How Streaming Affects Music Revenue Growth
By Mark Mulligan, cofounder of MIDiA, from Music Industry Blog. The Dutch music industry trade body the NVPI has announced that recorded music revenues were up by 1.9% in the. Continue reading
YACHT Protests Surveillance Society With ‘Party at the NSA’
YACHT, a "Band, Belief System, and Business," combined a number of interesting elements in their release of "Party at the NSA," a song protesting the recently exposed surveillance activities of. Continue reading
Nielson Digital CEO Jonathan Carson Jumps To VEVO
VEVO has named Jonathan Carson to the newly-created position of Chief Revenue Officer based in New York City. Carson joins VEVO after six years with The Nielsen Company, where he. Continue reading
Kevin Spacey On Stopping Piracy: Give The Fans What They Want
Kevin Spacey gave a speech at the International Television Festival in Edinburgh late last month with a big focus on the implications of Netflix's "House of Cards" for the tv. Continue reading
Spotify Connect Launches with Philips, Pioneer, Marantz, Others For Seamless Home Audio
The battle for control of your home music system, heated up a bit with today's launch of Spotify Connect, a partnership with top audio manufacturers, designed to provide seamless control. Continue reading
How To Make The Most Of Your Music On Spotify
If your music is on Spotify you can choose to take a passive approach and simply make it available to people who seek it out. But if you want to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Study & Analysis: EDM Fans vs. Other Music Fans Major League Baseball Gets Into The Music Festival Business MTV Video Music Awards 2013: Full List Of Winners and Top Sales. Continue reading
10% Of All Digital Music Sales Come From One App
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Are you in a band? You should probably make sure Shazam has your music in its system, because according to the company’s figures, it. Continue reading
Okkervil River Looks Back With 8-Bit Game For ‘The Silver Gymnasium’
With the debut of "The Silver Gymnasium" right around the bend, Okkervil River turned to frontman Will Sheff's childhood for creative marketing inspiration that's connected to their music. Sheff worked. Continue reading
Pandora Predicted To ‘Dominate’ Web Radio For Next Few Years
With concerns about profitability and iTunes Radio about to launch, there's a lot of uncertainty around Pandora's future. But one recent report from IBISWorld claims that Pandora will continue to. Continue reading