How the Music Industry Can Do Better for Female Songwriters and Producers

March is International Women’s Month, in which we recognize women everywhere and the advancements that have been made for female rights and representation. However, equity and balance in gender representation has a ways to go in both music and society …

Tencent Music generated over $1bn from online music last year

In potentially troubling news for record labels banking on TME to drive their revenues in China, however, the company continues to commit to growing what it calls “long-form audio” – i.e. podcast and audiobooks – on its platforms, which could potential…

Musique : bras de fer autour du calcul des rémunérations du streaming

Depuis que le streaming fait rebondir le marché de la musique, toutes les esthétiques musicales, autres que le rap et les musiques électroniques, se plaignent que ces derniers raflent la mise.
Les Echos

The Three Major Publishers Generated More than $3.2 Billion in 2019

It means that Universal, Sony, and Warner’s labels and artists generated, in total, $14.93 billion last year — up by just under $1.5 billion year-on-year, and equivalent to $41 million per day … or $1.7 million every hour.
Rolling Stones

What the US record industry should fear about its future– and what it deserves to celebrate

The annual RIAA numbers regarding the health of the US record industry are out – and, as ever, there’s plenty of interesting data to get our teeth into.
Music Business Worldwide