Music Ally Focus

Music Ally Focus Ep. 88: We’re thrilled to be joined by Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital, which offers music business insight with a strong focus on the business of hip-hop – the world’s pre-eminent genre of pop music. Trapital has recently published its first big report on the business and culture of hip hop – and Dan, a true thought leader in this space, has a lot of interesting things to say: he talks about how the narrow genre boundaries of hip hop are hiding its actual size and success on an international basis, how hip-hop’s super-successful leaders like Jay Z are poised to become the large-scale investors of tomorrow – and how their hip-hop roots mean they have a remit to do things differently than the incumbents. It's a fascinating conversation for anyone who cares about the business of music - not just hip hop. Trapital: https://trapital.co/ Trapital podcast: https://trapital.co/pod/ ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Music Ally Focus Ep. 87: In this episode we’re joined by Kyran de Keijzer, co-founder of Muso.AI, the music credits platform that brings together data on the people that make songs, and allows music professionals to edit and manage their legacy metadata. Kyran says he looked at the most popular tracks ever made, and then looked at the metadata that reaches streaming platforms and found lots of gaps: only 60% have songwriting credits, 46% producer credits, and only 29% have engineering credits. We speak to him and ask why he chose to take on one of the huge music metadata challenges - in trying to make sure that all the people associated with a track are properly credited in the metadata, in a verified way. So, in this podcast, part of a partnership between Music Ally and Muso.AI, we wanted to hear the thoughts of someone who has spent half a decade working with music metadata and solving a problem that, he says, can help people not only get the credit they deserve, but open up new work opportunities, and get paid better for the work they do. Muso.ai: https://muso.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/muso-ai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muso.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusoAIapp Twitter: https://twitter.com/ai_muso

Music Ally Focus Ep. 86: We’re joined in this episode by Janelle Mitchell and Estée Blu - two recipients of the Richard Antwi Scholarship, which aims to support Black and minority ethnic students living in the UK and awards a full scholarship for University of Westminster’s Music Business Management MA course. We wanted to know how these two ambitious young pros see the music industry from their perspectives, and the hurdles that they see in front of them.  They told us their frank opinions about:  the changes that need to be made, how they feel some Black people are put into job roles to fulfil a visible “diversity” remit, and how the goal of having currently underrepresented people in senior roles will have a transformative effect. They both also talk about how Black people are often expected to carry the burden of driving change around representation in the industry – and the subsequent impact that has on mental health. It's an honest, important, and fascinating conversation. Estée Blu – https://www.esteeblu.com Janelle Mitchell – https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/janelle-mitchell Richard Antwi Scholarship – https://www.richardantwi.org ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Music Ally Focus Ep. 85: Artist Love Ssega explains how he combines his music career with climate justice, and whether artists have a responsibility to not be silent on this issue. The climate emergency is the most meaningful challenge of our time, and one that the music industry can make a number of changes in relation to – whether that’s in terms of reducing music businesses carbon footprints, or artists using their influence to encourage fans to make a difference. London based artist Love Ssega talks about his work addressing the climate emergency from the perspective of an artist, his work with initiatives like Earth Percent, and also about the business opportunity that awaits artists if they adopt and become vocally supportive of climate-friendly activities. Love Ssega: https://www.lovessega.com Earth Percent: https://earthpercent.org Some examples of Ssega's climate-related work: https://worldoftopia.com/love-ssega-my-world-of-good/ https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/life-at-queens/news-and-events/ssegawa-ssekintu-kiwanuka-british-council-musician-in-residence-in ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Music Ally Focus Ep. 84: We’re joined by Gary Helsinger, SVP, Licensing & Creative at Melodie, who chats to us about the state of library music, but also tells all of the best rock n roll stories we have heard on the Focus podcast thus far. Gary has had a rich and varied background to say the least: for instance, he was Director, A&R at Chrysalis Music Group whilst also a member of platinum-selling rock band Green Jellÿ – plus, he was also a manager, and has deep experience in licensing and synch. So he tells us about the state of modern library music and sync, and his work in that field at Melodie. He also regales us with stories of how he signed himself as a musician, discovered Jeff Buckley, signed the Smashing Pumpkins, argued with David Bowie, loaned Prince his guitar, snooped on shoppers behind a two way mirror with Michael Jackson, and, oh, a whole lot more. Melodie: https://melod.ie Leah Shutkever eating sausages: youtube.com/watch?v=c7_e9SfzbqY Green Jellÿ: youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Michael Horan, VP of Product at Last.fm, discusses the evolution of Last.fm over 20 years, from tracking mp3s to online music streaming. He delves into the importance of data in connecting artists with audiences and the challenges of organizing music data for fair royalties. The conversation also explores the value of user input in music discovery and the need for online music communities in the digital age.

