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Ever wonder whether songwriters make money when their music is played on the radio or in a bar? Whenever there is a public performance of registered music, someone is legally obliged to pay for it....

Myspace appears to be fading for us all...but what is taking it's place? Twitter? That's only 140 characters of text. Facebook? That's mostly for drunk party photos and stalking - not music.

Interview with a musician who's using social media and marketing savy to make a living from music.

Touring is exciting, but can also be financially exasperating and emotionally draining. Here are seven suggestions to tour your music but not yourself.

There was no single blow that killed the record industry's business model, but it never recovered once artists gained the capability to sell and distribute their own music and content online.

Joe Satriani's lawsuit against the band Coldplay, based on his claim that Chris Martin and co plagiarized his 2004 song If I Could Fly for their 2008 single Viva La Vida, has been dismissed from co...

Hours of practice and rehearsal won't matter unless you have a decent crowd that can go back and tell their friends how great you are.

While much of Frankfurt Musikmesse 2009 was caught on video, sometimes it's a single picture that can paint a thousand words.

Grand Prize Wins Four Autographed Pedals and $1,000 in BOSS Gear.