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Music
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Groups: Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Win Doesn’t Redefine Literature
Last week’s announcement about Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in Literature had some wondering if the definition…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
American Music Therapy Association: Disaster Training
The American Music Therapy Association offers a free online disaster-response course to members and nonmembers alike.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Country Music Association Writes Anniversary Song
To create buzz around the 50th Annual CMA Awards, the Country Music Association produced a mashup of songs…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Country Music Association Brings Tunes to Greeting Cards
Last week, the Country Music Association and Hallmark Cards, Inc., announced a new licensing agreement, which would pair…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Music Business Association: Get Your Data in Tune
The Music Business Association offers its members deep-dive consumer analytics way beyond what can be found on any…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Open Music Initiative Wants to Fix Spotify’s Accounting
The Berklee College of Music in Boston is taking the lead with a new group that aims to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
North Carolina Groups to Musicians: Protest, Don’t Boycott
North Carolina’s controversial HB2 law has led a number of musicians to boycott the state. But others have…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Music Education Group Ramps Up After Legislative Win
With the Every Student Succeeds Act underlining in federal law the value of music education for the first…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Time to Update the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
The federal law that sets the rules for copyright enforcement online may have worked well 18 years ago,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
RIAA Sees “Market Distortions” in Streaming Success
The Recording Industry Association of America says that streaming music now represents the largest part of the music…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Spotify Cuts Deal With Music Publishers Over Lost Royalties
In a groundbreaking settlement with the National Music Publishers’ Association, Spotify has pledged to pay at least $21…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Recording Academy PAC Embraces Members’ Star Power
An array of major music stars—particularly from the R&B sphere—are planning to help the National Academy of Recording…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Recording Industry Group Adds Streams to Album Formula
To account for the increased use of streaming services, the Recording Industry Association of America updated its Album…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Music Groups Hope To Broaden Electronic Music’s Waves
Two music groups are hoping to advance the reach and revenue of electronic music with a new joint…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Spotify: Groups Respond to Streaming-Music Controversies
A label’s music yanked from Spotify highlights the debate over internet payments to artists and efforts to align…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
What Musical Powerhouse Took On Apple And Won?
Welcome to the weekly news quiz, where we test your nose for association news. In this edition: A…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Controversial Apple Music Deal Rankles Indie Groups
Multiple trade groups representing independent musicians and labels have warned their members not to sign up for Apple’s…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Music Industry Gears Up for New Music Friday
A collective music industry effort to get on the same page will bear fruit next month, when New…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: A One-Stop Portal for Copyright Protection
A leading British music-industry association has launched a portal for members to keep track of illegal distribution of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Beyond Record Store Day: Indie Record Sellers Launch “Vinyl Tuesday”
In an attempt to keep up momentum around the annual Record Store Day, the American Association of Independent…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pandora’s FM Station Riles Up Music-Publishing Groups
After a years-long debate over whether it could purchase a small South Dakota station, the online radio provider…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
One Day to Rule Them All? Music Industry Nearing Global Release Day
A leading international music trade group is on the verge of announcing a uniform release date for new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.K. Music Venues Form Alliance to Stop Closings
A number of concert halls have banded together—with the support of London’s mayor and the U.K. music industry’s…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Country Music Association’s Marketing Pitch: We’re Authentic
With large audiences and wide musical appeal, the Country Music Association is pushing hard on the marketing angle…
