Google y Spotify bajan las comisiones de las apps / Spotify pagó 7,000 millones de dólares a los titulares de derechos en 2021
- Exploration Weekly - P-MRC Data Rebrands as Luminate / Katy Perry Wins “Dark Horse” Copyright Lawsuit / UK Record Industry Revenues Up 12.8% in 2021
- Exploration Weekly - P-MRC Data se renueva como Luminate / Katy Perry gana el juicio por derechos de autor de "Dark Horse" / Los ingresos de la industria discográfica británica aumentan un 12.8% en 2021
- Exploration Weekly - Los ingresos por música grabada en Estados Unidos alcanzarán los 15,000 millones de dólares en 2021 / TikTok presenta su propio servicio de distribución musical / PPL apoya a la SFH islandesa
- Exploration Weekly - US Recorded Music Revenues Hit $15B in 2021 / TikTok Unveils Its Own Music Distribution Service / PPL Supports Iceland's SFH
- Exploration Weekly - Epic Games adquiere Bandcamp / ASCAP recauda la cifra récord de $1,340 millones de dólares en 2021 / Las listas ARIA incorporan datos de transmisión digital de YouTube
- Exploration Weekly - Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp / ASCAP Collects Record $1.34B in 2021 / ARIA Charts Incorporate YouTube Streaming Data
- Exploration Weekly - Facebook Reels Go Global / YouTube’s Brandcast to be Held During TV’s Upfront Week / RMLC, ASCAP Reach Interim Deal
- Exploration Weekly - Facebook Reels se globaliza / El Brandcast de YouTube se celebrará durante la semana del Upfront de la televisión / RMLC y ASCAP llegan a un acuerdo provisional
- Exploration Weekly - Spatial Audio de Apple Music crece rápidamente / Los anuncios de YouTube recaudaron 28.840 millones de dólares en 2021 / Los datos de Billboard y MRC presentan nuevas listas internacionales
- Exploration Weekly - Apple Music Spatial Audio Rapidly Growing / YouTube Ads Raked In $28.84B in 2021 / Billboard, MRC Data Drop International Charts
- Exploration Weekly - GMR and RMLC Settle Legal Dispute / The MLC Seeking Songwriter Candidates / Amazon Film, TV and Music Content Spending Up 18%
- Exploration Weekly- GMR y RMLC resuelven una disputa legal / El MLC busca candidatos compositores / El gasto en contenidos de cine, televisión y música de Amazon aumenta un 18%.
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube vendió 8,600 millones de dólares en anuncios / Spotify alcanza los 180 millones de suscriptores en 2021 / SiriusXM añade el récord de 1.2 millones de suscriptores
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Sold $8.6 Billion in Ads / Spotify Reaches 180 Million Subscribers in 2021 / SiriusXM Adds Record 1.2 Million Subscribers
- Exploration Weekly - El puesto de juez de la CRB está abierto / Los canales de YouTube que ganan más de $10,000 dólares aumentan un 40% / Los servicios de Apple alcanzan el récord de $19,500 millones de dólares de ingresos
- Exploration Weekly - CRB Judge Role Open / YouTube Channels Making >$10K Up 40% / Apple Services Hits Record $19.5B in Revenue
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Music es el DSP Occidental De Mayor Crecimiento / La CRB Determinará las Tarifas de Regalías por Transmisión Digital / YouTube Prueba las "Descargas Inteligentes”
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Music is Fastest Growing Western DSP / CRB Set to Determine Streaming Royalty Rates / YouTube Tests “Smart Downloads”
- Exploration Weekly - Los servicios de Apple alcanzan los 745 millones de suscripciones / La demanda de Dark Horse se enfrenta a un tribunal de apelación escéptico / Alemania alcanza los 165,000 millones de transmisiones digitales en 2021
- Exploration Weekly - Apple Services Hits 745M Subscriptions / Dark Horse Lawsuit Faces Skeptical Appeals Court / Germany Reaches 165B Streams in 2021
- Exploration Weekly - Las transmisiones digitales bajo demanda en Estados Unidos aumentan un 26.3% y las ventas de vinilos un 51.4% / Winnie-the-Pooh entra en el dominio público / Se posponen los Grammy 2021
- Exploration Weekly - US Audio On-Demand Streams Up 26.3% and Vinyl Sales Up 51.4% / Winnie-the-Pooh Enters Public Domain / Grammys 2021 Postponed
