For Better Or Worse: Drake Defines Streaming Era Success

While the consumption habits of the streaming era have led many to believe that the traditional album format would soon become a thing of the past, the massive streaming success. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we revisit a another busy week in the music industry, we look back on Ruby Tuesday's lawsuit of a same-named band, Apple Music's jump to first place in the. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Live Nation Stock Soars • Sony Relaunches Arista • Drake’s Free Agent Value • More

TUESDAY 7.10.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Drake Is First To Stream 1 Billion Times In Debut Week

Drake continues to break streaming music records with his fifth album '"Scorpion".  Tracks from the new release streamed 1 billion streams globally in its first week, Republic Records has confirmed. In. Continue reading

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Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Smashes Streaming Records, But Some Denounce Excessive Marketing

“Drake’s new album Scorpion is currently being streamed over 10 million times per hour,” Spotify tweeted Friday. By days end, the album's 25 tracks had been streamed more than 132. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Drake Dominates • Spotify Tests Ad Skipping • Radical.fm Shuts • More

MONDAY 7.2.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Obliterates Spotify Debut Day Record

Drake's new album 'Scorpion' obliterated Spotify's first day streaming record with more than 132 million streams. At one point on Friday, the 25 track album was streaming more than 10. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: YouTube Revenue May Top $15B • Drake’s $1M Video • ILMC 30 Sells Out • More

MONDAY 2.19.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Drake’s ‘Vlew’ Passes Beyonce ‘Lemonade’ First Week Sales, Streams In Just Two Days

Drake's new release "Views" topped 740,000 album units in the U.S and 80,000 in Canada in just two days (4/29-30). That surpasses Beyonce's "Lemonade's" first full week numbers, according to BuzzAngle. Apple. Continue reading

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Rock Is Most Popular Genre Among U.S. Album Buyers [CHART]

Rock music was the most popular genre with U.S. album purchasers in 2103. Statista used Nielson and Billboard data to find that  34.8% of all albums bought here in 2013. Continue reading

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