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Posted on03/13/202403/13/2024

The Hardships of Hipgnosis Songs Fund in Light of Phonorecords III

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…

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Posted on11/26/202301/08/2025

Bandcamp Songtradr Acquisition Leads to Layoffs and a Lawsuit

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…

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Posted on10/23/202302/21/2024

Interview with Donald S. Passman on his 11th Edition of “All You Need To Know About The Music Business”: A discussion on AI, TikTok, and more

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…

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Posted on09/28/202310/22/2023

Impersonation is the Highest Form of Flattery, or is it? The Danger of AI Generated Music

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.…

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Posted on06/28/202310/22/2023

Digitization and Globalization: Where is the African Music Industry?

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…

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Posted on04/13/202304/15/2023

Big Data and Independent Artists: Insights from Brazilian Funk and Sertanejo

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…

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Posted on03/30/202304/13/2023

The New Model of Artist Remuneration: Opportunities in the Fan-Powered Royalties Model

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,…

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Posted on03/09/202304/13/2023

Brief: How Web3 is keeping artists like Nas relevant

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…

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Posted on11/14/202204/13/2023

Substantial Similarity: Is a Consensus Really Necessary?

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…

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Posted on10/23/202210/25/2022

Expanding The Mechanical Licensing Collective: A Comprehensive Blockchain Solution to Royalty Data

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…

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Posted on10/13/202210/13/2022

The Global-Local Approach to Growth in Africa at Large

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…

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Posted on07/18/202207/18/2022

SoundOn: How TikTok Got into the Music Distribution Industry and How They Can Shake It Up

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…

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Posted on04/20/202204/20/2022

K-Pop’s Dominance in Merch Sales

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…

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Posted on04/04/202204/20/2022

Catalog Acquisitions: How Recent Industry Trends Are Bringing Older Music Back into the Spotlight

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…

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The Music Business Journal, published at Berklee College of Music, is a student publication that serves as a forum for intellectual discussion and research into the various aspects of the music business. The goal is to inform and educate aspiring music professionals, connect them with the industry, and raise the academic level and interest inside and outside the Berklee Community.
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