RIAA Honors Caitlyn Smith & Female Team for International Women's Day In celebration of International Women's Day (March 8) the Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) with the Creative Right Caucus, National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and the Recording Academy hosted a special conversation with critically-acclaimed Monument Records' artist/songwriter Caitlyn Smith and her all-female team. Katie McCartney (GM of Monument Records and Caitlyn Smith Manager), Missy Roberts (VP A&R Universal Music Publishing Nashville), and producer/engineer Gena Johnson rounded out the panel alongside moderator and USA Today National Music Writer Melissa Ruggieri for an open discussion about women in the music business. The overall theme of the night proved vulnerability is strength, showcasing what a woman's unique perspective offers to the wider industry.

RIAA Chief Policy Officer Morna Willens welcomed the audience with excitement and acknowledgment that women have made a lot of progress in the music business – but not nearly enough. She shared a few insights from a recent Annenberg study reflecting the slow movement toward equality before introducing video remarks from Congresswoman Judy Chu.

The co-Chair of the Creative Rights Caucus said, “hearing from these amazing women in the industry on International Women's Day is so important because they are showing countless girls that they too can succeed in this business. We know that when women see other women in these positions, and especially when they receive mentorship and guidance, they are much more likely to succeed. In fact, over 90% of women in the music industry who had been mentored felt that their careers benefited as a result, and women with mentors earn more money and are more satisfied with their career growth. I look forward to continuing our work together to make the music industry even stronger and more inclusive.”

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Universal’s music catalog spending has shrunk dramatically over the past two years. Why?A dive into the reasons why Universal's spending on catalog rights has reduced by 61 percent since its 2020 billion-dollar splurge
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‘We’re in a renaissance for creativity. The things creators will be able to do tomorrow, they cannot do today.’Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on her ambitions for Splice, predictions for the music creator space, and her forecast for the impact AI will have on the music industry...
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Everything Spotify just launched for Artists + a new home feed built for ‘deep engagement’“Welcome home, artists,” declared CEO Daniel Ek as he kicked off Spotify’s Stream On event Wednesday. “Spotify is open for business.” Spotify unveiled a new mobile home feed on Wednesday. Continue reading
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How musicians can still leverage Music NFTsDespite the crypto crash, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become an important new avenue for artists to monetize their work and for fans to invest in their favorite artists. The team. Continue reading
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Study shows we stop discovering new music when we turn 30If you’re past the age of 30, then you’ve probably noticed that you’re a lot less curious about new music than you used to be. And that will happen more. Continue reading
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2 words Daniel EK did not say at Spotify’s Stream On: ‘price increase’Sometimes what you don’t say is just as important as what you do say, and during Wednesday’s Spotify Stream On, Daniel EK did not announce an anticipated price increase. All. Continue reading
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Spotify approaches $40bn in all-time payouts to the music industrySpotify says that 'nearly 70%' of every dollar it generates from music 'is paid back as royalties to rightsholders'.
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Japan generated over half a billion dollars from subscription music streaming in 2022New stats published by local trade body RIAJ
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25% of artists earning $10K+ on Spotify are self-distributed, as total payouts near $40BSpotify shared some stats at today’s Stream On event that independent musicians will find both sobering and hopeful. Spotify shared just how much competition there is, but with 914,000 songs. Continue reading
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Reid Signs Publishing Deal with Chester Music LimitedWise Music Group is pleased to announce a global exclusive publishing deal between American composer and sound artist Ellen Reid and Chester Music Limited. A composer and sound artist whose breadth of work spans opera, sound design, film scoring, ensemble and choral writing, she was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her opera, p r i s m. Reid is currently working on a work for string orchestra commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with generous support from the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund. West Coast Sky Eternal will be premiered in May 2023. Other projects include a stage work for Dutch National Opera.

In collaboration with composer Missy Mazzoli, Ellen co-founded the Luna Composition Lab. Luna Lab is a mentorship program for young female, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming composers. During the 2022-2023 season, Reid serves as Composer-in-Residence with New Mexico Philharmonic and is Contemporary Music Chair for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

In 2020, she created Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK, an ongoing work of public art that reimagines city parks as interactive soundscapes. SOUNDWALK premiered in New York’s Central Park, featuring the New York Philharmonic, and continues to expand to parks around the world, fostering collaborations with ensembles such as Kronos Quartet and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

"I am honored to join Chester Music's phenomenal line-up of composers — these are artists whose work I deeply respect and admire”, says Ellen Reid. “And I couldn’t ask for a more talented and passionate team than those at Chester and Wise Music Group to help guide me through the next chapter of my career."

Managing Director of Chester Music Limited, Wiebke Busch, comments: “The team at Chester Music is honoured to welcome Ellen Reid, composer and sound artist of a unique dimension! We are inspired by her creative energy and honoured to be part of her creative journey.”

Gill Graham, Group Head of Promotion and Creative Director UK Rights Companies, comments: “I heard SOUNDWALK quite by chance in Central Park and since then it’s been both inspiring and rewarding getting to know Ellen and her catalogue. We look forward to collaborating with Ellen and her team on exciting musical adventures.”

Price hike for touring visas is a bad idea coming at the worst timeProposed increases of 205% and more for visas for foreign musicians performing in the U.S. threatens to make coming to America to tour financially impossible for most artists. By Rufus Sivaroshan, a. Continue reading
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Band Submission Are Now Open For Joshua Tree Music FestivalFounded in 2003, the bi-annual (May & Oct) Joshua Tree Music Festival is held at the gateway to the world-renowned National Park. JTMF is a resource-generating powerhouse of passionate creativity, community empowerment, and arts education for all ages. A family inclusive global music experience in the magical Mojave. Committed to radical inclusion, these four-day funky desert-style festivals create experiences where passion, purpose, family, and friends come together, and the boundary between performer and patron is blurred. The music is diverse and eclectic, from dance-world-electro-funk’n groove to soulful global-ethno melodies.

To apply, fill out this ARTIST/BAND SUBMISSION FORM.

British MP slams TikTok’s Australia music test, says app is ‘silencing creators in favour of its own self-interests’Conservative MP Damian Collins criticises TikTok in an op-ed written for The Telegraph
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Jennifer Blakeman joins Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music as Chief Rights & Royalties OfficerExec joins Seeker from her previous role as President and CCO of boutique music publisher one77 Music
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