- Exploration Weekly - GMEI comprará hasta el 14.99% de iHeart / Taylor Swift pide que se retire la demanda de "Shake It Off" / Las ventas de vinilos en EE.UU. y Reino Unido alcanzan máximos históricos
- Exploration Weekly - GMEI to Buy Up to 14.99% of iHeart / Taylor Swift Files to Dismiss “Shake It Off” Lawsuit / US, UK Vinyl Sales Hit Record Highs
- Exploration Weekly - La disputa por las regalías de SoundExchange va al CRB / Los creadores de YT ya pueden apelar a la monetización en el móvil / Los independientes representan el 28% del mercado de edición en 2020
- Exploration Weekly - SoundExchange Royalties Dispute Going to CRB / YT Creators Can Now Appeal Monetization on Mobile / Indies 28% of 2020 Pub Market
- Exploration Weekly - Austria Propone una Ley de Derechos de Autor / TikTok Triplica las Canciones Llegando a los Mil Millones de Vistas en 2021 / YouTube Organiza el Apartado de Suscripciones
- Exploration Weekly - Austria Proposes Copyright Law / TikTok Triples Songs Reaching Billion View Mark in 2021 / YouTube Organizes Subscriptions Feed
- Exploration Weekly - Brennan Bill Rejected in the UK / Global Advertising to Jump 22.5% in 2021 / Indie Label Revenue Hit 43.1% Market Share: Report
- Exploration Weekly - CRB Posts Latest Royalty Hike for 2022 / UK Streaming Bill Debate Scheduled / TikTok Reveals “Creator Next” Monetization Portal
- Exploration Weekly - New UK Copyright Bill Introduced / India Ranks Up on Global Music Rights Collections / TikTok and APRA AMCOS Sign Licensing Deal
- Exploration Weekly - Tidal Launches Direct-to-Artist Payouts / Global Value of Music Copyright Up 2.7% in 2020 / Spotify Rolls Out Real-Time Lyrics
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Enters Audiobook Space / Peloton Reduces Annual Revenue Forecast / TME and Apple Music Ink Global Streaming Deal
- Exploration Weekly - Rising Potential of the Creator Economy / Mexico, Brazil Top Consumers of Music, Says IFPI / Apple Services Revenue Hits $18.3B
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Ad Revenue Hits $7.2B / Global Royalties Collections Drops 10.7% in 2020 / Spotify Reaches 172M Subscribers in Q3
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Signs Two New DQI Partners / US Senators Propose Anti-Competition Bill / Music Orgs Welcome CMA’s Streaming Market Study
- Exploration Weekly - NMPA Seeks 32.4% CRB Rate Increase / Latin Music US Revenues Up 37% Mid-Year / Royalty Shares Receive First SEC Qualification
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Contributed $20.5 Billion to US GDP in 2020 / The MLC Presents “Junior Music Rights Week” / TikTok 2020 Revenues in Europe Up 545%
- Exploration Group Presents: How the Music Business Works (Second Edition)
- Exploration Weekly - Pex and WIPO Launch Copyright Dispute Resolution Service / NMPA and Roblox Sign New Agreement / TikTok Hits 1 Billion MAUs
- Cómo Cancelar y Cambiar Tu Representante Musical
- Invertir en la Industria Musical
- Guía Para Abrir y Administrar un Recinto Musical
- Economía de la Comercialización
- ¿Qué es un Mánager de Gira?
- Fundamentos Para la Financiación de las Giras
- ¿Qué es LyricFind?
- Exploration Weekly - Twitch Inks Deal with NMPA / New “Credits Due” Initiative Launched / UK Government Responds to Music Streaming Economics Report
- ¿Qué es el Ciclo de una Gira?
- ¿Qué es un Promotor?
- ¿Qué es un Agente de Espectáculos en Vivo?
- ¿Qué son los Derechos Exclusivos en la Ley de Derechos de Autor?
- ¿Debo Declarar Mis Regalías en Mis Impuestos?
- ¿Qué es SONA?
- ¿Qué es el Número IPI
- ¿Qué es un Productor y un Ingeniero de Sonido?
- Kit de Inicio para Artistas Independientes
- Glosario de Términos de la Industria Musical
- ¿Qué es una Auditoría de Exploration?
- Una Mirada Panorámica
- YouTube Largest Content Licensor in the World / Recorded Music Revenues Up 27% in H1 2021 / Apple Music Adds DJ Mixes via Shazam
- The Guide to Opening and Operating a Music Venue
- Merchandise Economics
- ¿Qué es la Transmisión Digital de Música Bajo Demanda?
- ¿Qué es una Descarga Digital?
