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The Genius behind Taylor Swift’s re-recordings (Taylor’s Version)

As Taylor Swift continues to dominate music globally, her ongoing project of re-recording her discography to take control of their masters is making a big splash in the industry and among her fans…

Alana Bonilla on 02/19/2024 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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DistroKid staff seek Union affiliation via Communications Workers Of America

Staff members at digital music distributor DistroKid have elected to join the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians (NABET Local 16), a union within the Communication Workers of America…

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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People still listen to radio more than music streams, podcasts combined

The death of broadcast radio listening appears to have been greatly exaggerated. The average person in the U.S. spends 36% of their daily audio time listening to AM/FM radio, according to a new Edison survey…

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2024 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Chartmetric 2024 Report

Chartmetric Report: Just 0.05% of new artists had mid-level success or greater

Music data analytics platform Chartmetircis has released its latest Year in Music Report, and it shows both how high the mountain is that artists must climb to find success and some key drivers to beat the odds…

Alana Bonilla on 02/14/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Take this 10-minute DSP survey NOW! [and get a free MIDiA report]

Top music and entertainment business consultancy MIDiA is doing its annual “DSP Survey: Shape The Future Of Streaming Services” report and offering some solid incentives to participants…

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Subscriber Market Share Report 2023 shows global growth [MIDiA]

Mark Mulligan and the team at MIDiA have released their latest music subscriber market share report, and it shows continued global streaming growth…

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why are playlists so important?

Mathilde Neu of Reprtoir looks at how crucial playlists are to today’s music ecosystem and how to get your fair share of placements…

Alana Bonilla on 02/09/2024 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The impact of Mitski’s ‘My Love Mine All Mine’

With a boost from TikTok, Indie darling Mitski has gained more recognition in recent years, but its her recent unlikely hit “My Love Mine All Mine” that catapulted her into the mainstream…

Alana Bonilla on 02/09/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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$9B+ earnings from Spotify in 2023, highlighting growth in paid music streaming industry.

Spotify paid the music industry $9 billion in 2023

Apparently, passing 602 million monthly active users was not the only big stat Spotify wanted to share this week. Two days after a solid report to investors that sent its stock up 8%, Spotify announced it had paid more than $9 billion to musicians and the music industry last year, its highest payout ever…

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock up 8% in the last two days

Spotify stock closed Tuesday at $231.92, up $8.67, a gain of 3.88%. Earlier in the day NYSE: SPOT was up as much as 8.64% after the streamer delivered a strong Q4 2023 report.

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Four big music takeaways from Spotify’s earnings call

While Spotify’s Q4 earnings call focused more on podcasts, audiobooks, and bottom-line numbers than music, there were still some critical music-related takeaways.

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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