BMI to raise cut it takes from songwriters and publishers 50%BMI plans to raise the margin it retains from royalties collected from 10% to 15% or more, according to the PRO’s Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report. In August, BMI said. Continue reading
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Superfans and supine fans: the music industry is getting its priorities the wrong way aroundThe following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
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BMI will pay songwriters and publishers a smaller portion of its revenues as a for-profit company – while upping its own margin from 10% to 15% of collections. Will its members tolerate this change?New revelations from Michael O'Neill shows that BMI is planning to increase its retained revenues by a third
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IK Multimedia Amplitube SVX 2 Is FREE Until October 31st
IK Multimedia offers the Amplitube SVX 2 ($99.99 value) bass amplification software as a FREE download until October 31st. It requires the Amplitube 5 software (the free CS version is also supported). I feel we’ve covered our fair share of guitar-oriented amp sims since I started writing for the Bedroom Producers Blog. That makes sense. [...]
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5 new things you can do in Bitwig Studio 5
Here's a brief overview of five new additions to Bitwig Studio 5, and how you can use them in your next production.

XCHANGE celebrate two million transactions Digital distribution company XCHANGE Market Corp. have announced that they have now surpassed two million music software transactions.

AlphaTheta applies for clearance to acquire SeratoIn the latest AlphaTheta and Serato development, the Commerce Commission, a New Zealand government agency, has received an application for clearance from AlphaTheta to acquire Serato. AlphaTheta has already gained Overseas Investment Office approval for the deal, which is thought to be worth around $70,000,000 (around £57,500,000).

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A spokeswoman for the Commission says that they encouraged AlphaTheta and Serato to file for clearance. However, InMusic owner Jack O’Donnell, a longstanding opponent of the deal, said his company was considering seeking a review of the Overseas Investment Office’s decision.
Founded in 1999, Serato – which is based in Auckland – makes DJ and music production software. Meanwhile, AlphaTheta is owned by Noritsu, which is based in Tokyo. AlphaTheta itself owns the Pioneer DJ hardware brand; part of InMusic’s concern is that AlphaTheta will restrict Serato’s software, or make it more difficult for other DJ hardware brands to access it. InMusic owns a range of brands including Akai Pro, Denon DJ, Marantz, Numark, and Rane.
Last month, an InMusic advert in a New Zealand newspaper protested the sale of Serato to AlphaTheta, claiming that the sale would “buy a monopoly and hurt the DJ community.
“The move brings under the same umbrella Serato and Rekordbox DJ, which together account for a massive 90 percent of market share in the DJ software business,”, the advert – which was shared on Reddit – quotes from an article previously published on MusicTech.
“If this deal goes ahead, then we believe that competition in the DJ market would all but die, driving up prices and quashing innovation,” O’Donnell went on to tell the New Zealand Herald last month.
Despite InMusic’s disagreements with the move, however, it looks as if it could well be going ahead. And, many people who discussed its advert on the Reddit thread disagreed with the company, arguing that InMusic had the option to purchase Serato, just like AlphaTheta.
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Arturia introduce Efx MOTIONS plug-in Arturia's latest plug-in features a selection of effects modules equipped with envelope controls, allowing users to draw in everything from subtle, evolving changes to dramatic beat-driven effects.

The Accidental Brilliant Marketing of Ed Sheeran’s Latest AlbumEd Sheeran says that there would be no singles or videos to promote the album. And because he’s releasing it on his own indie Gingerbread Man Records, he is free. Continue reading
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Music Health Alliance offers FREE assistance during Open Enrollment & Medicare Assistance to Music CommunityThe Music Health Alliance (MHA) is offering free appointments for individuals, groups, and seniors across the country to ensure they get the healthcare coverage they need during this year’s open enrollment. Continue reading
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Death Grips abandon Arkansas show after fans throw objects at themIDM band Death Grips were forced to cut a show short in Arkansas on Friday after fans threw objects at them.

