REWIND: New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this meander back through the week's top music industry news, we check back on Kickstarter's new Director of Music in Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves, how big data and analytics. Continue reading

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Billboard Hot 100 To Measure Streams Differently

The relevancy of the Billboard Hot 100 has long been argued by those operating in and around the music industry, receiving particular criticism for the weight which it gives to streaming,. Continue reading

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How New Streaming Methodology Will Impact Billboard Charts

Billboard recently greenlit some promised changes to how music streams would be weighted when assembling their Hot 100, with the new methodology lending more weight to hybrid paid/ad supported services. Continue reading

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BET Hip Hop Awards 2015: A Full List Of Nominees

The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are out and Drake leads the nominations with 12. Big Sean follows with 10, Nicki Minaj has 9 and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are. Continue reading

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BMG Scores 2 Top 10 Records Just 18 Months After Label Launch

When BMG divested themselves of their share of the Sony-BMG record business, they focused on music publishing and the broader entertainment industry.  But that changed 18 months ago with the. Continue reading

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Spotify vs. Tidal: Who Is Winning The User Experience War?

If you pay even a sliver of attention to the entertainment world, you’ve probably heard of Tidal by now. Jay-Z and his famous co-owners (Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Usher, and more). Continue reading

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Interest In TIDAL Is Sinking Faster Than The Titanic [NEW STATS]

Haters gonna hate, but the critics have been particularly vocal about TIDAL.  The streaming music that Jay Z bought and relaunched with the help of superstar partners was just enriching. Continue reading

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U.S. Album Sales Hit Record Lows

For the first time since Nielson SoundScan began counting, U.S. album sales have dipped below 5 million units for 5 consecutive weeks. Just 4.69 million albums were sold during the. Continue reading

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“Summer Of Hip Hop” Continues On This Week’s Sales Charts

“The ‘Summer of Hip-Hop’ continues this week with the newly hyphen-less Jay Z topping the charts for a second straight week with Magna Carta… Holy Grail," writes NARM President Jim Donio,. Continue reading

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Kanye West Debuts At #1 As Weekly Sales Rebound

(UPDATED) Kanye West should be smiling. This week he led a trio of rappers to the top of the Nielsen SoundScan sales chart published by Billboard. His new album, Yeezus,. Continue reading

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