Photo Credit: Singa x Merlin On the heels of a deal with WMG, karaoke platform Singa inks with independent music licensing partner Merlin. Digital music licensing partner Merlin has partnered with Singa, the leading karaoke […]
Photo Credit: Songtradr MassiveMusic has announced a strategic partnership with Vocana to build a new independent music platform built around fairness, transparency, and artist-fan connection. The collaboration combines Vocana’s user-centric payout model with MassiveMusic’s global […]
Photo Credit: Association of Independent Music How does the indie community really feel about Universal Music’s proposed Downtown purchase? The answer is complicated – at least according to new remarks from Association of Independent Music […]
Photo Credit: NIVA The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has released its individual State of Live reports, a series of statewide studies examining the economic contributions of independent venues across all 50 states and Washington, […]
AIM’s Gee Davy and WIN’s Noemí Planas, who reiterated their opposition to UMG’s proposed Downtown Music buyout in a new ‘100 Voices’ campaign. Photo Credit: AIM and WIN Indie musicians, execs, and organizations are once […]
Per a new estimate, the controversial Spotify stream minimum cost emerging artists big, to the tune of $47 million in would-be royalties, during 2024. Photo Credit: Towfiqu Barbhuiya By one industry exec’s estimate, Spotify’s 1,000-play […]
Photo Credit: IMPALA The deadline for indie labels to sign direct deals with TikTok (or see their catalogs pulled) is here, and IMPALA is upping the pressure by publicly calling for “a strong, cooperative partnership […]
‘Journey of a Song’ by Jarett Sitter (Photo Credit: Play MPE) Behind a bevy of hits and successful careers lies a low-profile distributor whose name is rarely mentioned. Now, Play MPE is expanding awareness of […]