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Sony Music sues Marriott Hotels for alleged ‘rampant’ copyright infringement in social media posts - Music Business Worldwide
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According to Goldberg, the record company needed to act like a music publisher for new releases- putting up very little money but not trying to hold artists for long contract periods or to keep as much of the revenue. Advances would be $50k with a 40% revenue share after the advance. Losses in new releases are generally driven by expensive fixed he... See more
Sriram Krishnan • Dave Goldberg on music Music
Music NFTs
sari and • 42 cards
Water and Music are doing a great job marrying web3 to the music industry and creating a large community of musicians, executives, tech heads ad fans in order to create the next music movement. It is not easy to solve the multiple issues that a behemoth, never-ending, moving industry faces.
Sriram Krishnan • Dave Goldberg on music Music
The top 1% of musicians now make ~77% of revenue in music. Many factions of the independent musical infrastructure have become closer and closer aligned with corporate interests and advertising supported journalistic models in order to keep their head just slightly above water, and are in danger of losing their distinction and identity as a result.
Mat Dryhurst • SoundCrowd: Tokenizing & Collectivizing Soundcloud
Business
Christie Sausa • 3 cards
The “monetize the individual” disruption should serve as a catalyst for the business reinvention of media companies who choose to recognize and react to this “new” (I know it’s not new but what’s old is new again) trend forming. It’s not just about enabling and “liberating” creators and talent, but more importantly about maintaining, supporting and... See more
Jarrod Dicker • The Next Media Business: Talent, Reputation and Lessons from Record Labels
“As Long as You Love Me,” “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” and “I’ll Never Break Your Heart,” all enormous hits.