Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing , specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a song may be legal to use in podcasts, but may need to be purchased or have royalties paid for over-the-air radio use, television use, and possibly even personal use.
27-412: Podsafe Music Network ( PMN ) was the primary archive of podsafe music (music available for use in podcasting without significant licensing difficulties) on the internet. It was established by Mevio , a podcast production company founded by Adam Curry and Ron Bloom , in the summer of 2005. The network's website provided tools for musicians and for podcasters, and also made streamed music available to
54-704: A Good Time hosted by David Olshanetsky , Under Cover hosted by Spotify Studios, and Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith hosted by Amy Schumer . John Kennedy of Clash Magazine compiled a list of the best music podcasts to listen to during the COVID-19 pandemic lock down. The list included Tape Notes hosted by John Kennedy, The Adam Buxton Podcast hosted by Adam Buxton, James Acaster's Perfect Sounds hosted by James Acaster, Elevenses hosted by Danielle Perry, Bugeye's Rock Pop Rambles hosted by Angela Martin, and Tales From No Man's Land hosted by Frank Turner. Bianca Rodriguez of Marie Claire Magazine compiled
81-570: A list of the best music podcasts. The list included Song Exploder , Broken Record , Desert Island Discs , Hit Parade , Tiny Desk Concerts , Riffs On Riffs , Popcast , Your Favorite Band Sucks , Rolling Stone Music Now , Song vs. Song , and Disgraceland . Anne Bensfield and Pamela Rogers of the School Library Journal compiled a list of the best music podcasts for starting off the year 2021. Music podcasts have been adapted into other mediums such as Song Exploder , which
108-440: A major part of their strategy. As more money started pouring into the industry, the content diversified and podsafe music faded into obscurity. The effective definition of "podsafe" for a given work depends entirely on the contract through which the podcaster licenses the work; there is no single podsafe license. While some works (such as public domain works or works under some Creative Commons licenses) are inherently podsafe,
135-427: A way for music students and obscure bands to showcase their work. For example, Mark Henry Phillips the composer of the music for the podcast Serial . And music podcasts can provide an easy way for obscure artists to get interviews and publicity. Some music podcasts have been removed from platforms for containing music that wasn't licensed by the podcaster, which has been an issue for transition and background music in
162-637: A wider audience to their platforms. Emma Carey of Esquire Magazine compiled a list of the best music podcasts for discovering and digesting music. The list included Song Exploder hosted by Thao Nguyen , Dissect hosted by Cole Cuchna, Louder Than a Riot hosted by Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden, Switched on Pop hosted by Nate Sloan and Chris Harding, Questlove Supreme hosted by Ahmir Khalib Thompson , Rolling Stone: Music Now hosted by Rolling Stone Magazine , All Songs Considered hosted by Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton, Talkhouse host by
189-487: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Podsafe Podsafe music gained modest popularity in the early days of podcasting, largely because of podcaster resources like the now-defunct Podsafe Music Network . Most podcasters were just hobbyists at that point. In the early 2010s, the podcast industry professionalized with the advent of podcast-oriented media companies such as Earwolf . Some traditional media organizations such as NPR started making podcasting
216-512: Is also on iTunes. One of the top music podcasts on iTunes was Cocaine & Rhinestones in 2018. Google launched its first music podcast, entitled City Soundtracks , around the same time Spotify released Showstopper . Music podcasts have also been produced independently by musicians or music enthusiasts. For example, Sylvan Esso and Pharrell Williams have created their own independent podcasts as well as They Might Be Giants . Creating music for podcast transitions and backgrounds has been
243-550: Is more receptive to artists and input. While a conventional radio show may be able to replay a large part of its music selection from day to day, there would be little point in downloading a music podcast whose selection did not vary significantly from a previous show. Music podcast A music podcast is a genre of podcasts covering topics related to music and musicians, which often includes reviews, interpretations, new releases, musician interviews, music history, music creation, and music theory. Music podcasts date back to
270-409: Is the promise of being able to avoid the confusing maze of licensing organizations. Conventional radio (and television) can present a difficult, and not always logical, barrier of entry for a musician or other media artist involving large sums of money and often a great deal of surrender in both ownership and creative freedom. In contrast, podcasting, an increasingly popular medium for audio programs,
297-453: The RIAA ) starts to grow at an extremely high pace. This is in general of greater concern to podcasters than to the typical sharer of music, because podcasters usually produce their shows for and promote them to the public. Including such licensed music legally has its own set of caveats. Many licensing agencies, if they do intend to allow the use of their music on podcasts, will require not only
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#1732775413536324-538: The Fall of 2016. They announced on February 23, 2017, that they would be launching three additional Spotify original music podcasts. The first was entitled Showstopper , which discussed memorable music moments on TV. The next was Unpacked , a podcast focused on interviewing music festival goers across the United States. The third podcast, originally called The Chris Lighty Story but later renamed to Mogul ,
351-603: The Spotify exclusive Disney music podcast entitled Soul Stories on Christmas Day. In 2021, the platform partnered with Dreamville to launch the Spotify original music podcast entitled The Messenger . The podcast was based on Bobi Wine's life. Other music podcasts that are Spotify exclusives include Wind of Change and Lost Notes . Many other music services, radio stations, and news organizations have produced or funded music podcasts, which are sometimes exclusive to their own platforms. For instance, Sony Music released
