Did UMG’s CEO just call DistroKid, CD Baby & TuneCore Garbage Merchants?While not calling anyone out by name, UMG CEO Lucien Grainge said anyone involved in music who is struggling to find an audience is a “merchant of garbage” during this. Continue reading
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A2IM demands 75% adoption before Luminate shifts Billboard indie chart data collectionsEchoing the concerns of indie music stores and labels over plans by Luminate to change how it calculates physical sales reported to Billboard, A2iM (American Association of Independent Music) calling for. Continue reading
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Bands who split royalties equally are more successful, says studyThis week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday post revisits a Stanford study that every musician should read, which found that bands that split their royalty income evenly were more successful in the. Continue reading
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GAMMA Presents the ATLAS Boosted Overdrive Effects PedalThe GAMMA Series ATLAS Boosted Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal from the Acoustic Control Corporation allows the player to add nuanced, tube amp-style overdrive to their guitar sound. The pedal features controls for Level, Tone and Drive, plus a Boost switch that pushes low frequencies and adds more high-end bite to the drive sound.  Whether used for gritty edge-of-breakup overdrive tones, or cranked to send the amp into full distortion, the ATLAS Boosted Overdrive’s distortion preserves the guitarist’s dynamics and articulation, and is nicely responsive to volume, tone and pickup adjustments made on the player’s guitar. Featuring intuitive operation, a stunning metal flake paint finish, heavy-duty/rugged full-sized metal chassis with metal knobs, and operation from either a 9-volt battery or 9-volt DC power supply, the GAMMA Series ATLAS Boosted Overdrive can be used as a sole pedal unit or as a pedal board component. Additionally, the pedal features mono audio input and output, with buffered bypass for consistent tone in any setup.

Designed to imbue a player’s guitar tone with the definition, sustain, and harmonic enrichment found in a classic vintage tube amplifier, the ATLAS Boosted Overdrive preserves the guitarist’s dynamics while adding bite and sustain, for articulate tone that responds to the nuances of the player’s style. Thanks to its Boost switch, the ATLAS Boosted Overdrive pedal offers two distinct flavors of tube-like overdrive. Use the Boost switch to send your tone over the top, with enhanced low-frequency girth and high-frequency bite. With the Boost switch disengaged, the ATLAS Boosted Overdrive offers classic mid-focused drive tone that cuts through the mix.

Features include:• Tube amp-style overdrive that preserves dynamics, articulation and guitar character• Boost switch enhances low frequencies, and adds more high-end bite to the drive sound• All metal chassis and knobs and a road-ready design• Simple operation for easy access to essential sounds for electric guitar• Operates from a 9-volt battery or 9V DC adapter: 9V Alkaline recommended which yields approximately a 50 Hours Run Time (battery and DC supply not included)• Mono audio input and output, with buffered bypass for consistent tone in any setup• Input 1⁄4-inch Instrument Level Input (650k Ohms Impedance)• Output 1⁄4-inch Instrument Level Output (1k Ohms Impedance)• Dimensions: 4.59 in (D) x 2.75 in (W) x 2.19 in (H)Weight: 0.55 lbs (8.8 oz)

Created to produce fat, tube-amp-inspired grind, the Atlas Boosted Overdrive is one of six stompboxes in the GAMMA guitar effects pedals line—which also includes the Bacchus Dynamic Driver, Cumulus 3-Way Reverb, Eros Clean Chorus, Hades Metal Distortion and Narcissus Warm Delay.

The GAMMA ATLAS Boosted Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal is currently available at a price point of $69.99 MAP

For more information on the complete range of Acoustic Control Corporation musical instruments, visit www.AcousticControlCorp.com.

