Every Minute On The Internet… The Futility Of Trying To Be Everywhere [CHART]
[UPDATED] In a fractured media landscape, marketers often encourage artists to "be" everywhere their potential fans might be. But with 973,000 logging into Facebook, 481,000 tweets and 187 million emails. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through important music business stories from the past few days, we revisit the very real music industry gender pay gap, how record deals are on the. Continue reading
How Much Does Streaming Earn U.S. Record Companies? [CHART Year To Year]
Revenues from recorded music in the United States grew from $7.5 billion in 2016 to $8.7 billion in 2017. In 2017, subscription and ad-supported accounted for 65% of U.S. recorded. Continue reading
Which Music Streamer Pays Best? It’s Not Spotify [CHART]
Which music streaming service pays musicians and songwriters the most most per stream? As Spotify goes public, Apple Music picks up steam and YouTube prepares to launch a new paid. Continue reading
Will Department Of Justice Consent Decree Review Eliminate Rationale For Music Modernization Act?
With long standing consent decrees now under review by the Department of Justice, some of the impetus and perceived need for the Music Modernization Act is now being called into. Continue reading
Music Think Tank: Call For Your Submissions
Our sister site, MusicThinkTank, was built to share opinions, ideas, and best practices in the current and future music industry. In order to give our community the best possible content, we are. Continue reading
Amazon Music Subscriptions Doubled In Last 6 Months
Amazon Music has "tens of millions" of paying users and Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions having more than doubled in the last six months, according to Steve Boom, VP Of Music. Amazon. Continue reading
How Fast Are U.S. Download Single Sales Declining? [CHART]
This chart from Statista shows the decline in digital music single downloaded sales in the United States from 2004 to 2017. Last year, 553.5 million digital music singles were downloaded. Continue reading
AMP Act Bill Finally Gets Producers Paid For Streaming
While producers used to get paid as a result of physical sales, music's decline in the retail sector has mad it difficult for producers to see a return on their. Continue reading
