How Record Deals Really Work

 

In this episode we will uncover The Truth About Record Labels. How Record Deals Really Work & how labels take advantage of the artist. Join me in this episode as we uncover the dark truth about record labels!

Independent Record Labels You Should Know

From independent icons like XL Recordings and Sub Pop to newer teams like 88 Rising and Mind of a Genius, here are some of the essential labels you should know. As always, we encourage you to do your own digging and share your own favorites with us, but as long as you discovered just one new label, artist, or piece of music that you love from this list, then we did our job.

From legendary indies to internet-based upstarts, these labels are all doing something special.

Hip-Hop Mixtape Site Being Sued

A number of the largest record labels have sued Spinrilla, a popular hip-hop mixtape website and app. Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records and Universal Music Group accuse Spinrilla’s operators of copyright infringement and claim damages that could reach millions of dollars.

Mixtapes have been part of the hip-hop culture for years, and one of such most popular online services today is Spinrilla. It allows users to stream and download tracks from its site or mobile app and accounts for hundreds of thousands of monthly users. The service got sued by the music labels, which claim that Spinrilla facilitates copyright infringement, allegedly offering over 21,000 tracks of music artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.

The plaintiffs estimated that the Spinrilla Android app had been downloaded and installed several million times and was among the most popular music apps offered on the Google Play store. However, Spinrilla is not just another pirate website: the service was incorporated in the US, earns money through advertising and recently partnered with AOL.

At the same time, the RIAA believes that Spinrilla has crossed a line by offering copyrighted music without permission and hopes that the record labels will be compensated through the lawsuit and that an injunction will take Spinrilla offline. The copyright holders point out that consumers have access to millions of music tracks from innovative legitimate platforms and services that pay creators, and Spinrilla’s way of business has no place in today’s music marketplace.

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Soundcloud Now Paying Royalties To Artist

I guess soundcloud pro will now be paying artist royalty checks for purchases and streams. SoundCloud, a popular streaming music web service with over 175 million monthly users, has reached a deal to pay royalties to thousands of independent record labels.

The ads will only be seen and heard in the US for now, on SoundCloud’s players. SoundCloud is the ubiquitous wild child of the digital music world. Soundcloud may begin to pay artists royalties, as the company moves towards monetizing it's sound empire. Currently Soundcloud closely rivals Youtube.

SoundCloud is desperately trying to go legal and pay royalties before labels pull their music from the streaming service. SoundCloud,the digital playground for many music fans and creators, says it will start paying artists and record labels for the first time.

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Quality Control Records or Roc-A-Fella Records?

 

Both Quality Control Records and Roc-A-Fella Records carry a shelf of hits under their belt. Roc Nation today is a force no-one can control, while Quality Control has just been sold for $300 million.

Now Celebrity Match Up want to know what record label would you choose out of Quality Control Records or Roc-A-Fella Records? Comment your answers below!

How a Hustler From Brooklyn Became a Billionaire

 

Jay-Z has long been known as one of the greatest rappers of all time, but now he’s known even more for his business acumen and massive wealth. Forbes recently named him Hip-Hop’s first billionaire, and with his diverse portfolio of investments, business ventures, and personal assets, it’s not hard to believe.

Despite the fact that it may seem like Jay-Z earned all of his wealth overnight, it was actually a long process that was decades in the making. Many people know the man, but few know the story.

Roc-A-Fella Records vs Murder Inc Records

 

This may not be the verzuz battle everyone is talking about, but your opinion still counts. Today, we will dive off into the greatest record companies that hit the music industry. With millions of albums sold, this will be a competition to choose from like no other.

Although Murder Inc. is branch of Roc-A-Fella Records, they both pack hit songs of their own. So, The Wrap Up Magazine is conducting this survey. We want to know what music group do you vibe to the most?

Jay Z Talks Tidal, Jimmy Iovine, And Rewriting The Music Rulebook

Jay Z doesn’t give many interviews. In conversation, he often pauses mid-sentence, considers, rewinds, slices and reshapes his answer, choosing a more appropriate word or analogy that draws a finer point before revealing it to the interviewer. What’s commonly assumed is a mistrust of the press may just be that unlike his work in the studio or onstage, Jay Z doesn’t ultimately control the final result of an interview, and therefore treads more carefully while giving one.

Why American Independent Internet Radio May Go Extinct

The new performance royalty rates that internet radio will pay artists and record labels were released on December 16 and many small and mid-sized internet-only broadcasters are now fearing.... While there was a modest increase on the fee paid for each song played, the bigger concern is what’s missing.