Music Ally Focus Ep. 82: We’re joined by multi-award winning UK beatbox champion, and live looping pioneer, Beardyman (AKA Darren Foreman) – who, like a number of artists, has created a significant extra income stream via a subscription model on Patreon. We talk to him about how he has made a model where fans do not merely support him – they collaborate with him: subscribers can present their track ideas and collaborate directly with Beardyman, and if successful, get royalties on the track. Darren he tells us about how and why he set up this new, direct-to-fan community connection, how it has become a big part of his income, how a Discord server is vital, and why he chose to only offer highly affordable pricing. Beardyman on Patreon: patreon.com/beardyman Beardyman: https://www.beardyman.co.uk An example of Beardyman's livestreams: youtu.be/WhyNVidvlVY ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Music Ally Focus Ep. 81: In this episode we’re discussing the past, present and future of Latin music on a global scale with Jesús Triviño Alarcón, senior director for Latin Global for streaming platform Tidal. Jesús has a deep connection with Latin music and culture: he is a Webby-nominated content creator who has covered music, TV, film and more for over 17 years as a reporter, editor, producer and curator. Latin music has firmly solidified its status as a global superpower, and we spoke to Jesús about his observations of Latin music’s recent successes, which music and cultures will spring to international prominence next, the possibility of innovative international collaborations – and we also got some insight on how audiences engage with Latin music. Here are a few of the genres and artists Jesús mentioned: Rising: Latin Tmrw / R&B en Español  Tmrw / Cumbia Reggaeton del Sur (Venezuela) FEID Esenciales (one of the artists Jesús mentioned as an artist on the brink of global superstardom) And here's an album by his music choice: A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory"  ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Music Ally Focus Ep. #80: In this episode, we’re going to talk about Equitable Remuneration (ER) and how it works out in practice, IRL, with two people who truly understand the economics and legality of it. What is ER? In the UK and some other countries, it’s the practice of dividing certain radio play royalties 50-50 between artist and label - and in the UK’s long-running parliamentary inquiry into music streaming economics, ER became a widely-requested solution to many artists’ claims that they were not being paid enough. So, we’ve got two people who really know their stuff to talk about whether applying ER to music streaming is a good idea. Spoiler: it might actually leave artists worse off. Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law and Associate Dean at Brunel University London, and  Will Page, former Chief Economist at Spotify and PRS for Music. They explore from a legal and economic perspective which are of the three real-world ER options available the most likely to happen  – and reveal that ER might actually leave artists worse off. So… what does the future hold for artist royalties in an environment where many artists still want to be paid differently? And will streaming platforms be able to increase monthly subscription costs in the middle of economic hardship? Hayleigh and Will look ahead and try to navigate the likely path forward. Dr Hayleigh Bosher: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/hayleigh-bosher Will Page: https://tarzaneconomics.com ------ 👋 The Knowledge, Music Ally’s free weekly newsletter: musically.lnk.to/knowledgepo 🎉 You may be eligible for a FREE Music Ally subscription, worth £399/year, via our corporate and sponsored subscriptions. If you work for a DSP, a major label, an indie label, or if you’re an artist manager, an employee of a CMO or a publisher, check here to see if you’re eligible: musically.com/subscription-options Ⓜ️ Subscribe to Music Ally's industry-leading analysis, reporting and news: musically.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicallybiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/musically Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicallyfb

Sam Saideman, Co-founder of Innovo Music Management, discusses TikTok and influencer marketing. He highlights mistakes made by major labels on TikTok and offers tips for success. He compares managing artists to influencers and emphasizes the value of low budget videos. The podcast explores methods for going viral on TikTok, including influencer marketing and building personal brands. It also delves into the risks and failures of TikTok marketing campaigns, stressing the importance of authentic content and trying different strategies.