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The gig took place at JJ’s Live in Fayetteville on 13 October. The band, according to NME, had four songs left to play when they decided to abandon the show. Death Grips’ lead vocalist MC Ride had apparently already left the stage twice while performing 25 songs.
One Reddit user recounted what they saw at the gig, writing, “Someone threw a phone at them and Ride threw the mic on the ground and walked off and back. Someone threw a glow stick that hit him in the chest and he walked off, back and waiting for more. Another glow stick was thrown and they left. Fair is fair.”
This video below, posted to Reddit, shows the moment the band left the stage:
i edited a video that sums up what happened at the show tonight byu/Apprehensive_Use6195 indeathgrips

One X user makes the quite valid point that “If [fans] were moshing like [they’re] supposed to this wouldn’t happen”. They go on to write, “I just don’t understand how you can be a fan of an artist, pay a really stupid amount of money to a scalper to go see them, and then show up and just whip shit at the stage? You didn’t need to pay 500 dollars to throw shit at people you can do that to your loved ones for free.”

i just dont understand how you can be a fan of an artist, pay a really stupid amount of money to a scalper to go see them, and then show up and just. whip shit at the stage ??? you didnt need to pay 500 dollars to throw shit at people you can do that to your loved ones for free
— Rodney (@SkinnyTuna) October 14, 2023

The band are the latest to be the victim of a worrying trend of fans throwing objects at acts during gigs. Nicki Minaj, Drake, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, P!nk, Bebe Rexha and Kelsea Ballerini have all had items pelted at them so far in 2023, with Bebe Rexha even sustaining an injury requiring stitches following her incident.
Artists are starting to address this strange habit of throwing items at acts during performances. In July, Adele said at her Las Vegas residency, “I’ll fucking dare you to throw something at me and I’ll fucking kill you.”
Billie Eilish weighed in on the trend recently, telling The Hollywood Reporter during the Barbie movie premiere, “People just get excited and it can be dangerous. I have mixed feelings about it, because when you’re up there it blows. But you know it’s out of love and they’re just trying to give you something.”
For more artist news, head to MusicTech.
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Spotify launches personalised Merch Hub based on listening habitsIn its latest addition, Spotify is launching a personalised Merch Hub in the app, with merch recommendations based on your listening activity.
The company announced its plans yesterday (17 October), explaining that whereas previously you could check out merch on individual artist profiles, release pages, and Now Playing, you can now see all artist merch in one place.

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Once you’re in the new Merch Hub, you can browse through items, and then when you’re ready to buy something you can do so via the artist’s Spotify store, through a partnership with Shopify.
“The new merch hub on Spotify is the first-ever merch shopping experience that is tailored to an individual’s listening habits and fandom,” said Heather Ellis, product marketing manager of Fan Monetization at Spotify, in a statement.
“Spotify pulls personalised recommendations for you, specifically, into your merch hub experience, so offerings from your favourite artists find you – not the other way around.”
To check out the new Merch Hub, you need to either go to the Merch tile on the Browse page, or search “Merch”.
In a recent blog post, Spotify explained that it has a mission to enable artists to “live off their art”, and that launching the new Merch Hub will help the company fulfil it.
Spotify saw its highest-grossing merch sales of 2022 after Spotify Wrapped came out. This year, it’s thought that Spotify Wrapped, now firmly a key event on the calendar of many of today’s music fans, will come out during the final week of November.
Earlier this month, details about Spotify’s premium tier subscription plan, Supremium, were leaked. It’s thought that the new tier will cost $19.99 in the US, but will bring with it a variety of interesting features. It’s rumoured to include lossless audio, something rivals Apple Music already offer, advanced playlist mixing tools and extra listening statistics.
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Analog Obsession Releases FREE Rare Bundle Of EQ Plugins
Analog Obsession’s Rare Bundle vintage EQ plugins are available for FREE download. Analog Obsession is undoubtedly one of the most trusted names in audio freeware. The ever-popular developer made all Analog Obsession plugins available for free a few years ago and released a few notable freebies in 2023, including UREQ and KolinMB. KolinMB is the [...]
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Ohmforce Releases Frohmager FREE Filter Plugin
Ohmforce releases Frohmager, a freeware filter VST plugin for Windows and macOS. I will readily admit that I love a good filter. They’re just fun to use, especially when you get a little wacky with things like modulation and automation. Now, I typically use FabFilter’s Volcano or the excellent Kilohearts filters for any sort of [...]
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