- ¿Qué es la Agencia Harry Fox?
- ¿Qué es Music Reports?
- What is LyricFind?
- Tour Financing Essentials
- What is a tour manager?
- What is a Tour Cycle
- What is a booking agent?
- Exploration Weekly - BMI Distributes $1.335 Billion / Gen Z Finds New Music via Video Games / Ad-Supported Streaming More Cost-Friendly Option
- What is a Promoter?
- What is an IPI Number?
- Do I Need To Report My Royalties On My Taxes?
- What are the Exclusive Rights in Copyright Law?
- What is SONA?
- What is a Producer/Audio Engineer?
- Independent Artist Starter Pack
- Investing in the Music Business
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Music Reaches 50M Subscribers / Apple Changes App Store Rules / Pershing Square Invests Another 2.9% in UMG
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Drops Podcast Listener Contact List / Olivia Rodrigo Adds Paramore as Co-Writers / TikTok Creators Turn to YouTube Shorts
- Exploration Weekly - Facebook Reels Launches in the US / Spotify Hires Copyright Office Exec / Pershing Square’s SPAC Sued
- Exploration Weekly - Apple & Google App Store Laws Proposed / Vivendi Sells 7.1% of UMG to Pershing Square / Majors Sue Charter Communications Again
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Releases 2nd Educator Toolkit / Spotify Plus in Testing / #FrozenMechanicals Artist Campaign
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Ad Revenue Hits $7B in 2Q21 / Spotify Grows to 165M Paid Subs / Songwriter Groups Call On CRB
- Exploration Weekly - Bill Ackman SPAC Drops 10% UMG Stake / YouTube Launches Super Thanks / TikTok Posts New Music Discovery Stats
- Cómo Trabajar a Distancia en la Industria Musical
- ¿Qué es el Colectivo de Licencias Mecánicas?
- ¿Qué son los Decretos de Consentimiento de la Industria Musical?
- ¿Qué es la Transmisión Digital No Interactiva de Música?
- ¿Cómo Funciona la Ley de Modernización de la Música?
- ¿Que es un ISWC?
- How to Cancel and Change Your Music Representative
- ¿Qué es un ISRC?
- Organizaciones y Grupos de Defensa de la Industria Musical
- Exploration Weekly - Ent’t & Media Revenue to Rebound / 66%+ of US Music Listening are Catalog Records / YouTube Shorts Rolls Out in 100+ Countries
- Exploration Weekly - Roblox Inks Deal with Sony / IFPI Launches ISRC Data System in Africa / LyricFind Expands to Brazil with Abramus Digital
- Exploration Weekly - Kevin Amer Assigned New Copyright Office Role / Dance Music Loses Half Its Revenue in 2020 / Gaana Raises $40M in Debt Financing
- Exploration Weekly - American Music Fairness Act Introduced in Congress / Online Platforms Win EU Copyright Case / SoundExchange Payouts Up 4% in 2020
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Greenroom Launches / CRB Sets Webcasters Royalty Rate / Average Services Per User Falls For The First Time
- ¿Qué son los Derechos de Impresión?
- ¿Qué es SoundExchange?
- Exploration Weekly - NMPA Sues Roblox for Copyright Infringement / Music Advocates Call Out Copyright “Restatement” / YT Shorts Rolls Out Globally
- ¿Qué es la Distribución Musical?
- La Guía de YouTube para la Industria Musical
- ¿Qué es una Licencia de Sincronización?
- ¿Qué es la Gestión de Derechos?
- Preguntas Frecuentes
- ¿Qué es una Licencia de Uso Maestro?
- ¿Qué son los Derechos de Letra?
- ¿Qué son los Derechos de Impresión?
- Exploration Weekly - YT Paid Out $4B to Music Biz / Music Pubs Hit Twitch With DMCA Takedown Notices / Congress Questions Spotify’s “Discovery Mode”
- ¿Qué Son Los Derechos Conexos?
- ¿Qué es una Licencia Mecánica?
- ¿Qué es el Trabajo Realizado por Encargo?
- Contratos de la Industria Musical
- ¿Qué es una Licencia de Ejecución Pública?
- El Equipo
- Tipos de Lanzamientos Musicales
- ¿Qué es un Compositor?
- Exploration Weekly - TikTok Radio Joins SiriusXM / Germany Approves EU Copyright Reforms / UMG No Longer Accepting LODs for Royalty Sales
- Registro de Derechos de Autor
- Principal vs. Indie
- ¿Qué es un Editor Musical?
