Off-label use

can put into use for their well-being. The independent route for artists/bands plays a good model for them because they have all rights their own music and have the control to release at any time without having someone telling them to release on this day or give them a deadline for a single dropped out for the fans to hear. Having this choice also give them the advantage to promote themselves through social media and in the public eye as well instead of having the major record label…

to be going. The part of Grooveshark’s strategy that I could never agree with was the fact that they allowed others do the dirty work for them. The process in which they allowed others to upload music to there server and then start building capital off of it, and purposefully not paying for it. Not to mention that they knew that what they were doing was wrong and they were essentially holding the music captive for there…

Artist's music in advertising is a hotly debated subject in today's society. This topic should definitely be opposed. Artist music advertising is a way for music artists to help a company sell their products with a catchy tune or song. Sometimes it's a trick for you so they can make money even though the product is really useless. In the world today everything's a trick. First of all, "Endorsement deals can keep a musician afloat, but it can also take the focus away from what really…

Should musicians use their music in advertisements? A question that has spawned lots of debate in the music world. Musicians using their music in advertisements and allowing their music to be streamed on Spotify has been a good thing. Musicians want their names to be out there. They want more fans to listen to their music. Musicians using music on Spotify or ads is not selling out, its smart. In recent years music has gone into the digital age where it can now be played on iTunes, Spotify and…

interest to conduct business that way. I am interested in this article because it provides some reasons why there is still not a regulate law to ban some music recording websites. And this article uses many data to explain the situation we have now, especially illegal downloads rate and the U.S. Internet use soars. Those details will be really helpful for my research about music…

The first half of 2014 showed streaming bring in $834 million compared to $905 million in sales. In 2015, streaming revenue topped physical sales at $1,028 million to $748 million. (Richter) The majority of this revenue still goes to major record labels and artists. For the lesser known folks out there, the best way to make money might be Bandcamp. Bandcamp leaves everything price-wise upto the artist to decide for fans to directly pay to them. Artists can choose how many of their songs are…

computers and other technological advancements that contributed to the distribution of music led to changes in the music industry, ultimately changing how the artist can get their music to the consumer. One of the first affects felt by artists and record labels was the decline of overall album sales. Consumers were now capable of picking and choosing specific songs they wanted to purchase and listen too. The initial stage (from about 1998 to 2001) of the digital music revolution was the new…

the artist so chooses, but they may also choose to use outside companies. All that is required is of the artist’s manager to provide the company with a master plan of how the artist plans to go about the recording, distribution, and marketing processes. As such, Polyphonic also does not own the master recordings for their artists. However, they have the right to use the copyright during the 10 years for which the artists are signed to the label. One of the biggest successes with this model is…

the heart. Both these artists were severely depressed. Vic was losing his home and in bad debt to hospitals, and Mark was living in his recording studio. Neither of these artist got the mental help they needed. By stating this in his letters Lowery uses an emotional connection to bring you to a personal level to Emily and help her see that by not purchasing her music it has devastating effects to the…

and answer to the main company, which controls the overall budget and makes decisions on staff reduction. In addition to creating labels that are divisions of the main company, sometimes the Big Four will offer distribution to Independent Indie Labels. The label offers the Indies releases to stores along with their own releases. With this kind of deal, the major label has no control over what albums the indie releases or how the indie manages the workings with their…