Warner Music Group buys stake in Hungarian record label MagneotonFinancial terms of the stake purchase were not disclosed in a press release announcing the move
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Patreon adds free fan memberships, direct-to-fan digital salesSubscription-based membership platform Patreon has added a free tier and will now enable creators to sell digital products to fans on and off the platform. Patreon’s new tier is free. Continue reading
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#Musicians: How to get a sponsorshipWith this guide, learn how to fund your music career by collaborating with different brands and companies. Here’s how to get started… by DITTO MUSIC One of the most challenging. Continue reading
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What every musician can learn from Peso Pluma’s ‘overnight’ successCD Baby’s Chris Robley explores what musicians can learn from the breakout success of Mexican artist Peso Pluma. by CHRIS ROBLEY from CD Baby’s DIY Musician [Video Below] In the music. Continue reading
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APA, Artist Group International merge to form Independent Artist GroupThe post-pandemic consolidation in the talent agencies continues with the merger of the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and the music touring agency Artist Group International (AGI). The combined. Continue reading
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The US recorded music industry grew by $500m on a wholesale basis in 2022. The US music publishing industry grew by nearly double that amount.Boosted by CRB result and record performance income, the US music publishing industry flew last year
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Victory at the Juneteenth Celebration at Virginia Avenue Park, CAOne of the great musical highlights in a day the City of Santa Monica set aside for a spirited Juneteenth celebration at Virginia Avenue Park, the 45-minute set by emerging singer/songwriter Victory was an engaging, pitch perfect showcase not only for her angelic soul vocals and artful blend of folk, pop, jazz and gospel sensibilities, but also her unapologetic approach to sharing faith and freedom through music in an intimate, beautiful and warmly inviting way.

If it seemed Victory felt right at home connecting with the crowd a sunny park setting, there’s good reason for that. Long before she worked with Kanye West on his Grammy winning 2019 album Jesus is King and signed to Jay Z’s Roc-Nation label, she and her large family (eight siblings) became prominent buskers on NYC subways and prominent tourist attractions. She joined her brother Abraham and younger sister Angel in the offshoot group Infinity’s Song, which rose to prominence in 2015 after Tori Kelly happened upon them singing Hillsong’s “Oceans” one day in Central Park and joined in. A video of the impromptu performance went viral and currently has 1.2M views on YouTube.  

Dressed stylishly in a bright orange dress and black boots, her cornrows topped by a black French beret, Victory needed only her voice, an acoustic guitar and the solid backing of a bassist and drummer to convey the depth of her higher-minded musical riches. Harkening back to (in the spirit of the occasion) civil rights era Nina Simone, she set with the crowd-pleasing “Feeling Good, introducing the subtleties of her low sultry vocals before amping up the beat with some foot stops on a slowly building, powerfully emotional journey towards wild vocal improvisations and the pumping groove of her rhythm section.

Once she had the audience’s rapt attention, Victory felt free to play the first two of the set’s four original songs, the hopeful, divinely infused “El Shaddai” (the lead single from her new album Glory Hour) and “Just Like In Heaven.” “El Shaddai” (a Hebrew name for God) is a contemplative, prayerful, urban flavored song whose gentle start, ultimately funky groove and ethereal vocal serve as invitations to life our eyes and cast all care aside as we ask God to “rescue us from the tide/On your wings/Lift Us Hight/In the Dark.” Creating something of an improvisational coda, she explained she wrote the song during the pandemic when everyone was focused on fear and dying. She thought instead it was better to meditate on “El Shaddai.”

Likewise, the buoyant “Just Like In Heaven” found Victory praying for divine restoration of everything that’s broken, all while beholding his glory. As it was clearly inspired by The Lord’s Prayer, she wrapped the song with a recitation amidst the added fire of fiercely strumming guitar and deep drumbeats.

Capturing the pervasive joy and freedom that Juneteenth commemorates, Victory tapped into the higher, more gossamer realms of her wide vocal range on a graceful, reverent version of “Lift Every Voice” before tagging her gorgeous, dreamy yet deeply passionate rendition of Paul Simon’s classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with a spoken word reminder – for those who have ears, as the Bible says – that like the protagonist in the song, Jesus laid himself down as a sacrifice for us. She extended that traditional Spirit-filled message with a soft spoken yet otherworldly version of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” prompting some enthusiastic shout outs from the audience who realized they happened upon a musical church service.