- ¿Qué es Una Grabación Sonora?
- ¿Qué Es Una Composición?
- ¿Qué es un Sello Discográfico?
- ¿Qué es un Artista Discográfico?
- Exploration Weekly - Apple Music and Amazon Music Launch Lossless Audio Option / US Podcast Revenue Expected to Hit $2 Billion in 2023
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Launches $100M Shorts Fund / Vivendi Sets Date for UMG Public Listing / Disney+ Now Has 103.6M Subscribers
- Exploration Weekly - EU Accuses Apple in Anti-Trust Investigation / YT Shorts Available to All US Creators / Streaming Growth Expected to Slow in 2021
- Exploration Weekly - YT Ad Revenue Hits $6B+ in Q1 2021 / The MLC Announces DQI Webinar Series / Apple Services Tops 660M Paid Subscriptions
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC’s First Royalty Distribution / Apple Launches Podcast Subscriptions / Canada's $56 Million Emergency Funding
- Exploration Weekly - Reservoir Goes Public on Nasdaq / Songwriter Fund Accepting Applications / Spotify Launches Car Thing
- Exploration Weekly - T-Series Joins IPRS / Latin Music US Revenues Up 19% / The MLC Seeks to Fill Music Publisher Rep on Operations Advisory Committee
- What is Rights Management?
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Unveils Three New Hires / Spotify Acquires Locker Room / PPL’s Q1 2021 Distributions Down 30%
- Exploration Weekly - IFPI Reports 7.4% Rise in 2020 Music Revenues / Triller Inks Licensing Deal with NMPA / Unclaimed Royalties Study Open to Public
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Shorts Launches in the US / Spotify Unveils Royalty Payouts Guide / YouTube Introduces “Checks” Tool for Potential Claims
- Exploration Weekly - ASCAP Grows By $53M Over 2019 / Copyright Office Issues New MMA Interim Rule / YouTube's Connected-TV Viewers Increase
- Exploration Weekly - SoundCloud Launches “Fan-Powered” Royalties / Square Acquires Majority Stake in Tidal / US Music Revenue Hit $12B+ in 2020
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Expands to 80 New Markets / IFPI Launches SoundSys / Major Labels Discuss User-Centric Payouts and Equitable Remuneration
- The California Copyright Conference and Exploration Group Present: Closing the Metadata Gap - Webinar
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Receives $424M in Unmatched Royalties / YT Shorts Set to Launch in March / iHeartMedia Acquires Triton Digital for $230M
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Launches Noteable / TikTok and UMG Ink Global Licensing Deal / Music Biz Generates Additional 50 Cents for US Economy
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Q4 Ad Revenue Up 46% / Spotify Podcast Listening Nearly Doubled / Tencent Acquires Further 10% in UMG
- Exploration Weekly - YT Partner Program Channels Doubled in 2020 / Apple Services Quarterly Revenue Up 24% / Will LMAC Acquire a Music Company Next?
- Exploration Weekly - Justice Dept Leaves Consent Decrees Unchanged / BMI Alters Royalty Distribution Schedule / Apple Mulls Podcast Subscription Push
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Awaits CRB Remand Proceedings / Univision Launches PrendeTV / YT Default-Enables Post-Rolls on 10-Min Monetizing Videos
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Begins Full Operations / 2020 US Music Streaming Sets New Record / SiriusXM Suspects $1B Impairment Charge for Pandora
- Exploration Weekly - Amazon Music to Acquire Wondery / Songview in Review / UK Vinyl Sales Grow 10%
- Exploration Weekly - ASCAP and BMI Launch SONGVIEW, Tencent Ups UMG Stake to 20%, DSPs Prep to Secure New Mechanical License Administered by The MLC
- Exploration Weekly - BMI Partners with ICE / YouTube Expands Channel Membership Program / The MLC Unveils New Educator Toolkit
- The Music Industry Report – 2020 / Key Takeaways Pt. 2
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- Exploration Presents...The Music Industry Report – 2020 / California Copyright Conference Dec. 1 "The MLC" / Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Launches 15-Second Audio Ads / Wixen Hits Triller With $50M Copyright Lawsuit / Study Finds Music Supports 2M Jobs
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Acquires Podcast Ad Platform Megaphone / Twitch in Talks to License Music / Tencent Music Subscribers Up By 10% in Q3
- Exploration Weekly - Music Publishers Ask CRB to Set Interim Rates / Hipgnosis Buys Kobalt Catalogs / Spotify Algorithm Allows Artist and Label Input
