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We recently ran an article about how streaming services make it easier for an artist to cover a song.
The short version:
If you cover a song, and distribute it to a streaming-only service in the U.S., the streaming stores pay the royalties to the songwriter/publisher. You don’t need to do anything.
This in turn caused a number of readers to comment, some in disbelief, that the law and process made no sense; how in the world does the streaming service know who wrote the song and where the songwriter is so the service can pay him or her?
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A new Nielsen study says teens prefer free, ad-supported streaming over other methods of listening to music. That finding is actually the least surprising item in a report that puts into proper context the ways teens -- and other age groups -- experience and discover music. Nielsen's "Music 360" report is the result of 3,000 online surveys into the ways people buy, discover and listen to music. There are a number of interesting findings in the report, such as that both digital formats are seen as a better value than the CD. But Nielsen highlights does a good job highlighting the most valuable aspects of study that relate to young consumers. Common knowledge holds that teens don't buy music, listen to MP3s instead of the radio and acquire all their music through illegal file sharing. Yet the average teen has more normal listening and discovery characteristics than one might expect given the hyperbole easily found in today's media. Teens are obviously more digitally adept than other age groups, but they have not entirely rid themselves of their parents' media formats.
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A while ago, I wrote a piece about The Unspoken Rules of How to Treat a Touring Band. Basically, it was some rules on courtesy between bands show share a gig. After going on a few more tours myself, I wanted to share some additional advice on how to make shows run a little more smoothly and how you can be a little more professional in your gigging.
Here are some assorted tips on the pro’s do it...
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