by Kaja Deric and Vincent Williams Introduction In the years following the enactment of the Music Modernization Act, there have been numerous advancements in royalty…
By Annie Bass Bandcamp describes itself as an “online record store and music community,” offering fans the opportunity to directly purchase song downloads from the…
In this interview with Donald S. Passman, we discuss his 11th edition of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business”. Read below as…
From AI generated essays to art, this technological revolution has and will continue to create many legal issues for its engineers and affected creatives alike.…
Over the last couple of decades, advancements in the entertainment industry have fundamentally changed both society’s perceived value of the arts, and the ways in…
In the early 2010s, the concept of being an ‘independent artist’ boomed, with many artists relieving themselves from the commercial expectations that came with being…
The vast majority of music streaming platforms today pay artists on a pro-rata model. This is a system that pools money generated by the service,…
Days before 21 Savage sparked debate about Nas’ relevance in the industry, Nas released his fifteenth studio album and the final piece to his “King’s…
Recent news has been overtaken with song theft cases, from claims that Dua Lipa stole “Levitating” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” getting called out…
The inefficient structure of the music industry denies creatives the royalties they are owed. A comprehensive global database would contribute significantly to solving this, but…
Almost overnight, Chukwuka Ekweani’s (better known by his stage name, CKay) “Love Nwantiti” became the soundtrack of a TikTok original dance craze.[i] The hit song…
Today, countless independent music distributors offer artists the means to place their music on streaming platforms while equipping them with various promotional tools to track…
For anyone involved in the music business industry, it is impossible not to have noticed the massive impact K-pop has made on the global entertainment…
Song catalogs have become a purchase of high significance over the last few years in the music industry. With the recent increase in popularity of…