- Exploration Weekly - Global Music Publishing Up 8.4% in 2019 / Music UGC Could Be Worth $6B Over Next Two Years / YouTube Revenue Up 32% in Q3
- Exploration Weekly - MLC Week October 26-30 / Snap Hits Record $50 Billion Valuation / Twitch Creators Receive Another Round of DMCA Takedown Notices
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Merges Podcasts with Music for Creators / IFPI and WIN’s Data Exchange Service RDx Now Live / Snapchat Launches Sounds
- Exploration Weekly - Triller Signs Licensing Deal with ICE / The MLC Announces Nashville HQ / Latin Music Revenues Rise 18.6% in the US During H1 2020
- Exploration Weekly - An Early Look Into The MLC Portal / Twitch Launches Pre-Cleared Music Library / YouTube is Top Source to Music Discovery
- Exploration Weekly - Shira Perlmutter Appointed Register of Copyrights / CISAC Revamps ISWC System / Spotify, Chernin Entertainment Ink Film/TV Deal
- LAST CHANCE: Music Industry Report - 2020 - Survey - DEADLINE EXTENDED
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- Music Industry Report - 2020 - Survey - Deadline September 15th
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- Exploration Weekly - Tencent Ups Stake in Gaana / The MLC Posts Webinars for Self-Administered Songwriters / #TheShowMustBePaused Issues New Demands
- Exploration Weekly - TikTok Counts 689M Users Worldwide / SESAC Inks Licensing Deal with RMLC / Spotify Expands Discover Weekly Sponsorship to EMEA
- Exploration Weekly - Music Industry Report - 2020 // Music Industry News Podcast
- Exploration Weekly - DSPs Win Appeal Over CRB Royalty Hike / “Apple One” Subscription to Launch in October / Spotify Partners with Russian Telco MTS
- Exploration Weekly - Instagram Launches Reels / Google Play Music to be Replaced by YouTube Music / Snap, Inc. Secures Music Licensing Deals
- Exploration Weekly - DOJ Holds Workshop on ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees / YT Revenue Falls to $3.8B / The MLC Rolls Out DQI to Vistex, Inc. Customers
- Exploration Weekly - TikTok Inks Licensing Deal with NMPA / SoundExchange Validated as Source for ISRC Data / The MLC Seeks Music Publisher Reps
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Launches in Russia / Google Invests $4.5 Billion in Jio Platforms / Latin Music Listening Up 15.9% in 2020
- Exploration Weekly - The MLC Announces Tools to Help Songwriters and Publishers / YT Rolls Out Analytics for Artists / Spotify Set to Launch in Russia
- What to Expect for the Mechanical Licensing Collective
- Exploration Weekly - USCO Requests Public Comments for MLC / YouTube TV Ups Subscription Price / Global App Spending Hits $50B in First Half of 2020
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Stock Reaches All-Time High / SoundExchange Launches Fair Trade Of Music / 400M Global Music Subscribers by End of 1Q20
- Exploration Weekly - MMA Phrase Sparks Debate / Apple Faces Anti-Trust Investigation in Europe / YT Launches Multiyear $100M Fund for Black Creators
- Exploration Weekly - #TheShowMustBePaused Latest / US Music Publishers Pulled In $3.7B in 2019 / Twitch Receives “Influx” of Takedown Requests
- Exploration Weekly - Music Industry to “Provoke Accountability” in Wake of George Floyd Death / Black Out Tuesday Impact and Phase 2
- Exploration Weekly - IG to Share IGTV Ad Money to Creators / WMG IPO Filing Valued at $13.3B / Canadian Artists to Earn Performance from Livestreams
- Exploration Weekly - YT Select to Replace Google Preferred / Spotify Unveils Artist and Label Portal / Goldman Sachs Predicts 25% Drop in 2020 Revenue
- Exploration Weekly - Consumer Habits and Coronavirus / Spotify Signs Licensing Deal with Saregama / Google Play Music to Transfer to YouTube Music
- Exploration Weekly - 2019 Global Recorded Music Revenues Top $20B / Peloton Counts $49M Legal Costs / YT Music’s Explore Tab Now Available
- Exploration Weekly - MLC Hires Five New Leaders / YouTube Reports $4 Billion Q1 Ad Revenue / Spotify Counts 130 Million Paid Subscribers in Q1
- Exploration Weekly - Apple Music Expands to 52 Countries / Facebook Invests $5.7B in Reliance Jio / Spotify Launches “Artist Fundraising Pick” Tool
- Exploration Weekly - Finding Logan by Rene Merideth / Open Office Hours - Monday-Friday @ 10am-12pm PST
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- Exploration Weekly - Don’t Sell Your Catalog Webinar - Friday 3/27 @ 10am PST
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- How to Work Remotely in the Music Business
