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5 Ways Music Journalism can live on post-Pitchfork

The outlets offering quality music journalism are in deep decline, from sales to layoffs and even total shutdowns. Keith Jopling offers thoughts on how it can survive and even thrive in the niches…

Alana Bonilla on 02/08/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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WMG has strongest quarter ever, tips 10% layoffs, Uproxx & HipHopDX sale to invest $200M in core music business

Warner Music Group just announced its strongest quarter ever, with revenue rising 17% for the period ending Dec. 31, 2023, to $1.75 billion…

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2024 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TikTok ban

35% of top TikTok tracks removed by UMG, but fans & savvy artists find workarounds

Seventeen of Billboard’s TikTok Top 50 Chart tracks are no longer available after licensing talks between Universal Music Group and the social video app failed last week…

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2024 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify raises premium price

Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock up 8% in the last two days

Spotify stock closed Tuesday at $231.92, up $8.67, a gain of 3.88%. Earlier in the day NYSE: SPOT was up as much as 8.64% after the streamer delivered a strong Q4 2023 report.

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Are Music Marketing Drivers and Why Do You Need Them?

Selling music is about telling a story that makes the recipent want to take action – to listen, to share and perhaps to purchase. Good marketing drivers help tell that story and just as importantly help it to stand out…

Alana Bonilla on 02/07/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Are TikTok Song IDs accurate

What is at stake in the TikTok UMG showdown [MIDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano]

TikTok and UMG can each argue about how much music is worth, and new music and artists are caught in the crossfire…

Alana Bonilla on 02/07/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why music distribution on Soundcloud and Bandcamp is not enough

Sticking to one or two platforms may seem like the easiest and most efficient way to get your music to the world, but think again. This guide explains why you should put your eggs in more than just Soundcloud and Bandcamp’s baskets…

Alana Bonilla on 02/07/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify, WMG, Deezer execs on artist-centric payments, streaming fraud and ‘the new free goods’

Executives from Spotify, Deezer, Warner Music Group and more share some candid comments on artist centritc royalties, streaming fraud and more on a recent panel…

Alana Bonilla on 02/07/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Half of all Grammy 2024 winners were independent!

Half of 2024 Grammy winners were on independent labels, according to A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), including 4AD, Candid, Concord, Cosmica Artists, Craft, EMPIRE, Fantasy, Loma Vista Recordings, Mack Avenue, Reach Records, Single Lock, and Thirty Tigers…

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify

Four big music takeaways from Spotify’s earnings call

While Spotify’s Q4 earnings call focused more on podcasts, audiobooks, and bottom-line numbers than music, there were still some critical music-related takeaways.

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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