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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: UMG to exit TikTok • Global piracy report • Spotify stock upgrade • Concert climate impact study • Nashville music exec kidnapped • Toury • More

WEDNESDAY 1.31.23 • Music Business News Updated Continuously Under The MORE NEWS TAB Above

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Monetizing Music Superfans: Billion Dollar Opportunity or Superfantasy?

The yet-to-be-published Annual Music Study by Music Watch will offer an overview of the music industry, but the consultancy’s Russ Crupnick has shared an advance look at its findings on. Continue reading

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What is a Superfan & Why do UMG, WMG (and everyone else) care so much?

Everyone is talking about the importance of music superfans to propel and monetize an artist’s career. But what is a superfan, and why do the CEOs of UMG and WMG,. Continue reading

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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: UMG sets ’24 goals • Twitch lays of 500 • Taylor-made deals • Doja Cat VR concert • Viagogo • Merlin • More

WEDNESDAY 1.10.23 • Music Business News Updated Continuously Under The MORE NEWS TAB Above

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UMG shifted Pandora royalties from SoundExchange ending Performer payouts

Universal Music is under fire for changes it made last year in how it pays Pandora royalties to artists, shifting to contractural rates instead of having 50% of the royalty. Continue reading

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Streaming empowered music’s long tail. Is Spotify about to cut it off? [Bill Werde]

“The promise of the streaming age was always the long tail,” writes Bill Werse “We all cheered that it would lower barriers to entry and empower artists.” But new royalty. Continue reading

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Did UMG’s CEO just call DistroKid, CD Baby & TuneCore Garbage Merchants?

While not calling anyone out by name, UMG CEO Lucien Grainge said anyone involved in music who is struggling to find an audience is a “merchant of garbage” during this. Continue reading

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UMG, Deezer ‘double boost’ launch upends streaming payments to artists

Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched its long-promised artist-centric payment model with EU-based music streaming service Deezer. But unlike some of UMG’s other royalty experiments, this reveal comes with details. Continue reading

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Want to work at a Major Label? You are competing for just 27K jobs worldwide

If you dream of working at a major record label or music publisher, you may find this new analysis both encouraging and incredibly daunting. The three major music groups –. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: UMG + Endl AI • 120K new tracks daily • streaming rates • more

Episode 146 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 146 On this week’s edition of the. Continue reading

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