Posts Tagged ‘ASCAP’
Music News: Vinyl Sales Up by 39% In 2011
Posted: January 13, 2012 by jdobypr in DJs, Hip Hop, Media, Music, NewsTags: #HipHop, ASCAP, BMI, Celebrities, Disc jockey, Grammy Award, Hip hop, Music
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Industry Tips & Advice: How Music Licensing Works by Marshall Brain Pt 4 « GET IT DONE BLOG
Posted: January 10, 2012 by jdobypr in #DJ, Hip Hop, Internet Radio, Music101, News, RadioTags: ASCAP, BMI, Licensing, Money, Music, news, Radio, Royalties
Industry Tips & Advice: How Music Licensing Works by Marshall Brain Pt 4 « GET IT DONE BLOG.
ASCAP and BMI
If you own a radio station or a restaurant and you want to broadcast or play music, what you need are public performance rights– the right to play music that the general public will hear in one way or another. Obviously, if you own a radio station playing 300 or 400 songs every day, you would go insane if you had to obtain public performance writes from every label and publisher. Therefore, public performance rights licensing is now handled by two very large companies named ASCAP(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) that simplify the process. Each one handles a catalog of about 4,000,000 songs.
A radio station will typically purchase from ASCAP and BMI what are called blanket licenses to broadcast music. A blanket license lets the station play anything it likes throughout the year. ASCAP and BMI decide how to divide up the money among all the rights owners. (read more…)
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SwurvRadio Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Updated Celebrity Format And New Website
Posted: August 10, 2011 by jdobypr in #FNL, Awards, Joint One, Justos, mixtape, Music, SwurvRadio, Uncategorized, Windows MediaTags: @Swurvradio, ASCAP, BMI, DJ, Felony Muzik, Hip hop, Internet radio, iTunes, Music, Nappy Roots, Radio, Rampage, SESAC, Urban
“Six years of hard work and excellence draws fans to SwurvRadio from more than 175 countries worldwide to make this company one of the biggest internet radio stations in the U.S. or abroad”.
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Las Vegas, NV – SwurvRadio.com is celebrating its six-year anniversary with an all-new web presence and the addition of weekly celebrity show segments. Added to the weekly show rotation are Rampage of Flipmode Squad with producer Felony Muzik and the Nappy Roots. These weekly celebrity segments bring exclusive new music releases and interviews with some of the biggest names in the entertainment business. With its new and improved web presence, SwurvRadio.com offers a fresh look and easy to navigate format, including music reviews and a new editorial section featuring the latest news relative to music, entertainment and lifestyle. “Your new site looks fab!”says Microsoft’s Windows Media Radio Guide Team.
“Since the start of the station, I never imagined that we would have so many members and people from all over the world that have tuned in, supported, tweeted, liked and just shared with other people this concept I created. This was nothing more than a hobby six years ago that looking back today, was nothing I ever thought would grow to be such a staple in the Hip-Hop community”, says Osiris CEO of SwurvRadio.com.
SwurvRadio.com’s basic monthly statistics boast approximately 40,000 unique listeners in more than 175 countries, with an average of nearly 75,000 listening sessions at more than thirty-three minutes each. This results in more than 40,000 listening hours each month from a worldwide audience, making SwurvRadio.com one of the Internet’s biggest radio stations.
About Swurv Media Group, LLC
Over a six-year period, SwurvRadio.com, a subsidiary of Swurv Media Group, LLC, has grown to create an online home for both independent and major-label artists seeking to increase listenership and viral exposure. SwurvRadio.com is dedicated to becoming the number 1 Internet-radio destination for listeners of Hip-Hop, R&B Classic Hits and Top 40. Serving as the home for critically acclaimed DJ’s and legendary personalities, the SwurvRadio DJ’s convene to identify and support the music industry’s next mega-star.
Second home to many of broadcast radio’s major market DJs, SwurvRadio.com, looks to continue its leadership role in the Internet market, in addition to its role as a tastemaker and fan advocate. SwurvRadio.com has already received multiple award nominations in 2011 including, the 2011 A&R Award from the United DJ Alliance, a coalition of some of the most influential DJ organizations in the United States and the 2011 SEA Award in the top Internet/Satellite Radio category (3rd nomination). SwurvRadio.com has been the leader in Internet radio for more than six years and has distinguished itself as the first and only station to have a “Clean” rotation from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as well as “Uncut” from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
SwurvRadio is a fully licensed ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Sound Exchange Internet Radio Station. It is also a featured station on iTunes, Nokia, and a five-time “Editor’s Pick” on Microsoft’s Windows Media Internet radio channel.
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