Why so many artists get lost in record labels
Even with the support of a record label, the wave of music released every day is a tough current to swim against. Here are some things to consider before signing. Continue reading
UMG wants to change how streamers pay artists: Here’s how
Recent announcements of UMG experiments with music streamers Deezer and Tidal and subsequent interviews offer a glimpse of how the world’s largest music group wants to change how Spotify, Apple. Continue reading
What are the world’s Top 10 Music Markets?
What are the top 10 markets for music globally? The recent IFPI Global Music Report answers the question and adds some regional context. As of 2022, the world’s Top 10. Continue reading
4% of all music releases come from the Big 3 companies
Just 4% of the 100,00 tracks uploaded to Spotify daily come via the three biggest music conglomerates – UMG. Sony and WMG – according to entertainment analytics firm Luminate. That. Continue reading
‘Spinning Gold’ chronicles wild rise of Casablanca Records [Timothy Bogart Interview]
What do Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, and Bill Withers all have in common with the rock band KISS? They all found success under. Continue reading
Paid subscriptions hit 589M as global music revenue growth slows to 9%
Paid music subscriptions passed 589 million at the end of 2022, up from 523 million in 2021, with combined ad-supported and paid streaming driving growth at 67% of global recorded. Continue reading
Universal Music, Deezer partner to test new streaming revenue models
During an investment call Thursday, Universal Music announced that it had partnered with EU-based streaming music service Deezer to develop a “new model” where “artists are rewarded for the fans. Continue reading
Rihanna’s Spotify streams up 640%, Apple rise 331% after Super Bowl
Rihanna took to the Super Bowl LVII’s halftime show stage Sunday with a medley of her hit tracks. Individual songs spiked as much as 2600%, and her overall U.S. Spotify. Continue reading
Drake wants a ‘Lebron-sized’ bonus from Spotify for passing 75B streams
Drake responded to the news that he was the first artist in history to accumulate more than 75 billion streams on Spotify with a challenge to the streamer to pay. Continue reading
UMG, TIDAL partner to develop an Artist & Fan-friendly streaming model
UMG is partnering with streaming service TIDAL to develop a new economic model for music streaming “that might better reward the value provided by artists” and more closely reflect fan. Continue reading
Songwriting, Music Production are still ‘FOR MEN ONLY’: USC Annenberg Study
Despite more than a decade of industry promises, Billboard Top 100 songwriters and producers remain an almost exclusively male and white club, according to the newest edition of the USC. Continue reading
