Hip-Hop Now Officially Dominates Music
Although its popularity has been known for some time, R&B/hip-hop has finally risen to become the most popular genre of music among consumers since Nielsen began track the in industry. Continue reading
Money Is Streaming Into The Music Industry: A Breakdown Of Where It’s Coming From [CHART]
It's no secret that streaming is driving a comeback for a recorded music industry that saw sales fall from $40 billion in 1999 to just $14.5 billion in 2014. Revenues. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators in the music industry this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how piracy can have an upside for artists, the exploding streaming market in China, and why the. Continue reading
New Spotify Songwriter Lawsuits, Legal Filings Threaten Streaming Driven Music Industry Recovery
[UPDATED] The recorded music industry is in the midst of a renaissance thanks to revenue from a single source – streaming. But a growing string of lawsuits filed by songwriters. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEF: Songs Music For Sale • Tencent, Alibaba Deal • Berklee’s Open Music Initiative • More
TUESDAY 9.12.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sadly, as money flows back into the music industry, indies like Songs Music won't stay indie long. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Austin Welcomes New Short Run Vinyl Pressing Plant
Further evidence that the return of vinyl is as strong as ever, the city of Austin will soon see a new vinyl pressing plant known as Gold Rush Vinyl –. Continue reading
New Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu and Label Deals Mean Musicians Will Be Paid Less
New deals between the major labels and the streaming music services, alongside the introduction of deeply discounted streaming bundles, may eventually move more mainstream consumers from free users to paying. Continue reading
Spotify Could Have Dodged Songwriter Lawsuits If They’d Just Asked The Record Labels…
Spotify and other streaming services have been making a fair number of headlines recently owing to lawsuits surrounding a failure to pay proper royalties. In this article we break down. Continue reading
RIAA Forces Shut Down Of Top Streamripper YouTube-MP3
Popular YouTube ripping site, YouTube-MP3, is shutting down and giving its domain to the RIAA, as part of a private settlement that will end a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Deezer Expands HiFi • YouTube Makeover • Fake Yeezy • CD Baby’s DIY Lovefest • More
Wednesday 8.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deezer finally goes wide with hi-rez music, and we hear Spotify and Napster are testing for rollout. Why is this major. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Ordered To Pay Labels A Paltry $477,000
Despite being an early target of multiple lawsuits brought my several labels and music trade groups, torrent tracker Pirate bay is still operating and helping to enable music and media. Continue reading
