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The Latin Music Boom: Sounds Like It’s Here to Stay
Read moreBy William Glanz Latin music achieved dominance in 2017, with “Despacito” becoming nearly as ubiquitous as “Happy Birthday.” In 2018,…
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Artist Q&A: Catching Up with The Rude Boyz
Read moreBy William Glanz The Rude Boyz are one reason Latin music has become global. Kevin Jimenez (a.k.a. Kevin ADG) and…
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Artist Q&A: Catching up with Mau & Ricky
Read moreThey began writing songs when they were just kids. Now Mauricio and Ricardo Montaner are writing hits – and not…
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Artist Q&A: Catching Up with Ally Brooke
Read moreAlly Brooke is ready to go. Six months after Fifth Harmony announced its “indefinite hiatus,” Brooke has a new record…
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Bringing MMA Across the Finish Line
Read moreby Michael Huppe, President and CEO, SoundExchange The Music Modernization Act (MMA) now has the support of 76 Senators. As…
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Report: Streaming has 51 million paying customers in U.S.
Read moreBy William Glanz The size of the U.S. streaming audience has always been tough to quantify. Few companies publicly identify…
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Artist Q&A: Catching Up with AJ Mitchell
Read moreThings are happening quickly for AJ Mitchell, and he’s fine with that. The Illinois native built a huge following online…
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Happy Birthday to the King of Pop
Read moreIt may be Michael Jackson’s birthday, but he gave us the gift of music. He gave us so much music…
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You Have Questions. We Have Answers.
Read moreBy William Glanz We get phone calls and e-mails every day from recording artists and rights owners asking for assistance…
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Music and Social Media: In Perfect Harmony
Read morePhoto Credit: Noiseporn By William Glanz Music and social media are linked more than ever, according to new research from…
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More Royalties for More Music Creators
Read moreBy William Glanz Did you see the news? Our latest Digital Radio Report shows that we paid $398.6 million in…
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Music Tech: Understanding the Growth of Streaming
Read moreBy William Glanz The growth of streaming is almost too incredible to believe. Using on-demand audio and video services, music…
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Seymour Stein: Moving On, but Not Slowing Down
Read moreBy William Glanz Music industry legend Seymour Stein may be 76 years old, but he doesn’t plan to slow down.…
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Study Illustrates Challenges Facing Musicians
Read moreBy William Glanz Music fans streamed the 25 tracks on Drake’s new album, Scorpion, 745.92 million times in its first…
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Assert Your Independence – Contact Your Senator
Read moreBy William Glanz America turned 242 this week. Some of our copyright laws are almost as old as our nation.…
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Producer Q&A: Catching Up with J. Period | Meet the Producer Behind “The Hamilton Mixtape”
Read moreHamilton: An American Musical has made its mark with millions of fans who appreciate Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop interpretation of American…
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SXWorks Launches New Services for Music Publishers and Songwriters
Read moreBy William Glanz We make stuff. We developed the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) Search in March 2016. We launched…
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See You at A2IM Indie Week June 18-21
Read moreBy William Glanz School’s almost out. You know that means? It means A2IM Indie Week is right around the corner.…
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African-American Music Appreciation Month Turns 39
Read moreBy William Glanz Something funny happened in the 39 years since President Jimmy Carter established Black Music Month to recognize…
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Artist Q&A: Catching Up with Starset
Read moreBy William Glanz What better way to generate some buzz than to develop an elaborate back story? That’s what Starset…