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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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Teens Love Premium Music Streaming, But Many Aren’t Paying For It, Says New Music Biz Study

[UPDATED] "Music & Millennials," a study by the Music Biz and LOOP, looks at how teens are flocking to music streaming. The report also reveals that while teens like the mobile convenience of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Initial public offering, IOS, IPhone, List of online music databases, music industry, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, The Seattle Times, YouTube

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THU. BRIEFING: Sony Accused Of Streaming Collusion • 50 Cent Exits Bankruptcy • CBS Radio IPO • More

Thursday.7.7.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It's not hard to imagine a major label favoring a streaming music service that it owns part of over a competitor. Updated. Continue reading

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

Tags: Active listening, Amazon.com, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Approval voting, Pandora, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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YouTube’s Importance Declines As Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal Streams Surpass Music Video Streams For First Time

On-demand streaming music delivered by Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and others grew at an amazing 108% compared to the first half of last year. For the first time ever, those. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Competition, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Vevo, 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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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, industry experts gave their opinion on why sampling shouldn't be thought of as theft, the reason streaming services need to target older audiences, why indie. Continue reading

admin on 07/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Elizabeth Warren, European Union competition law, independent music, IOS, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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63% Stream Music But Just 10% Are Willing To Pay For it [CHART]

63% globally are streaming music monthly, but only 1 in 10 say they are paying. Can the music industry survive on revenue from just 10% of music's fans?

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Business model, Compact disc, Google, music industry, North America, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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Why Music Streaming Services Need To Attract An Older Audience

With few exceptions, the majority of streaming platform users tend to be largely in the under 35 set, but these services might do well to start courting an older demographic, with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adele (singer), Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Bob Seger, Garth Brooks, Google, List of online music databases, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media

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Beers, Blue Jeans, And Broadcast Radio vs. Pandora

For all the criticism leveled at Pandora of late, it seem the popular internet radio service is helping out some mid-tier musicians, or at least those who play country music,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, American imperialism, country music, Dierks Bentley, I Am... Sasha Fierce, iHeartRadio, Internet radio, New York City, Reba McEntire, Somewhere (film)

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WED. BRIEFING: Apple Music Execs Talk Strategy • Live.ly App Soars • $1B LINE IPO • ReverbNation App Updates • More

WEDNESDAY 6.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web When Apple Music execs talk, we listen. But with 15 million subscribers compared to Spotify's 100 million users, should we? Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Alternative Press, Amazon.com, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, The Daily Telegraph

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Warner Music’s $3 Billion Debt Upgraded To B1 “High Default Risk”

When Len Blavatnik's Access Industries bought Warner Music Group in 2011, it took on $3.05 billion in expensive debt. Now investment ratings firm Moody's has upgraded WMG's outlook slightly from B2. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/27/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A+E Networks, Aid, Amazon.com, Appellate court, Argentina, Credit rating, Google, Moody's Investors Service, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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