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify, Amazon Argue Against 44% Rate Hike / TikTok Unveils New Transparency Center / US Congress Discusses Copyright Reform
- Exploration Weekly - ByteDance Launches Resso in India / YT Posts 22% Reinstatement Rate / 2018 Global Value of Music Copyright Reached $30.1B
- Exploration Weekly - Peloton and NMPA Settle Copyright Infringement Dispute / 2019 Music Revenue Up by 13% / T-Series First to Reach 100 Billion Views
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Paid $3B+ to Music Biz in 2019 / SoundCloud Allows Mobile Uploads / Reliance Invests $19.6M in JioSaavn Streaming Service
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Testing “Viewer Applause” / SiriusXM Invests $75M in SoundCloud / Spotify Beta-Launches “Songwriter Pages”
- Exploration Weekly - YT Unveils $15.1B in 2019 Revenue / TME Antitrust Investigation Put On Hold / Spotify Increases Paid User Base to 124M
- Exploration Weekly - Peloton’s Antitrust Countersuit Dismissed / EU Copyright Directive Cancelled in UK / BMI and RMLC Settle Radio Royalty Dispute
- Exploration Weekly - TikTok and Merlin Enter New Licensing Deal / Amazon Music Counts 55M+ Customers / Spotify Unveils Influencer Stories Feature
- A Bird's Eye View
- Exploration Weekly - MLC Announces New CEO / Spotify and Warner End Licensing Dispute in India / iHeartMedia Initiates New Organizational Structure
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Unveils Podcast Ad Targeting / SiriusXM Counts 34.9M Subscribers / US On-Demand Streams Surpass Record 1 Trillion in 2019
- Exploration Weekly - UMG to Sell 10% to Tencent-Led Group / Streaming is 80% of US Recorded Music in 2019 / UK Breaks Record with 114B Music Streams
- Exploration Weekly - Pop Makes Massive Comeback in 2019 / TikTok Fuels No. 1 Hits / YouTube Updates Copyright Claims Platform
- Exploration Weekly - TME to Buy Back $400M of Its Shares / Maria Strong Named Acting US Copyright Register / YT Counts 800K Paid Subscribers in India
- Exploration Weekly - ByteDance Tests New Music Service Resso / Merlin Inks Deal with Boomplay / Katy Perry to Fight Back Against “Dark Horse” Verdict
- Exploration Weekly - American Law Institute Urged Not to Reinterpret Copyright Law / Spotify Drops Promo Tool / YouTube Unveils 2019 Most-Viewed Lists
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- Exploration Weekly - ByteDance to Launch Streaming Service / Musicians File Amicus Brief on CRB Rate Increase / Amazon Music Now Offers Free Version
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- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Posts Q3 Operating Profit of $60M / ByteDance Reportedly Under US Investigation / PRS Launches New Data Portal
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- Exploration Weekly - MLC Requests $37.25M for 2021 Launch / NMPA Proposes Amendment of Consent Decrees / YouTube Excludes Paid-Ad Views from Charts
- Exploration Weekly - House Judiciary Committee Passes CASE Act / Alibaba Acquires 20% of NetEase Cloud Music / Apple TV+ Launching Nov. 1 at $5/Month
- Exploration Weekly - FB, IG Add Music to Stories in Latin America / Audio Network, Musiio Enter AI Partnership / Pandora Integrates with IG Stories
- Exploration Weekly - NMPA Challenges Spotify and Amazon Over CRB Rate / DOJ Reviewing Consent Decree / Tencent Music Entertainment Under Investigation
- Exploration Weekly - Former Pandora Investors Sue Over Sirius Deal / Disney+ Sets Nov 12 Launch / YT Tweaks Copyright Policy for Video Monetization
- Exploration Weekly - Streaming Companies Appeal CRB Rate Increase / ASCAP, BMI Comment on DOJ Consent Decree / Spotify’s Podcast Analytics Out of Beta
- Exploration Weekly - Vivendi to Sell Partial UMG Stake to Tencent / AT&T Offers Free Spotify Premium / Disney Bundles Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Counts 108M Paid Users in Q2 / Apple’s Services Division Hits $11B in Q3 / Katy Perry Faces Defeat in “Dark Horse” Trial
- Exploration Weekly - Bytedance Acquires Jukedeck / Vivendi Appointing Banks for UMG Sale / YT Music Unveils Seamless Song and Music Video Feature
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- Exploration Weekly - NMPA-Endorsed MLC Designated / USCO Confirms Digital Licensing Coordinator / YouTube Updates Manual Claiming Tool
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- Exploration Weekly - Pandora Sued by Wixen / UMG Part-Sale to Begin by End of Year / YouTube Iconic Music Videos to be Remastered in HD
- What are Music Industry Consent Decrees?
