Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail

Vinyl Sales Up Another 17%, Used Sales Surpass New

The growth in of vinyl music sales makes for great headlines. But the vinyl market is really a dual market, according industry analysts MusicWatch – new vinyl sales and used. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/18/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1990s in music, Adult contemporary music, Apple Inc., Cape Cod Coliseum, classic rock, music industry, Paul McCartney, Spotify, Streaming media, WZLX

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Collecting Your Favorites: Vintage Music In The Digital Age

Before the ubiquity of streaming, many music fans spent a lot of time (and money) on amassing huge quantities of physical music. Here we look at how longtime fans can. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, ariel hyatt, Billy Sherrill, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, Keynote, live, music industry, Will Price

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How Much Are Pay Per Stream Royalties Really Costing Musicians?

Although differences in song length didn't have much of an impact on revenue when physical album sales dominated the industry, this is no longer the case in the age of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Atlanta, Calgary, Demi Lovato, Drake (entertainer), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, iTunes, Nick Jonas, Spotify, Streaming media

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Shakeup At Retail Music Distribution As Alliance Acquires ANconnect

Physical music sales may be tanking, but its still an important component of the industry's bottom line. Along with sales shrinkage inevitably comes consolidation, and its against that backdrop that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Big-box store, CD Baby, independent music, Music director, royalties, Shipping, Streaming media, United States, Walmart

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Vinyl May Be Up, But The Album Is Dying

Although vinyl has seen a slight bump, the album format overall is in a steady and rapid decline, something which artists and the music industry as a whole need to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Artist, Baloch National Movement, Barnes & Noble, Business model, Developmental roster, Digital distribution, music industry, record label, Streaming media, YouTube

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U.S. Music Consumption Up 6.5%, On-Demand Streams Grew 58% [BuzzAngle Music Mid-Year Report]

After year's of down numbers, the music industry is finally starting to rebound. Thanks to music streaming, the pace of expansion is accelerating, despite a growing downturn in music sales.

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Compact disc, iTunes, List of online music databases, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Why Trent Reznor Is Wrong About Apple Music

In this piece, Tom Vek takes on Apple product executive Trent Reznor following his comments regarding the future of music consumption, and expresses his feelings that the Nine Inch Nails frontman is. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Atticus Ross, Google, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Juno (spacecraft), Jupiter, NASA, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor

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Distributor Allegro Closes, Leaving 100s Of Indie Labels In Limbo

The latest victim of the rapid decline in music sales is indie distributor Allegro Media. It's sudden closure has left hundreds of independent labels with their product locked in a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (5)

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Do Freemium Music Services Actually Offer Greater Revenue Per User Than Radio + Sales?

Many in the music industry seem to long for a simpler time when free ad-supported radio was used as a mechanism for selling records, but was the revenue from that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/10/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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RIAA Announces 91 Gold And Platinum Awards For May 2016 [Full List]

This May, the RIAA certified 65 Digital Single Awards and 26 Album Awards. Drake, Fetty Wap, Chrs Stapleton and Selena Gomez were among the recipients. View a full list. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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