Eamonn Forde examines the major driving forces behind the catalog gold rush and looks at what the future holds for this space.
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Getting Down With the Kids: Why Children’s Music is a Key Investment Area for the Music Business
by Eamonn Forde Jul 29, 2020Eamonnn Forde examines how the pandemic has accelerated the growth of the kids’ music sector & speaks to experts to find out what’s in store for the future.
Can livestreaming become an economically viable part of the music business in a post-pandemic world? Eamonn Forde investigates…
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“The Situation is Existential”: How the Covid-19 Pandemic is Affecting Music Royalties
by Eamonn Forde May 20, 2020Eamonn Forde examines how the pandemic is affecting music royalties and speaks to experts to learn what this means for the future of the industry.
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The Collective Corrective: UK Industry Leaders Weigh In on the Challenges Facing the MLC
by Eamonn Forde Apr 16, 2020Current and former MPA executives Lucie Caswell and Jane Dyball discuss the challenges ahead for the successful implementation of the MLC.
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Lockdown – But Not Out: How Music Publishers Are Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis
by Eamonn Forde Apr 06, 2020Here is how the publishing world has risen to the threat and what it is doing to safeguard the business and its writers for the future.
Vickie Nauman of CrossBorderWorks and Sara Lord of Concord Music Publishing give us insight into the new music licensing frontiers on their radar.
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Page Turner: What Spotify’s Songwriter Pages Could Mean for Writers and Publishers
by Eamonn Forde Feb 18, 2020Eamonn Forde takes a look at Spotify’s new Songwriter Pages and the opportunities this new feature brings to writers and publishers.
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Bowling Ally: Why the NFL Gives Music its Biggest Touchdown of the Year
by Eamonn Forde Feb 03, 2020Eamonn Forde takes a deep dive into the business of Super Bowl sync placements and the music licensing deals behind this momentous sporting event.
With lyrics becoming more commonplace in artist merchandise, Eamonn Forde takes a look at the business and opportunities associated with this area of music licensing.
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Sales, Lawsuits and Data: The Music Publishing Business in 2019
by Eamonn Forde Dec 02, 2019Eamonn Forde looks back on the past year in music publishing, from major deals and the booming catalogue acquisition space to ongoing disputes with DSPs.
Eamonn Forde takes a look at the booming catalogue acquisition landscape and the investors involved, both within the industry and outside of it.