There’s a new American Girl Doll in town—and she produces electronic music. The beloved toy brand has released its “Girl of the Year” for 2023, a 12-year-old Indian girl named Kavi Sharma who enjoys songwriting and performing. In addition to the doll herself, you can purchase her vibrant performance outfit and a number of music-related …
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Copyright Royalty Board Approves Industry-Wide Settlement for 15.35% Royalty Increase
The United States’ Copyright Royalty Board has approved new rates amid a long-standing battle between digital service providers and songwriters, recording artists and music publishers. Known as “Phonorecords IV” or “CRB IV,” the settlement will incrementally increase royalties for over the next five years until it reaches 15.35% in 2027, according to the board’s members. …
Music Tech Startup Songfinch Raises $17 Million to "Create a Center Class of Musicians"
Music tech startup Songfinch has secured $17 million, closing a Sequence A funding spherical that amplifies its efforts to create a “center class of musicians,” Built In Chicago experiences. Songfinch is certainly one of a handful of music startups aiming to alter how unbiased musicians are compensated for his or her work. “The trade tends …
Watch PRXZM Produce a Tune Reside Utilizing Mad Libs
PRXZM masticated asteroids actually gouda on this livestream. You will perceive that ridiculous lede after watching a latest video by the dance music manufacturing and songwriting duo PRXZM, who just lately challenged themselves to write down a music utilizing Mad Libs. Utilizing ideas from their dwell viewers on Twitch, they set to work. They’d solely ever …
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Copyright Royalty Board Approves Charge Enhance for Songwriters and Music Publishers – EDM.com
The Copyright Royalty Board in america has accepted a 15.1% royalty charge for the years 2018-2022, up from 11.4%. These royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers by streaming companies like Spotify. The information precipitated an attraction from 4 main suppliers of streaming companies: Apple, Amazon, Pandora and Google, who argued in a joint assertion that the choice “raises critical …
Your EDM Premiere: AL/SO and Sovryn Face the ‘Torment’ of Emotional Songwriting With New EP [Korsakov Music]
In February, Korsakov Music re-introduced house producer Barely Royal as Sovryn and released his scorcher of a debut EP, Static Vision. An eclectic mix of melodic dancefloor and punishing neuro-inspired chugging synths, the newly minted Sovryn showed that he could party with the big D&B boys tech-wise. It was only a matter of time before a …
Jeff Tweedy to donate portion of songwriting royalties to local Chicago charity
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has revealed a portion of his royalties will be donated to local charity I Grow Chicago. Tweedy pledged five per cent of his royalties to social justice organisations following the global Black Lives Matter protests in June last year in response to the police killing of George Floyd. According to its website, …
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New Artist Spotlight: Josh Charm’s Elegant Songwriting is Making a Mark on House Music
Josh Charm has experienced an electrifying start to his young career. Since first releasing dance music in 2018, the Dutch producer quickly found a home on Martin Garrix‘s STMPD Records. Things just started getting hot for him in 2020, though, as his single “Sinner” with Redondo eclipsed 1.1 million streams on Spotify alone. To top …
Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting catalogue to Universal Music
Bob Dylan has struck a historical deal with Universal Music to sell his entire songwriting catalogue. According to the New York Times, the music icon has sold his back catalogue for an eye-watering $300 million (£225 million), giving Universal the ownership of over 600 songs spanning a period of almost six decades. It includes career-cementing early …
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Disclosure Created a Song Sampling the Man Who Claimed “House Music is the Worst Songwriting”
A news program in the UK has drawn criticism from artists and fans alike after a critic said that “…house music is the worst songwriting.” On Friday, Calvin Harris clapped back at the critic by sharing an Instagram post emphasizing how the genre affected his career and helped him win a songwriting award. Taking things …