Recording Academy ‘Math’ Implies Gender Gap Not So Wide
Like President Trump, Neil Portnow and too many other men refuse to admit without equivocation that they are part of the gender problem. Until that changes, not much else can. Is. Continue reading
UMG Revenue Grows 10% To $7.1 Billion, Streaming Up 35%
Universal Music Group revenue grew 10% last year driven by 35.4% growth in streaming revenue and new licencing deals that offset declines in download and physical goods sales. The news. Continue reading
Radio Holds Key To Streaming Growth [Mark Mulligan]
Streaming use is growing and broadcast radio's audience is shrinking. No surprise there. But what is of interest is the slow pace of the shift, which presents opportunities for streaming. Continue reading
Twitter’s Music Industry Liaison Exits For Role At Republic Records
After 3 years as head of music talent at Twitter, Lance Turner has joined Universal Music Group's Republic Records as SVP of marketing. The former Capital Music exec will be based out. Continue reading
Musical Tastes Solidify In Early Teens, says Study
The songs we listen to in our early teens form our musical taste as adults, according to a New York Times analysis of data from Spotify. The study also found that. Continue reading
Lefsetz Hires Top Lawyers To Fight Charlie Walk Threats
Bob Lefsetz has hired top industry attorneys Howard E. King and Peter T. Paterno after a lawyer for Charlie Walk demanded the takedown posts by the popular music business commentator referring to. Continue reading
YouTube Launches Official Artist Channels
For a long time official artist channels were found only on label-owned Vevo, but all that is about to change, much to the delight of Google-owned YouTube, which will now. Continue reading
Bowie Spotify Streams Jump 42% After Space X Launch
After Tuesday's triumphant launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket by Elon Musk's SpaceX, David Bowie streams jumped 42% on Spotify globally. The launch of the rocket, which features a dummy. Continue reading
Pandora Data Journalist Emily Blake On Artist Development Trends [INTERVIEW]
Here data journalist and music curator Emily Blake of Next Big Sound shares her thoughts and insights on finding trends in music, as well as how artists can and should. Continue reading
Arcade Fire Leads 2018 Juno Nominees [FULL LIST]
The Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez and the late Gordon Downie were among the top nominees for the 2018 Juno Awards. Arcade Fire landed nods for album of the year and. Continue reading
