Exploring the hypnotic musical elements of the Gnawa music genre

Exploring the hypnotic musical elements of the Gnawa music genre

Music Industry Identifiers: Understanding the ISRC, ISWC, UPC, and More

If you're involved in the music industry in any way, you're likely familiar with the importance of proper identification and tracking of content, individuals, and organizations. This blog discusses the importance of identifiers like ISRC, ISWC, and UPC in the music industry for accurate royalty payments, music credits, and sales reporting.

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Music Industry Identifiers: Understanding the ISRC, ISWC, UPC, and More
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Compilation Albums and Creative Ownership

With labels, distribution companies, and producers, appearing on records without performing, it begs the question, who is an artist and who can appear as one? And what does this mean for crediting and payment of royalties?

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Compilation Albums and Creative Ownership

The naming of a genre: Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, or Afropop?

In the last three years, Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, and Afropop have become the more widely used terms to refer to West African pop music. Causing a naming and branding crises. While Afrobeats is the more common and older term, it is often criticised and dropped in favour of Afro-Fusion or Afropop, both terms whose early use can be traced to refer to the music of Angelique Kidjo and King Sunny Ade.

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The naming of a genre: Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, or Afropop?
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