Victory wrapped her uplifting show with two more originals - a heartfelt reminder to “Rejoice” and “let the joy of the Lord be our strength” and an as yet unreleased, folk-flavored, falsetto-driven shout of encouragement and empowerment to her “sisters” that they are truly “More Than Enough.” The singer sees “Rejoice” as the pivot point of Glory Hour where everything starts to get brighter – and this show, coming on a mostly sunny day in the midst of a month of June gloom, not only introduced many people to this incredible multi-faceted artist, but one who shares both her inner truth and her belief in the ultimate truth with unabashed conviction.   

Live Nation, AEG, NACPA file appeal to reverse BMI concert rate victoryLive Nation, AEG, and the North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) have filed an appeal to reverse BMI’s March court victory, which set new rates that promoters must pay songwriters. Continue reading
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Sacem’s revenues jumped 34% to $1.49bn in 2022. How did that compare to other leading PROs?Sacem paid out €1.056 billion ($1.112 billion) to authors, composers and publishers worldwide in the year, marking a 19% YoY jump
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New Spotify desktop app will help deepen the artist-fan connectionSpotify has released a redesign of its desktop app that includes a revamped Library and Now Playing view and easier pathways to learn more about the song and artist you. Continue reading
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peermusic acquires song catalog of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs and majority of the song catalog of his son, Gary ScruggsPeermusic is the long-time publisher of Earl Scruggs song catalog
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Microsoft is developing an AI rap generator, DeepRapper – trained on a large set of songs ‘crawled’ from the webDeepRapper is one of a number of projects being developed in China by Microsoft's Muzic AI team
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Superior Music Company signs Amy Douglas for PublishingIndependent music publishing company Superior Music Company welcomes New York City-based songwriter and LGTBQ pioneer Amy Douglas to a worldwide publishing administration deal.

Douglas’ incredible voice and stellar songwriting skills has made her dance music’s bonafide rock chick. Looking through the list of songwriters Douglas has collaborated with is like a list of dance music royalty, including Horse Meat Disco, Juan MacLean, Luke Solomon, Soul Clap, Low Steppa and more. Douglas’ songwriting and voice has been featured on releases on DFA and Glitterbox Records. 

Amy Douglas is also known for composing “Something More,” a standout track on Roisin Murphy’s most recent album and tour, as well as Douglas’ house music hit under her own name, “Never Saw It Coming.”

Douglas has a big personality to match her big voice. A true disco diva, she takes glitz and glam with her everywhere she goes, evident when she performed to thousands at New York City Pride in 2019. Douglas’ new collaborations include starting her own imprint Ladyballs Records with her creative partner Tim Wagner, and being a brand spokesperson for hip NYC shoe company Modern Vice. 

Says Superior Music Publishing founder Mara Kuge, “Amy’s smarts, songwriting talent and deep connections within the dance music world make her a perfect addition to the Superior  roster. We’re here to be her partners as she creates her upcoming hits, and we’re excited to hear and represent them.”

Adds Amy Douglas, “I am absolutely honored to join a family of such great songwriters with Superior Music Publishing, no less as a woman? It will never be lost on me that Superior is female helmed. It’s a great honor to be represented by the crème de la crème.”

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About Superior Music Publishing

Superior Music Publishing is a full service boutique music publishing company and joint venture with Modern Works Music Publishing. Founded in 2014 by Mara Schwartz Kuge, the company offers both co-publishing and administration deals with worldwide collection, as well as a specialization in film and TV music placement, and works with Modern Works’ team of administrators and extensive international network of worldwide sub-publishers (click here for full list) to provide the best service in collecting songwriter royalties from all sources, including mechanicals, performing rights societies and international live performance royalties.  Superior also specializes  in pitching music to all media, including advertising, film, television, trailers, video games and online media, as well as negotiating synch licensing fees, administering the paperwork and collecting monies due. We also set up collaborations with top songwriters as well as pitching songs to major and independent labels to be covered by their artists. Superior Music Publishing offers all the services of a major music publisher, while providing a much higher level of personalized attention. Superior Music Publishing is part of the National Music Publishers’ Association’s Team 100 (the top 100 music publishers in the United States), Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and the Association for Independent Music Publishers. Superior Music Publishing continues the tradition of celebrating the independent spirit while providing the highest level of service, professionalism and transparency.

Spotify to delete historical artist data in 10 days: How to download yours now!Spotify has announced that it will delete all artist data over two years old plus the year-to-date across the entire Spotify for Artists analytics platform on June 30th. Historical artist. Continue reading
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Spotify to (finally) add higher priced ‘Supremium’ audio tierSpotify is finally planning to launch a HiFi premium audio tier, but unlike most of its competitors, users will have to pay more to get it. The new “Supremium” plan. Continue reading
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