IFPI confirms 7.4% global recorded music revenue growth [MIDiA Analysis]
Mark Mulligan of MIDiA digs into the new IFPI report that showed a 7.4% growth in recorded music revenue, which confirms his own analysis that much that the increase comes. Continue reading
InnerCat Music has built a next-generation label, distributor
Paris Cabezas, the Managing Partner at InnerCat Music, joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss his background in mathematics at MIT and how. Continue reading
A2IM names 2021 Libera indie music awards nominees [the full list]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has named the nominees for its 10th Annual Libera Awards This is the second year that the A2IM Libera Awards will be held. Continue reading
Inside Indie Easy Star Records
Here, The Orchard chats with two of the four founding members of Easy Star Records, an American independent record label that has made a name for itself within the reggae. Continue reading
Indie music soars as recorded revenue hits $23.1B in 2020
“The recorded music business is changing, and it is changing fast,” writes top analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA, and driving that change is independent artists and labels. By Mark Mulligan. Continue reading
Matthew Aure, VP Marketing, Product Mgt at Bright Antenna Records[A2IM Featured Exec]
In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, we hear from Matthew Aure, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Bright Antenna Records. Guest post from A2IM Welcome to A2IM’s. Continue reading
Merlin, Distrokid sponsor new Pan Am Indie Music Summit
Indie trade group Merlin and distributor Distrokid are teaming up to sponsor the inaugural edition of Pan Am Indie Summit, a trade conference for the independent music sector. Set for. Continue reading
Amir Sadik Abdullah, founder/owner at 180 Proof Records [A2IM Featured Exec]
In this edition of A2IM’s featured exec, we learn a little about 180 Proof Records founder and owner Amir Sadik Abdullah, an executive dedicated to helping elevate Black independent artists. Continue reading
Everyone knows that ‘sex sells,’ but for an indie, female musician this adage couldn’t be further from the truth [Op-ed]
An abundance of sexualized content in music and pop culture might make it easy to assume we are living in a sexually liberated era, but when a female artists attempt. Continue reading
10 hard & awful truths about being an independent artist (and what you can do about it)
It’s tough out there for almost anyone in the music business, and for independent artist, the journey to stardom can be especially arduous. In this piece, we face down some. Continue reading
