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Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News

Current, Interesting, Offbeat, Music Biz News Updates Curated from Various Sources.“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.” – Aristotle OnassisSMBN consists of presentations of various news points, with the occasional segment by Jonesy my cat: Jonesy"s Cat-Shit Crazy Pick.Video Versions at https://www.youtube.com/@snydersmusicbiznewsFor 27+ years as a Music Professor teaching Music Business and Recording classes, as well as being a professional musician, one of my favorite

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23:08

What Up w/Aggressive PROs? • Copyright Office's AI...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2025/02/22

00:01 Intro 00:18 Congress has asked the Copyright Office to look into aggressive tactics Performance Rights Organizations are now using to get money from small venues, restaurants, bars, etc. Changes in non-profit status and the addition of 3 more pros may cause live music to dry up. 10:46 The Copyright Office just released its determination (1 of 3) about AI and Copyright protection. 13:09 A description of the 3 common uses of AI in music production 20:06 Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy Pick is how AI can

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31:26

Blu-Ray/Mini-Disc Dead / Tape Lives • R&R...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2025/01/30

SONY announced that it will no longer produce recordable Blu-Ray and Mini-Discs. Recording studios still using Mini-Disc should load up now on blank media. Rock and Roll Photogs are ripped off more than most and file copyright lawsuits. But some seem to have made the lawsuits their primary revenue leading judges to call them copyright trolls. Streamer Deezer created AI detection tools to find and isolate full AI generated music and support human generated music. They found that 10,000 fully AI

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21:33

Save Your Music in DNA • When Sold-Out Isn't •...

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2025/01/30

00:01 - Intro 00:10 - Artificial Intelligence may rely on organics to exist. Creating strands of DNA to store data will become the new way AI will preserve and use data - forever. 06:28- Papering the House. There are companies that can be called to 'paper the house', the filling of empty seats to create the false impression of a 'sold-out' concert or event. 9:21- Bundling. Why Apple only seems to pay more for streams than Spotify, and another reason artists/songwriters, and others will now make even

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21:33

Save Your Music in DNA • When Sold-Out Isn't •...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2025/01/23

00:01- Intro00:10 - Artificial Intelligence may rely on organics to exist. Creating strands of DNA to store data will become the new way AI will preserve and use data - forever. 06:28- Papering the House. There are companies that can be called to 'paper the house', the filling of empty seats to create the false impression of a 'sold-out' concert or event. 9:21- Bundling. Why Apple only seems to pay more for streams than Spotify, and another reason artists/songwriters, and others will now make even

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25:18

AI and You • Live Sound & Mental Health • Live Sound...

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2025/01/13

IntroYoutube has little known settings with options to allow AI to use your content for training, and to what extent. Some disturbing data about mental health issues in the live event industries, and the difficulty in addressing themFor the past 2 years, the Live Event industries have increasingly come to rely on Tik-Tok for marketing...how would a Tik-Tok ban affect them? Rappers, like Drake, are using Twitch to create viral songs and viewer engagement. Possibly another alternative for Tik-Tok

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22:57

Spotify Ghosts Stuff Playlists •The Rise of D-n-B...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/31

intro - DaisyIs Spotify creating and/or purchasing music and promoting fake artists, with bios, to stuff in playlists to avoid paying royalties? How does this affect 'real' musicians hoping to get into playlists to make a living from royalties and streams? Are you listening to 'Ghost Musicians'? How can 1 song be credited with 100s of titles and composers? Do people care who composes their workout or background music?Spotify will now only pay royalties for a song streamed at least 1,000 times in 12

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16:16

EP 9 AI, Spotify, and Audiobooks • Artists Copyrights...

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2024/12/31

EP 9 https://youtu.be/O_xuVgd-tEQSpotify is moving into Audiobooks. Will this expand consumer demand and maybe more work for studios? But...Book Publishers Both Fear and Embrace AI in Writing, Translating, and Recording Audiobooks. Quantity over quality in the audiobook world, like music? Used to be that an artist with 100 loyal fans, could make $100,000 a year if each fan bought $100 a year in records, merch, etc. But now super fans don't buy from the artists, but rather pay for subscriptions to

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15:35

EP 7 Petition to Control AI•No Fakes Act•Chris...