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- Exploration Weekly - DOJ to Review ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees / Apple to Replace iTunes / Goldman Sachs Predicts 1.15B Paying Subscribers by 2030
- Exploration Weekly - iTunes Users Sue Apple / Snap in Licensing Talks with Labels / CBS Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
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- Exploration Weekly - CASE Act Introduced in Congress / EU Begins Apple Antitrust Investigation / 500+ Hours of Content Uploaded to YT Every Minute
- What is an Exploration Audit?
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- OPEN LETTER - Oppose Discrimination
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- Exploration Weekly - Amazon In Talks of Adding Free Music Tier / EU Council Approves Article 13 / Disney+ Launch Date Announced
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- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple / NMPA Responds to Spotify’s Royalty Appeal / YouTube Music Launches in India
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- Exploration Weekly - Pandora CEO Roger Lynch Exits / SoundCloud Revenues Up 80% in 2017 / Spotify India Launch Date Postponed
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- The Team
- Types of Music Releases
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- Copyright Registration
- Music Industry Contracts
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- What is On-Demand Music Streaming?
- What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming?
- A Glossary of Music Industry Terms
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- What is Music Distribution?
- Major vs. Indie
- How Does the Music Modernization Act Work?
- What are Print Rights?
- What are Lyric Rights?
- What is a Digital Download?
- What are Neighboring Rights?
- What is Work for Hire?
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- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Pop-Ups Released / UMG to Distribute Spotify Equity to Artists, Non-Recoupable / SiriusXM-Pandora Deal Approved in Europe
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- What is a Master-Use License?
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- What is Synchronization Licensing?
- What is a Public Performance License?
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- Exploration Weekly - MMA Statutory Mechanical Licenses / Warner Sells Entire Spotify Stake for $504M / Spotify Partners with Samsung
- What is a Mechanical License?
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- What Is SoundExchange?
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- What is Music Reports?
- What is The Harry Fox Agency?
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- Exploration Weekly - Senate Judiciary Committee Passes MMA / EU Copyright Directive Rejected Thursday / Tencent Filing IPO This Week
- What is a Record Label?
- What is a Music Publisher?
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- What is a Recording Artist?
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- What is a Songwriter?
- Exploration Weekly - Investors Respond to Spotify’s Direct Licensing Deals / NMPA Discusses DOJ Consent Decrees / Net Neutrality Officially Ends
- What is a Sound Recording?
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- Exploration Weekly - Apple Builds Music Publishing Dept / BMI vs. RMLC / New Fees at Copyright Office
- What is a Composition?
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- Exploration Weekly - WMG Sells 75% of Spotify Shares / Spotify’s Q1 2018 Breakdown / YouTube Launches New Music Charts
- Exploration Weekly - Sony Sells 50% of Spotify Shares / YouTube to Launch Copyright Match / Music Modernization Act Passes House of Representatives
- Annual Report - 2017
- Exploration Weekly - Amazon Confirms 100+ Million Prime Subscribers / Indies Get $5.3b of Global Recorded Music / YouTube Updates 2018 Priorities
- Exploration Weekly - Music Modernization Act Approved / Launch of EMMA / FCC Chairman to Modernize Media Rules
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Valued at $27 Billion on NYSE / YouTube Launches New Skippable Ads / Sony Music Sells 17.2% of Its Shares in Spotify
- Exploration Weekly - AMP Act Introduced in Senate / Apple Music Launches Music Videos / Wixen and Kobalt Want to Pay Songwriters Fairly
- Exploration Weekly - US Recorded-Music Revenues Up 16.5% / Basca Campaigns for Spotify and Facebook Money / Cecile Frot-Coutaz Moves to YouTube