378-716: The Talkhouse Media, Lost Notes hosted by KCRW , and No Effects hosted by Jesse Cohen. Dan Price of Make Use Of Magazine compiled a list of the best 2019 music podcasts that are Spotify originals or hosted exclusively on the Spotify platform. The list included Showstopper hosted by Naomi Zeichner, The Joe Budden Podcast hosted by Joe Budden , Dissect hosted by Cole Cuchna, Microphone Check hosted by Frannie Kelley and Ali Shaheed Muhammad , Fest and Flauschig hosted by Jan Böhmermann and Olli Schulz , MotoGP Podcast hosted by Spotify Studios and Dorna Sports, Are and Be hosted by Spotify Studios, David's out for
405-404: The casual listener. The network was built by Chris Rockwell Breshears of the podcast The Daily Download and designed by Sue Fleming with the help of C.C. Chapman . The network and Mevio sought to promote the work of artists, independent and signed alike, who embraced the podcasting idea and made their work available for broadcast and promotion by podcasters. This article about podcasting
432-479: The dawn of podcasting when former MTV VJ Adam Curry and tech columnist and former TechTV Host John C. Dvorak coined the term podcast . Among the first music podcasts was AudioFile Airwav , a digital audio counterpart to the TechTV music series AudioFile which featured interviews with popular musicians, digital music trends and music related gear reviews. Created and hosted by Kris Kosach , AudioFile Airwav
459-672: The earliest music podcast in the Fall of 2005. The show, hosted by Austin Jackson, was called the Boston Audio HiFi Industry Podcast . In each episode, Austin Jackson would take user-submitted questions and spend thirty minutes interviewing musicians and other figures in the music industry. Spotify was one of the earliest platforms to produce music podcasts and has launched the most music podcasts when compared with other platforms. Spotify launched their first Spotify original music podcast, entitled Clarify , in
486-501: The music podcast My 90s Playlist , Universal Music Group and Wondery launched Jacked: Rise of the New Jack Sound , iHeartRadio released Speed of Sound , and NPR launched Louder Than A Riot . Sony Music, however, has stated that they did not intend to only produce music podcasts. In June 2020, iTunes started hosting the music podcast entitled The Zane Lowe Interview Series hosted by Zane Lowe. The Talkhouse podcast
513-462: The music podcasts entitled Sound Stories: Reggaeton , Made in Medellín , and California Love . The platform also hosted the Spotify exclusive music podcast entitled Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order and The Ringer Music Show . Spotify launched the platform exclusive country music podcast entitled Country Shine with Graham Bunn . In 2020, The platform released
540-482: The only actual requirement for a work to be podsafe is that any licensing requirements it has, if applicable, allow for the work's free use (typical broadcast use in its original form, if in no other form, depending on the specific license) in a podcast or web broadcast. This gives specific favor to podcasts only, allowing the artist to impose more traditional constraints on everyone else. Podsafe licensing can, for example, continue to require non-podcast consumers to pay for
567-518: The original copyright holders. ( PMN has more specific and stringent terms to this effect in its agreement.) Another point of contention is that not all podcasts are non-commercial works. Even in the early days, an increasing number of podcasts were taking on sponsors and looking to make a profit. In general, no significant distinction was made between podsafe for non-commercial use and podsafe for commercial use. As podcasting grows more and more popular, illegal use of heavily licensed music (as through
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#1732775413536594-444: The payment of royalties but also the use of digital rights management (DRM) on the shows. (DRM, because of its proprietary, system-specific nature, would be destructive to the general openness and system independence of podcasts.) Use of podsafe music instead of more stringently licensed material allows a podcaster to continue to produce an inexpensive, legal program with little hassle. Not least important for an independent podcaster
621-653: The podcasting scene as well. According to Marcus J. Moore of the Washington Post, the All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts podcasts consistently top the iTunes and Stitcher charts with 2.3 million downloads a month as of April 2016. Forbes mentions Washed Up Emo , Song Exploder , and City Soundtracks as examples of music podcasts and discusses the profitability of podcasts . Music streaming services began expanding into podcasting because music podcasts are complementary to music and draw
648-479: The work, require royalties on derivative works, and profit significantly from the work's use in traditional radio, television, or film. The licensor of any podsafe work must be legally capable of making it so. An artist cannot distribute his or her own work through a podsafe license if doing so would break any laws or breach any standing agreements (e.g. with the RIAA ). The creator of a derivative work may also not claim this work podsafe without express permission from
675-466: Was about the life and career of the late music executive Chris Lighty . In 2018, Spotify signed exclusive deals with two more music podcasts— The Joe Budden Podcast and Dissect . However, Joe Budden took his podcast off of Spotify two years later when he decided that the company was too difficult to work with and was "pillaging his audience." In 2020, Spotify celebrated Latinx Heritage Month by promoting latinx music and podcasts, which included
702-703: Was adapted into a Netflix original film . Above the Basement won the 2020 Boston Music Awards for best Music Podcast / Radio Show of the Year. The 2020 iHeartRadio nominees for best music podcast included All Songs Considered by NPR, Bobbycast by iHeartRadio, Broken Record with Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam by Pushkin Industries , DISGRACELAND by iHeartRadio, expediTIously with Tip 'T.I.' Harris by PodcastOne, Song Exploder by Radiotopia, Sound Opinions by WBEZ Chicago. The winner of
729-430: Was initially available only through techtv.com and syndicated on TechTV Radio until it was uploaded by James Kim to the iTunes Music Store in 2005. It remained there until the company was sold to Comcast . Another early music podcast, called Coverville , was started in 2004. Accident Hash and Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and began podcasts the following year. Positive Feedback Magazine began hosting one of
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