Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog https://music3point0.com/ Producer and best selling author Bobby Owsinski's look at the new music industry and how social media plays a part in it. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://music3point0.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-New-logo-icon-32x32.jpg Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog https://music3point0.com/ 32 32 Why Your Voice Memo Proves Nothing in a Copyright Dispute ft. Nadim Rahman On My Latest Podcast https://music3point0.com/2026/07/23/why-your-voice-memo-proves-nothing-in-a-copyright-dispute-ft-nadim-rahman-on-my-latest-podcast/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8843 Nadim Rahman of Songproof - Episode 634Song copyright protection for musicians who record ideas with a voice memo at 3am proves nothing in a dispute. That original moment completely unverifiable. On this week’s podcast episode, I speak with Nadim Rahman about Songproof, a dual-blockchain platform that recognizes that musicians needed an irrefutable timestamp at the exact moment inspiration strikes, not after […]

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]]> The New Hybrid Genres Are Just What The Music Industry Needs https://music3point0.com/2026/07/22/the-new-hybrid-genres-are-just-what-the-music-industry-needs/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:59:01 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8846 Hybrid genresFor the longest time music was placed into pre-determined buckets that pretty much worked. Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, EDM, Latin, Country, K-Pop, R&B/Soul, Indie/Alternative and Classical have been the buckets that dominated music all over the world. But if you drill down a bit, you see a host of hybrid genres that shows where the excitement […]

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]]> Labels, Streaming, YouTube, And Gear News And Views On My Latest Podcast https://music3point0.com/2026/07/16/labels-streaming-youtube-and-gear-news-and-views-on-my-latest-podcast/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8839 Latest music production and business news - Episode 633Music industry professionals still betting on major labels to develop artists should know the system has structurally exited that business. On this week’s podcast episode, I break down the data showing UMG and WMG now redirect spending toward catalog acquisitions rather than new careers. . . . . . have made AI licensing deals explicitly […]

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]]> It Looks Like AI-Generated Music Will Finally Get Tagged https://music3point0.com/2026/07/10/it-looks-like-ai-generated-music-will-finally-get-tagged/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:23:12 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8835 Proposed AI-generated labelsIf there’s one thing that most of the music industry agrees on, it’s that songs that are AI-generated should be labeled. The amazing thing is that there’s finally a full industry push to do so. According to the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA and IFPI are leading push to get AI-generated tracks labeled across the world’s streaming services, with […]

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]]> Jeff Graves Talks LUFS Mastering On My Latest Podcast https://music3point0.com/2026/07/09/jeff-graves-talks-lufs-mastering-on-my-latest-podcast/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8832 Jeff Graves - Episode 632On this week’s podcast episode, mastering engineer Jeff Graves talks about what happens when independent musicians upload masters that are so hot that they lose transient detail the moment streaming platforms apply loudness normalization. Jeff spent two and a half years measuring 214 audio fingerprints across 15 samples per genre to build a 24-stage AI […]

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]]> Session Vocalist Darlene Koldenhoven Tells How She Charted Without A Manager Or Label On My Latest Podcast https://music3point0.com/2026/07/02/session-vocalist-darlene-koldenhoven-tells-how-she-charted-without-a-manager-or-agent-on-my-latest-podcast/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8827 Darlene Koldenhoven - Episode 631On this week’s podcast episode, session vocalist Darlene Koldenhoven tells us how her music hit #4 on the Billboard classical crossover chart with no manager or label. The common assumption that a major-label infrastructure is required to chart is exactly what her story dismantles, and she walks through the specific decisions that produced number-one worldwide […]

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]]> With All The AI Slop, Is TikTok Even Worth Being On Anymore? https://music3point0.com/2026/06/25/with-all-the-ai-slop-is-tiktok-even-worth-being-on-anymore/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://music3point0.com/?p=8822 TikTok AI SlopWe’re all getting tired of the AI slop that’s being handed to us, and it’s even worse when you have to compete with it. One platform where it’s particularly egregious is TikTok, and a new report from Kapwing outlines the problem in detail. We’ll talk about what we’re seeing first, and then I’ll address how […]

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