Major labels control 70% – 88% of Spotify’s playlists
Major labels like Universal, Warner, and Sony dominate 80% of all major Spotify playlists. Learn why that matters. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. For the longest time, “playlists” were. Continue reading
How much money did the music industry make last year? [Mark Mulligan]
The music industry is a vast world, but ever wonder what its earnings do for the economy. Here is how much money was made in the unpredictable Covid rollercoaster that. Continue reading
Independent vs. Major labels: Who is growing faster?
You may feel confident in your answer to this question, but if you keep reading you’ll find something that may surprise you. by Mark Mulligan of MIDiA from The Music. Continue reading
Warner, Universal Music join Sony in cancelling unrecouped advances for legacy artists
“[We’ve] announced a legacy unrecouped advances program where, for our artists and songwriters who signed to us before 2000 and didn’t receive an advance during or after 2000, we won’t. Continue reading
The major record labels now pull down $2.5 million an hour
While many artists continue to struggle financially in the new streaming economy, many major labels appear to be doing just fine, bringing in more than $20 billion in global revenue. Continue reading
Major Labels Now Earn $1 Million Every Hour From Streaming
While there’s still some debate over whether streaming is profitable for artists, it seems pretty clear that the major labels are at least raking it in, with new data showing. Continue reading
Latest Physical Music Supply Chain Debacle Offers Opportunities For Entrepreneurs [Chris Castle]
For those retail music shoppers out there, record stores have been a bit of disappointment of late in the inventory department – a problem precipitated by the decision of major. Continue reading
Re-Recording Restrictions: A Glossary Of Industry Terms [Chris Castle]
In light of news that Taylor Swift plans to re-record the majority of her previous catalog, we share an in-depth look at the restrictions and allowances in contracts between an. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, we heard opinions on just how much a college education is worth in the modern music industry, whether or not major labels' major earnings will. Continue reading
Here is What Every Major Label, Subsidiary Earned In 2018, according to Billboard
The recorded music industry is growing again thanks to streaming, but by how much and who are the winners and losers? Because the three major labels only report overall recorded. Continue reading
