This is a guest post by Tracey Melnick, VP, Royalty Services at music distributor and payments firm Stem. She believes that finance teams like hers can “be the engine” that can power a […]
Tag: Guest Columns
We occasionally publish posts which voice the opinions of guest authors, and advance specific perspectives on important issues. They are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and are not paid-for.
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The Long Tail’s Sting: The political battle over content moderation and music’s dilemma (Guest column)
The below guest post is by Tristra Newyear Yeager, Chief Strategy Officer of music/tech PR firm Rock Paper Scissors. In it, she joins the dots between some potentially meaningful and high-profile […]
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Improving representation in music – and what Youth Music is doing to create change (Guest column)
This is a guest post from Matt Griffiths, CEO of UK charity Youth Music. He discusses diversity and representation in the UK music industry, explores the challenges that still exist, and explains […]
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Marrying art and science: the challenges and opportunities of curation for the music industry today (Guest column)
In light of NY:LON CONNECT 2023, we asked Alex Kisch, EVP, Business Development & Affairs, General Counsel at Vevo – sponsor of the event’s “Changing nature of music formats” track – to […]
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Streaming services need to do better by listeners and artists — HiFi is the way (Guest column)
This is a guest post by Nigel Harding, VP Artist Relations at Deezer. He argues that hi-fi audio shouldn’t be a luxury extra – but instead should be a fundamental part […]
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Eight friendly meditations for the industry formerly known as music in 2023 (Guest post)
In advance of NY:LON CONNECT 2023, we asked Matt Urmy, co-founder & CEO of collaboration platform Artist Growth – which is co-sponsor of the event’s Innovation and Startups track – to share with […]
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A pep talk for the independent artist in 2023 (Guest post)
In advance of NY:LON CONNECT 2023, we asked Amuse – which is co-sponsor of the event’s Artist Manager track – to share with us the exciting opportunities they see ahead in 2023. Aimed […]
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Fan-focused strategy still the best catalyst for success (Guest post)
In advance of NY:LON CONNECT 2023, we asked Vasja Veber, co-founder of music data analytics platform Viberate – and one of the co-headline sponsors of the event – to share some key […]
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Will music streaming finally hit maturity in 2023? (Guest post)
This is a guest post by Phil Bird, head of sales, rights and royalties, (media) at Vistex. He looks ahead to what may happen in with regards to rights and income for rights holders in 2023. Phil wonders […]
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How gaming could reshape music distribution (guest column)
This is a guest post by Roman Rappak, of the band Miro Shot, and co-founder of music metaverse startup Ristband. He’s been performing and touring live mixed reality concerts since […]
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“Contributors not gatekeepers” – the music industry, the metaverse, and the creator economy (Guest column)
This is a guest post by Golan Shakéd, Chairman at music licensing company Lickd. He writes about the need for the music industry to engage with new social media platforms that use music in […]
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A guide to micro-sync for indie artists (guest column)
This is a guest post by an established independent artist and songwriter, with tens of millions of streams to their name. After researching a number of platforms in the micro-sync […]