- Exploration Weekly - EMI Music Publishing Valued at $4 Billion / Spotify to List Shares on April 3rd / Lyor Cohen Speaks at SXSW Keynote
- Exploration Weekly - Indie Artists Want Share of Spotify’s Equity / Google Partners with TiVo Music Metadata / iHeartMedia Files Last-Minute Extensi
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- Exploration Weekly - Spotify’s First Physical Product / Facebook Enters Smart Speaker Market / YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Emphasizes Community
- Exploration Weekly - More Songwriters on the Board of Directors / Growth of Voice Recognition and AI / SoundExchange Argues Against CRB Decision
- Exploration Weekly - Spotify Credits Songwriters, Apple Music's Surprising Growth, Senate Introduces the CLASSICS Act
- Exploration Weekly - CRB Increases Songwriter's Rates by 44% / Downloads Up 328% at Grammys / EU Music Orgs Push for Safe Harbor Reform
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Launches ISNI System and Official Artist Channels / Copyright Law Reinterpreted / Streaming in Spain Up 25%
- Exploration Weekly - Changes to YouTube’s Partner Program / Petition Against FCC / Pandora Has Biggest Value Gap
- Exploration Weekly - Jimmy Iovine’s False Apple Leave / Major Music Legislation / YouTube Red Launch
- Exploration Weekly - U.S. Music Consumption Up 12.5% / Spotify Sued And Files IPO / Georgia’s New Tax Bill
- Exploration Weekly - Facebook Invests in Music / Google Amazon Feud / USB Music Albums
- Exploration Weekly - YouTube Accrued Royalties Claiming Window / Mechanical Rate Reinvented / Fractionalized Licensing
- Exploration Weekly - BMI Consent Decree / Disney Sued for Let It Go / Spotify Infringement Estimates
- Exploration Weekly - UnitedMasters / YouTube Ticketmaster Partnership / CISAC reports 52% Rise In Digital
- GOP Tax Bill Kills Capital Gain For Composers and Music Publishers
- Pandora Playlists / FCC Proposals / pre-1972 Copyright
- Copyright Reform / Indie Labels = 38% / Spotify RISE
- What is an ISWC?
- What is an ISRC?
- Organizations and Advocacy Groups of the Music Business
- The YouTube Guide for the Music Business
- Powerful Women / IFPI Plan / Atlanta Music Hub
- Annual Report + 2017 Global Music Report [PDF] + NMPA/YouTube Settlement + Ableton + Catalog Metadata Template [.csv]
- Music Business Organizations and Advocacy Groups + The CCC + Data Update
- Spotify Data For Publishers
- Music Business Organizations and Advocacy Groups + The CCC + Data Update
- ISRC Search – YouTube for Artists – YouTube Basics Webinar (Free)
- Annual Report 2015
- Exploration Data
- What Metadata is Critical + Downloadable Template + Ad Rate Increase + New Search Software + PMA Conference + Adventure
- ASCAP Doesn’t Know About Your Music On YouTube Unless You Tell Them [VIDEO] – Choice Words Regarding the Berklee Music Report – The Golden Recor
- Berklee College of Music: Fair Music Report – How Much Streaming Services Pay: Visualized
- Streaming Platforms – How SoundCloud Monetization Works – SESAC Bought HFA – FaceBook Video
- ASCAP Article Response – Managing Copyright on YouTube [VIDEO]
- Facebook Video – Why Did The GRD Fail – What Is Code
- Exploration Year in Review – 2014
- 2014 YouTube Statistics
- Happy Holidays
- Streaming – Some Could Be Viewing It All Wrong
- Investing in Music Global Report + YouTube Music Key Tutorial + Holiday Parties
- Happy Thanksgiving + Office Closure
- YouTube Music Key – LAUNCHED
- YouTube Streaming Service – hacker / am – Hunnypot – AIMP Member Showcase
- Partner Development Program + Request For Feedback
- $5 Million Obtained to Fund Digital Royalty Purchases and Advances
- How Much Should Writers Get Paid? with Richard Stumpf of Atlas Music Publishing [Video Interview]
- What Is The Consent Decree with Danielle Aguirre at the NMPA [INTERVIEW]
- SoundCloud Monetization Is Starting + Monitor Latino Convention + YouTube Pro Tips
- Multilingual Support + YouTube Certified Partner
- FAQ – Free Video Production – LAWIM Panel
- Got Music Videos? Phoenix [new software] – Showcase benefitting Covenant House
- YouTube Certified – Billboard + NARIP Articles – Let’s Party
- Latin Billboard Awards
- Heartbleed [URGENT – IMPORTANT]
- SoundCloud Data
- Digital Media Brief, Miami, and a Love Song
- Who we are, Grammys, Conferences & Confidentiality
- How big is YouTube? [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Merry Holidays and a Joyous New Year!!!
- Happy Thanksgiving!!
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