7 Predictions for the Music Industry in 2023 - Okayplayer
Music - 4 days agoThe consumer is changing. Despite the doom and gloom rumors of a recession, fans are willing to invest in a small number of artists if they feel a sense of community. However, building community for indie artists isn’t a given.Social media tools like TikTok are promising avenues to reach consumers. But […]
Setlist: Universal boss calls for “artist-centric” streaming model - Complete Music Update
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge’s confirmation that a big old rejig of the way streaming monies are allocated to individual tracks by the digital platforms each month is a key priority for the biggest music […]
Sir Lucian Grainge’s royalty payout letter was a ‘hallelujah moment … - Music Business Worldwide
The following MBW op/ed comes from Nick Dunn (pictured inset), founder and CEO of UK-based distributor and marketing services company, Horus Music. Horus, which was established in 2006, has worked with over 30,000 artists and labels to date. It recently inked a partnership with Beatbread to offer its clients access to capital.When Sir Lucian Grainge’s […]
TUYU Releases Ending Theme for Tokyo Revengers: Christmas … - Anime Trending News
Japanese pop ensemble TUYU has released its ending theme song “Kizutsukedo, Aishiteru.” for Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Arc (translated as “It might be painful, but I still love it.”) on all music streaming platforms, beginning on January 15, 2023. A creditless TV-sized animation featuring the song has also been released on Tokyo Revenger’s official YouTube channel. […]
WMG's Oana Ruxandra on music's evolution: 'Conservatism is out … - Music Ally
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Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness - The Guardian
Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young menMore fool anyone who looks to awards ceremonies as arbiters of societal progress, but in 2021, when the Brit awards did away with gendered categories, it seemed […]
MLK breakfast in Minneapolis returns to in-person; "Keep Moving Forward" is this year's theme - CBS News
Watch CBS News By Pauleen Le January 16, 2023 / 9:45 AM / CBS Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time since 2020 the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast was back in person in Minneapolis Monday morning.The theme for the 33rd year of the event is “Keep Moving Forward,” an ode to King’s Founder’s […]
Stream Sear's dark, metallic hardcore song “III” - Brooklyn Vegan
Sear share members with Charleston screamo band To Forget, but their own music is grindier and more metallic, taking influence from such bands as Portrayal of Guilt, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Slint. Their debut EP comes out January 23 via Tomb Tree Tapes, and member Austin says it's "probably the most personal project […]
Dead & Company Kicks Off Playing in the Sand 2023 [SETLIST … - LIVE music blog
© instagram.com/lollysdad69Dead & Company kicked off their first show down at the Moon Palace in Cancún, Mexico as part of their last official Playing In The Sand celebration last night.The band got a unique start to the year and the festival with John Mayer unveiling the news that he would be sporting a faithful replica […]
After taking stake in TikTok parent, China’s government to snap up … - Music Business Worldwide
China’s Government is acquiring stakes in local subsidiaries of China’s tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group after previously snapping up a portion of TikTok owner ByteDance as the government plans to strengthen its oversight of the country’s largest tech firms.The Financial Times reports, citing people involved in the matter, that the country’s government is […]