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2024/12/27

Ep 7 https://youtu.be/7IHbGRvRemM25,000 + of artists and 3 major labels sign petition to limit use of AI. The government tries to contain AI with the No Fakes Act and treat it like copyright, will it work? The 4 major news networks, like the 3 major record labels, see their stars leave to be independent content creators. Is it the beginning of the great migration? Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy Pick: The sacred Grammys are cutting costs and nominees have to pay to party with Beyonce? Is the industry

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17:49

Ep 6 Tik-Tok Payola - AI Language Change - Industry's...

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2024/12/27

Episode - 6 https://youtu.be/E4S5IfEtzIM Link to articles: https://snydersmusicbiznews.blogspot.com/2024/11/snyders-music-biz-news-links-episode-6.html - Like the old days of radio, labels pay creators for song placement in social media content - Brenda Lee's 60-year old Xmas classic song is now in Spanish via AI. How to release a song in any language - Jelly Roll gets educated, welcome to the music industry! - A rising field creating playlists for restaurants, with music to match the cuisine -

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18:14

EP 8 Dream Crushing Odds • AI Does Travis • Non-Human...

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2024/12/27

Ep 8 https://youtu.be/4xc4lB-k4rEReality V. Dreams? What are the odds of your tune becoming a hit? How many releases are you competing with a day? Randy Travis's new release has him singing, but he can't...sing. A 100% AI generated song, including artwork, makes the charts in Germany. How long before AI bumps humans off the charts in the US? Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy Pick: Boogergate. Did Jellyroll really pick and consume a booger?

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15:35

Ep 5. AI Jingles - Connyct (College Kids Only) - AI...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/26

Audio from Episode 5 https://youtu.be/iSiDHHM_jJc- Art of the Jingle Almost Gone - Will AI bump human Jingles? - Connyct and WMG use FB tactic to attract new exclusive college user base and compete with Tik-Tok - Beatles and AI make history with Grammy nominated song - Spotify repeats old strategy with Spotify music videos not available in the US and Canada...yet - Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy Pick: Strap-on Remote Cassette Recorder!

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21:17

Ep. 4 $4M Record - Tidal Trouble - UMG+AI - Tik-Tok...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/26

Audio from Episode 4. https://youtu.be/El44EEqCFfs- Can you name the $4,000,000 Record sold by the US government? Remember Pharma Bro? - HQ Audio streamer Tidal cuts back - Universal Music Group and AI be friends - Music on Tik-Tok disappears. Music on Distrokid or CD Baby? You might feel a sudden emptiness - Buy the Abbey Road mixer and you can have the most famous studio in the world - Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy: 30 years of Mariah Carey's song...sigh...

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17:03

Ep 3. AI & Grammys-Timbaland & AI-End Of...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/26

Audio from Episode 3 https://youtu.be/Kot-wwBGkJw- Can music generated by AI be nominated for Grammys? Maybe split with humans? - Timbaland Says Don't Be Afraid of AI, but labels wave their fingers - Are we at the beginning of the end of music streaming platforms? - Chilis forgets copyright law and is used by UMG for Tik-Tok ads - New .Music Suffix Available - Jonesy's Cat-Shit Crazy Halloween Outfit Pick

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13:30

Ep 2 Pay to Play Hendrix - Pay Limp Bizkit -...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/26

Episode 2Audio from https://youtu.be/IIUwTavhQVwYou have to buy the Hendrix demo tape before you listen to it. It's one of many very cool items up for auction in London - Limp Bizkit says they've never been paid royalties. Label Disagrees...of course - Green Day purposely mangles their album Dookie with songs covered by Billy Bass and more - The connection between the today's rise of cassettes, players, and the 2010 Lexus? - How to improve your chances to be nominated for a Grammy - Jones Cat-Shit

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12:32

EP 1 Swift Guitar Smashed-Hard Drives Die-Floyd's...

Prof Snyder"s Music Biz News ·

2024/12/26

Audio from Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/_E8GIweIhekTaylor Swift signed guitar (maybe) was purchased at auction, and the winner destroyed it on stage with a hammer to make a statement - Hard drives WILL fail. Plan now because ain't no saving once it's gone... - Roger Waters' statements cost Pink Floyd $100M. It's OK they still were paid $400M for their catalog - Times are getting tough for Country Songwriters: As experienced by country writer Hugh Prestwood - Gen Zers don't just listen, they engage

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