Steve Jobs’ Contribution To Songwriters
October 6th, 2011
By Norm Daniels
We do mostly articles for songwriters here, so we must acknowledge the tremendous contribution of Steve Jobs to the music business from a songwriter’s standpoint. The whole world knows his great influence in the development of the personal computer, and then the groundbreaking developments such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad, and even animated film, through his Pixar Studios. But a lot of articles don’t include what his revolution in music did for songwriter royalties.
Of course songwriters earn their greatest royalties when a single they wrote is broken out from an album and is picked up by radio. From radio play, comes performance royalties, and record sales from that radio play can be generated much more quickly since digital downloads began. It was Jobs whose vision kicked off and largely maintains the millions of digital downloads sold these days, not only via iTunes, a Jobs creation, but through dozens of me-too sites. Example: Rodney Atkins no. 1 hit “Take the Backroad” sold 600,000 downloads before the album was even released.
Loeb & Loeb LLP has added attorney John P. Strohm to its Nashville office as senior counsel in the Music Industry Practice. He has extensive experience negotiating agreements related to music publishing, recording, distribution and emerging media, including numerous transactions with major and independent record labels and music publishers…important news to us, because Loeb & Loeb is the law firm that represents ParamoountSong.com and our affiliated music publisher, ParMusic Group.
Songs for 69¢ at iTunes & Amazon. Boon or Boondoggle?
May 16th, 2011
By Norm Daniels
Word is that iTunes is adding more songs to their 69¢ bargain bin. Amazon has had such prices on over 200 tunes for weeks now. But don’t get excited. Neither has significantly reduced overall prices. It’s a selective sale. iTunes reductions on oldies and an Amazon sale on 9 of their top 10, excluding #1 won’t revolutionize the music business.
And songwriters can relax. Your royalties on mainstream label songs aren’t in danger yet. This doesn’t affect performance royalties, and since most sales royalties are controlled by copyright law, and paid on a per sale, not a commission basis, you could even make more. More sales, more moola. And overall, prices are up. Remember those $1.29 tracks on the hot stuff?
So if the whole thing generates more interest — and more sales — the more the merrier. Meanwhile, don’t rush right out to grab bargains on your favorite country songs. You won’t find many of them.
Jennifer Lopez New Single ‘On The Floor’ Dominates Digital Downloads # 1 iTunes in 10 Countries
March 8th, 2011
MUSIC VIDEO SURPASSES AN ASTOUNDING 13 MILLION VIEWS ONLINE
WORLD VIDEO PREMIERE ON AMERICAN IDOL SETS 4-YEAR RATINGS RECORD FOR ANY TV NETWORK
LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — International icon Jennifer Lopez has stormed the music charts, online video viewing channels, dance clubs around the globe, the world radio airwaves and has become the television superstar of 2011.
With the convergence of two major beauty endorsement agreements launched this year (Venus / Gillette Goddess and L’Oreal campaigns), a world video premiere on the weekly #1 most watched TV series (FOX’s “American Idol”) and global radio and dance club play of the new single, “On The Floor” lands at #1 on iTunes single download chart and the video surpasses a staggering 13 million views on YouTube. The single is the “Hot Shot Debut” on Billboard’s Hot 100 at # 9 and jumps to # 7 on the Billboard Dance Club Play Chart. Read the rest of this entry »
Jennette McCurdy: Country Music Strikes A Chord | Jennette McCurdy | Just Jared Jr. – JJJ
August 27th, 2010
Jennette McCurdy’s new EP, Not That Far Away, is out on iTunes now and rising on the country charts.
The 18-year-old actress/singer dished on just why she’s not a pop princess, meeting Faith Hill at a young age and telling a story with her album. Check it:
On why she chose country over pop: “It’s always been my favorite. I found that I could relate to it more than any other genre and I felt like it was so honest.
more via Jennette McCurdy: Country Music Strikes A Chord | Jennette McCurdy | Just Jared Jr. – JJJ.