Spotify backlash offers rare insight into reeling music industry — and struggles of working musicians - The Washington Post
Sign inIndia.Arie was already tired of the meager checks she was receiving from Spotify when Neil Young decided to bolt from the platform.Young had clashed with the streaming service over its popular podcast host, Joe Rogan, whom he accused of spreading coronavirus misinformation. The Grammy-winning R&B singer decided she would leave too, citing the low […]
TikTok is upending the music industry and Spotify may be next - CNBC
TikTok is upending the music industry and Spotify may be next CNBCsource
Decentralized Music Streaming Service Audius Shifts Balance of Power, Says Bank of America - CoinDesk
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Tencent Music Entertainment goes public in Hong Kong - Music Business Worldwide
Tencent Music Entertainment Group has successfully listed on the Main Board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange.The Chinese music streaming giant launched its secondary listing in Hong Kong on Tuesday (September 20) by way of introduction, meaning that the company did not raise new funds or issue new shares (unlike in traditional IPOs). Shares for […]
Amazon overtakes Pandora for second in music streaming - Axios
Amazon overtakes Pandora for second in music streaming Axiossource
The latest music-streaming service comes from… Polaroid? - Music Ally
Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The digital marketing guide: expert insight, case studies, fresh approaches, and overlooked opportunities.The latest and best jobs in the global music industryBrief, deep analysis of essential music business stuff: every week, in about 20 mins.Essential international guides, packed with data, interviews, strategies, and local insight.Twice-monthly reports on the newest […]
Streaming music's renaissance - Axios
Streaming music’s renaissance Axiossource
With $15bn in revenue, 2021 was the US record industry’s biggest EVER year (kind of…) - Music Business Worldwide
Here’s the headline, folks: The US recorded music industry generated USD $14.99 billion in 2021 – its biggest annual tally in history.That stat, revealed today by MBW, comes from RIAA annual year-end data, and was up by a whopping 23% (or by $2.85 billion) on the equivalent figure from 2020 ($12.14bn).In fact, you’d need to […]
Ysquar3 Throws Light On The Subject Of Money Making In Music Business - Inventiva
The music industry is fiercely competitive and one has to really have an edge over others to make an impact, and make their presence felt, which can get them the required numbers that come out of constant projects they are a part of. However, it’s not as easy as it seems as one has to […]
Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker] - hypebot.com
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group ProjectsI’m constantly amazed by the persistence of the narrative that “music streaming doesn’t pay” — because it’s not simply true.Articles like this one from New York Times entitled “Streaming Saved Music. Artists […]