The Beatles’ last song ‘Now and Then’ to be released November 2Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr relied on AI tech to salvage the song that John Lennon wrote and recorded as a demo in 1978
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Universal Music revenues hit $3bn in Q3, driven by sales from superstars like Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor SwiftUniversal Music Group has published its financial results for Q3 2023
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Apple’s Shazam adds Concerts tab, discovery powered by BandsintownApple’s Shazam has added a dedicated Concerts tab powered by show listings and ticket information from Bandsintown. The new feature is already available to users in the Shazam iOS app. Continue reading
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How to set up a Bandcamp Listening Party and why you (still) shouldDespite its recent sale and staff cutbacks, Bandcamp, for now at least, still has an audience and toolkit worth paying attention to. Brian Hazard explains from firsthand experience how beneficial. Continue reading
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50 Years of Music Industry Revenues: The Highs & LowsAn informative graphic overview of music industry revenue lows and highs broken down by format over the last half a century. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 There are so. Continue reading
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DIY Spotlight: Vera BloomAlternative rock/punk singer, songwriter and musician Vera Bloom saw her musical journey start when she was just six years old.

“I’ve always been a bit of a rebel without a cause, so as I grew up I spent a lot of my practice time improvising and writing my own songs instead of practicing what I was supposed to,” Bloom says. “Since I could write, I’ve been an avid writer of poetry and journaling, and it was my father who introduced me to the idea of songwriting and adding lyrics to music. The piano was my instrument for writing, but I made the switch to guitar at age 18 and something really clicked. I performed in classical piano recitals throughout elementary and middle school, but in high school I performed my own song on the piano with a drummer in the school talent show and won first place. That’s when I knew this could be something and that my songs could reach people.”

She describes her sound as unpredictable, skirting around the punk sub-genres. That can all be heard on the recent It’s Me EP.

“It’s Me is a compilation of six songs I had written over a year and a half that all belong in the same chapter of my life,” Bloom says. “The common themes are self-love, owning and recognizing self-worth, and reflection and growth. All the songs except "Boxes" were recorded here in Nashville at Battle Tapes Studio, and engineered by Jeremy Ferguson, who also recorded my first EP. The lead guitarist on the songs, Jacob Carey, engineered "Boxes" in his home studio. The tracks feature Brian Chinino on drums, Levi J Miller on bass guitar, Jacob Carey on lead guitars, and me singing and playing rhythm guitar.”

For Bloom, “DIY” means being true to yourself and keeping it real.

“It means doing what you like versus what you think you should do or is expected of you,” she says. “I really strive to maintain this in my music and my music videos, and I think that’s something that people really like about me. That’s why my sound is a bit unpredictable, really, because I do what I want and what I like and what the songs want versus shaping it into something that fits in a box to ‘stay on brand.’” 

For more, visit verabloom.net.

Paul Burger and Andrew Wilkinson resign as Hipgnosis Songs Fund non-exec directors ahead of tomorrow’s continuation voteThe comes in the same month that HSF confirmed the Chairman of its current board, Andrew Sutch, will step down from his role
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Spotify is embracing elements of Universal Music Group’s ‘artist-centric’ royalties model – following a new multi-year licensing deal between UMG and Daniel Ek’s platformSpotify's plans fit with the broad hopes of Sir Lucian Grainge's wishes as outlined at the start of 2023
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Spotify says new model will shift $1B to ‘working artists’ in 5 yearsSpotify is making major changes that it says will shift $1 billion in royalty payments over the next five years to ‘legitimate’ artists and rightsholders. Spotify has confirmed to multiple. Continue reading
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$500,000 Cash or Lunch with JAY-Z? The rapper/entrepreneur weighs in [VIDEO]Would you be smarter to take $500,000 in cash or have a private lunch with JAY-Z? The rapper and entrepreneur offered his own answer during ab interview with Gayle King. Continue reading
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Musician, ABC News Anchor Dan Ashley on the Importance of AuthenticityDrawing from his experience on camera and stage, Dan Ashley joins the Music Biz Weekly to discuss storytelling, engaging with your audience, and being authentic. Ashley fronts an indie Americana. Continue reading
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