R. Kelly Streams Jump After Damning Documentary Airs
R. Kelly streams increased significantly after the airing of a Lifetime docu-series that included interviews with victims and former friends Johnny Legend and Wendy Williams chronicling his alleged history of. Continue reading
Mobile Music Streaming In China: A Vibrant Industry In A Tough Market
As the Chinese company Tencent Music Entertainment preps for their initial public offering, Robert Lyon takes a moment to look more closely at the country's digital music industry, and what. Continue reading
Jury To Decide Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye Infringement Case
US district judge Louis Stanton has ruled that a jury will decide the outcome of a plagiarism lawsuit against Ed Sheeran over his No. 1 single “Thinking Out Loud.” The. Continue reading
Music Scores Big Wins At Golden Globes 2019
Music related films scored big wins at last night's 76th Golden Globe Awards. “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the surprise winner for Best Drama and "Green Book" the winner of Best Film. Continue reading
2018 On-Demand Music Streams +42%, Paid Streams +50% In Q4 [BuzzAngle Music]
[UPDATED] On-demand audio streams set a record high of 534.6 billion in the US in 2018, up 42% over the previous year, according to the BuzzAngle Music Industry Year End. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week weighed in on potential future dubious activities from Spotify, why YouTube's streaming domination is hindering the market, how streamers could better empower fans. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week, we advised the scrappy self starters in the music industry on front of house management strategies, how to make the process of sampling music less legally fraught, some. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ruin Your Concert • Venue Management • Best Outdoor Venues • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared pieces on how not to ruin your concert, the best way to manage sales at your venue, some top outdoor concert venues for 2019,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through important music industry happenings which occurred over the holidays, we revisit how streaming faired in the fourth quarter, five important music biz predictions for the. Continue reading
