How Pandora Helped Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and The xx Gain Momentum Before Their New Album Release
When Pandora listeners hear a new single, they create stations based on that artist’s music and hear more of that artist. That’s gold when the single preceded a new album,. Continue reading
Fans Have A Growing Willingness To Actually Pay For Music [MusicWatch]
Music fans are showing a growing willingness to actually pay for music, and that is helping to drive the current growth in the recorded music industry. In fact, the value of those. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Strengthens Digital Team With 2 New Hires
Warner Music Group has hired Michael Drexler as VP, Digital Strategy & Corporate Development and Allan Coye as VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development. Based in New York, both will. Continue reading
A Look At Just How Fast Streaming Music Is Growing [CHART]
It's no secret that music streaming is exploding. For the first time last year, the record labels made more money from streaming than from the sales of digital downloads and. Continue reading
The Future Of Windowed Streaming Exclusives [Bas Grasmayer]
Last week, Universal Music Group and Spotify announced a deal would soon be taking place between the two companies. One component of the deal gives UMG the option of withholding. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Settles Latest $20M Copyright Infringement Suit
Ed Sheeran has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit song "Photograph". Sheeran has been the subject of several high profile copyright infringement claims. Is he a copycat, a. Continue reading
ACM Awards Provide Impressive Sales & Streaming Bump
UPDATED: 11 Million viewers tuned into the ACM Awards broadcast last weekend, according to new stats from Nielsen Music. Viewers responded to the performances by giving a huge lift in sales. Continue reading
How The Music Industry Makes Money In 2016? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Streaming is increasingly the new normal of how consumers listen to music; and according to the RIAA, streaming brought in just over half of the US music industry’s revenue in 2016.. Continue reading
Jay Z Is Back On Apple Music, But Not On Spotify
Much of Jay Z's catalog is now back up on Apple Music. Yesterday, we reported that Jay Z’s solo catalog has been pulled from Spotify and Apple Music, but remained available. Continue reading
