Keith Harris - Inconsistencies In Government Arts Policy...
I’ve spent quite a lot of time recently wondering whether anybody is actually in charge of government policy with regards to the Arts or whether ministers just randomly make things up as they go along,...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #121 - Mind The Gap: Digital Service Licensing,...
Everybody seems to be saying the same thing – 2015 is turning out to be a transformational year for the music industry with a near endless supply of headline news around all things ‘digital’.New(ish)...
View ArticlePaul Pacifico: Is Compulsory Licensing The New Next Big Thing (Again?)
There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding at the heart of the music industry that is behind much of its perceived dysfunction in the face of what should be the most tremendous opportunity; the...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #122 - The Digital Rights Divide: Making Available &...
It’s been a good year for streaming.The first half of 2015 saw more than 1 trillion songs, movies and TV series streamed online - more than double the amount in 2014 – already making it a tipping-point...
View ArticleCreators Rights Infographic Event Summary
This is a complex topic with many perspectives… Despite operating under international Treaties in a global market (Wipo Performances and Phonogram Treaty (WPPT) and Wipo Copyright Treaty (WCT)), and...
View ArticleWomen In Music In 2015 - How Far Have We Come?
What a year 2015 has been. In the mist of big events for the industry, Apple Music launched, Adele releasing much-anticipated new music and streaming platforms biting the dust, it has sadly, been a...
View ArticleWomen In Music In 2015 - 'Who Run The World'
Following Alison Lamb’s recent round-up of Women in Music in 2015 featured here, readers might be interested to know that a new company has been established in London to help improve the visibility of...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #123 - Truth & Reconciliation: Recalibrating Creators'...
It was never going to be a straightforward debate.Our recent session on creators’ digital rights occupies an important yet complicated space in a rights debate fraught with complexity.Centre stage is...
View ArticleMusicTank: 50% Off January Sale
With time the most valuable commodity of all, why not take advantage of the following generous discounts on time-saving music industry resources and know-how?50% Off MEMBERSHIP Until January...
View ArticleKeith Harris: Why Are Catalogue Albums Outselling New Releases?
I read this week that in America last year, catalogue albums outsold new releases. This could be as a result of any one or a number of different things:Recent albums have not been of the quality of...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #124: Brexit - We Need To Talk About Europe
With the Europe ‘In’ or ‘Out’ debate rarely off the news agenda, and with a forthcoming referendum that could take place as early as June, it’s somewhat surprising there hasn’t been more open dialogue...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #125: Diversity's Whitewash
The music industry’s tussle with the issue of diversity most recently typified by a near all-white role call of 2016 BRIT winners has rightly forced this important debate centre stage. And not before...
View ArticleTidal Forecasts Strong Revenue Increase In 2016
The struggle has been seismic for Jay-Z’s Tidal music streaming platform since its launch in 2015. Recent figures however, suggest that it could be turning the corner in terms of its rising number of...
View ArticleThe Music Industry & Mental Health: Can Music Make You Sick?
TAKE THE SURVEY...From dubstep to orchestral players, stories of instances of psychological and emotional turmoil experienced by musicians as well as other members of the musical supply-chain are...
View ArticleNewsletter Editorial #126 - It's The Economy, Stupid
The economics of the music business can be hard to quantify in the absence of meaningful, reliable and regular data capture with which to inform and influence a range of policy and decision making....
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