Another Study Predicts Cloud Music To Boom
Earlier this month, ABI Research predicted that cloud music to boom in the next five years, reaching a subscriber of 161 million by 2016. They believed that smartphone penetration, a. Continue reading
A Psychological Analysis of Record Industry Decline
Everyone has their own theory on why the record industry is in decline. In part, they all hold a grain of truth. Hundreds of things helped exacerbate the process –. Continue reading
Another Nail In Coffin: MySpace Ad Revenue Tanks [CHART]
The Wall Street Journal put another nail in the MySpace coffin this week with a report that advertisers are running away from the site in droves. Silicon Alley Insider took. Continue reading
Streaming May Topple Music Industry Iceberg
The IFPI reports that digital sale grew a meager 5.1% last year and that in the U.S., growth was almost flat at 1.2%. These numbers and chart that accompanies them. Continue reading
Social Media As An Instrument Of Creation [Video]
From Imogen Heap to OK Go, social media is becoming part of the creative process for some musicians rather than just a channel to promote their finished work In this. Continue reading
Amazon Beats Apple, Google With Launch Of Unlicensed Cloud Music Locker & Player
(UPDATED) Overnight Amazon beat both Google and Apple to market with the launch of a freemium cloud based digital media locker and robust integrated music player that accesses stored tracks. Continue reading
AM News Brief: Amazon Cloud, MySpace + VEVO, Real CEO Out, Bluebeat Pays Beatles $1M & More
Hypebot publishes this roundup of music business news each weekday morning, and when warranted we add an update late in the afternoon. For breaking news also follow @hypebot on Twitter. As Amazon launches. Continue reading
Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen, Larry Miller Form ROBA To Create iPad & Android Tablet Music Apps
Music industry veterans, Larry Rosen (GRP Records), Phil Ramone (producer for Streisand, Dylan, Elton John), Larry Miller (AT&T's a2b music, Or Records) and entertainment attorney Leslie José Zigel have formed. Continue reading
Simple, Effective Cross Promotion – Folk Artists Cover Each Other’s Singles, Tour U.S. Together
Love a fellow musician's song? Do they love your music too? Perfect. Cover each other's singles and take off on a tour of the U.S. That's the strategy being employed. Continue reading
Another Industry First: Music Royalties Fall 1%
For the first time, PRS for Music reported a 1% annual fall in total royalties. Why the decline? PRS suspects that digital piracy and a fall in high street sales. Continue reading
10 Key Insights into the Next Decade in Music
Music Supported Here, an online UK music initiative, has released a new study that gauges perception of what the music industry will be like in ten years. Over 1,500 respondents. Continue reading
