A bunch of different stuff is coming my way concerning the future of digital music. There is the ongoing internet radio/royalty situation. There is the iTunes royalty situation. And there is this new outfit, The Featured Artist’s Coalition, that has got a bunch of known acts to sign on to their charter; a nebulous document [...]

There is an agreement on the table that will specify royalty rates to be paid by internet radio stations. This article from AAJ is a little misleading.
The opening paragraph…
Songwriters, record labels, and webcasters have reached an agreement on mechanical royalties for songs played on web radio services. However, the “disastrous” performance royalty that threatens [...]

I’m sure you have, by now, noticed the Sonific Songspot widget in the sidebar or, at least noticed tracks from the “Trouble Ain’t Over” CD playing as you wander about the site.
I’ve got to tell you something. When I originally started writing this blog (July 2006), my vision was to have music-mine and other [...]