Believe, TuneCore decry UMG, Deezer ‘reverse Robin Hood’ artist payouts
Global digital music company Believe has taken aim at plans by Deezer and UMG to change how streaming payments are calculated to what they call a “value sharing artist-centric” model.. Continue reading
Apple just bought a record label…
Apple has acquired the major Swedish classical music record label BIS Records and will fold it into Apple Music Classical and Apple’s distribution and creative services platform Platoon. BIS Records. Continue reading
Spotify shares Hip-Hop stats, top markets, and local to global growth
Hip-hop accounts for nearly 25% of all streams on Spotify, led by artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Ice Spice, and Metro Boomin, the DSP shared as part of. Continue reading
To ‘Make Fans Super Again’ nurture Fandom, don’t harvest it [MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan]
The music industry mantra is that superfans are the key to success, and while there’s still truth in that statement, the value of a superfan is not what it used. Continue reading
How 22 Taylor Swift songs on one Billboard Chart impact the Music Industry
Taylor Swift has a recording-breaking 22 songs on the Billstreaming slots this week and was responsible for nearly 25% of all music sold in the US last week thanks to. Continue reading
Want to work at a Major Label? You are competing for just 27K jobs worldwide
If you dream of working at a major record label or music publisher, you may find this new analysis both encouraging and incredibly daunting. The three major music groups –. Continue reading
WMG leads UMG and Sony in music tech startup investments
All three major labels and some independents have made significant investments in music tech, but Warmer Music Group is clearly the most aggressive, at least in terms of the number. Continue reading
Labels want to change how streamers pay: Find out if you’ll win or lose
A new study looks at how a shift from the current system of pro-rata music-streaming payments to user-centric payments would impact artists. Under pro-rata music calculations, artists are paid proportionate. Continue reading
Study shows who wins and loses if music streamers adopt user-centric payments
An extensive new study examines how a shift to user-centric music-streaming payments will impact artists. While careful not to advocate for or against a shift from the current payment model,. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Labels cool on Viral Artists • $1.2B Vinyl boom • Music release strategies
Episode 147 of Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast with hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is available now. Episode 147 On this week’s edition. Continue reading
