Pandora is one of the most popular internet radio apps available. Loved and listened to by millions, Pandora is also at the center of a heated debate about music streaming royalties. Pandora argues they are unfairly forced to pay royalties way above what terrestrial radio pays, while artist rights organizations believe artists and labels deserve…
Archives for July 2013
#126: Dmitri Vietze – Selling Your Story to The Press
Dmitri Vietze is 14 year PR veteran and founder of StoryAmp, a platform for connecting music providers and journalists. In this exclusive interview, Dmitri tells how artists can approach the press, get their music heard, and the holy grail: get written about in local or national press. Dmitri emphasizes how important developing unique artist stories is for…
#125: Roundtable – How Much Are Musicians Paid to Play?
In the news: Pandora’s controversial tactics to reduce what they pay artists. Japan is poised to take the lead as world’s biggest music seller. And Amazon releases its first “Cities That Rock List” a compilation of US cities that sell the most music. In this episode we asked CD Baby musicians how much they get paid when…