#Throwback Snoop Dogg - Woof! Ft Mystical & Fiend

"Woof!" by Snoop Dogg feat. Fiend and Mystikal sampled George Clinton's "Atomic Dog". "Woof" was a big hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 62. It found its best success on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles where it reached number 3.

"Woof" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring Fiend and Mystikal. was released on October 26, 1998 as the second and final single of his third studio album Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, with the record labels No Limit Records and Priority Records. The song was produced by Craig B and Master P.

Method Man Talks Partying With Tupac & Diddy

 

Method Man appeared on ‘Drink Champs’ and recalled being at the 1996 Soul Train Awards afterparty while on mushrooms. Meth’s journey on ‘shrooms found him encountering both Diddy and Tupac on the same night, with Method Man noting seeing them both was at the height of the East Coast/West Coast rap beef. 

Internet Advertising vs Street Promotion

What is the distinction between digital marketing and internet marketing, what is the most recent trend in the industry and how does big and multi-national companies allocate their marketing budgets?

Basically digital marketing is a broader term that portrays an arrangement of showcasing procedures that use all accessible advanced channels to advance an item or administration or build up a digital brand. Digital and internet marketing has come to succeed conventional marketing and the transition from paper and banner advertisements to social media marketing and pay per click campaigns.

U.S. Music Sales Hit Decade High

The total consumer spending on music in 2017 reached $8.72 billion, which is a 16.5 percent increase from 2016 to $7.5 billion.

ArtistRack Adds New Promotional Service

ArtistRack have added a service which will post a promo video of your song on their social media accounts (Instagram / Facebook / Twitter). You can take advantage of this new service by reading and submitting all details below.

A feature on the homepage of artistrack.com

 

5 days worth of twitter promotion to 200k+ music lovers

 

post on facebook, instagram and google+

 

Your post will also be emailed to 80,000 music lovers, record labels, club dj's, radio stations.

This is an amazing oppurtunity to create some serious heat around your release!!

Guaranteed submissions only $10 one time payment (this will include 1day’s free promotion on our social media accounts)

Be in our ‘Featured‘ sections for only $18 one time payment (this will include 5 days worth of social promotion + be included on our newsletter sent out to 30,000+ music lovers and taste makers) Extra exposure

Submit Music

Can Music Keep Up in the Attention Economy?

Music streaming services have continued to add U.S. subscribers this year, according to MIDiA Research, growing by 11 million paying users from January to September, to 117.9 million. But in a potentially troubling sign for the recorded music business, the number of total streams has remained the same.

Baby Bash Doing Call Casting For New T.V. Show

Hit song maker Baby Bash, whose numerous hit songs include: “Suga Suga”, “Cyclone” and “Baby Im Back” with others will now be searching for the next big singing star. The popular artist has also written hit songs for Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez (J Lo). Baby Bash will work with personally selected artist’s one on one in the studio on producing and recording a song for the artists. 

Get Ready For Deezer

The Wrap-Up Magazine has been releasing the hottest digital services that are currently running and up and coming. In this post, we give a shout out to +Deezer, a company on the rise for digital releases. Deezer is the No. 1 site for listening to music on demand. Discover more than 35 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with friends and family.

Deezer is a web-based music streaming service. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Catapult. With Deezer, music is FREE on your mobile, tablet and computer. Millions of tracks are waiting. Your favorite artists too. Listen without limits.

(CLICK HERE) To Sign-Up For Deezer.com

Did Soulja Boy Kill Music and Introduce Social Media?

Back in the mid 2000's, if you were on the web, then you were on Myspace. Everyone in the whole world was watching Soulja Boy and was waiting on him to blow. Everyone I know had multiple songs streaming on their Myspace page.

This was the true beginning on how music was going to be discovered. At that moment when Soulja Boy hit the big screen, CD's in stores began to slow down as well as CD distribution.

It’s already been said that Soulja Boy was responsible for sparking that shift, and one could label him the very first Internet rap star.

Spotify May Be Doing Deals With Independent Artist

As the internet grows and the music industry landscape continues to morph, artists are finding newer ways to generate income without the help of a major label. According The New York Times, the folks at Spotify are helping some of them along the way.

Universal Music Group Drops Distribution Company

Universal Music Group officially dropped the name Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), and updated its U.S. structure. In a digital market, where applications like Spotify, Tidal, and iTunes have limited the number of hard copies purchased by consumers; it looks like Universal Music Group will be placing more interest in marketing and e-commerce operations.