Author archives: davide

Did Napster kill the music industry? Depends on who you ask. Some will say yes, while others will argue the revolution of peer-to-peer music sharing platforms was an inevitable byproduct of technology (a.k.a., the times they are a changin’).
Built In

Les artistes des pays africains et dans les pays en développement peuvent désormais compter sur le soutien de Wyclef Jean. Le chanteur haïtien-américain et son groupe Carnival World Music ont débloqué 25 millions de dollars de fonds d’investissement po…

Record companies might disagree, but exclusives, eligibility algorithms, bundling and ‘streaming farms’ are threatening to ruin the Top 40.
The Guardian

“Imagine if we have 97 million users every month and just 2.5 million paying subscribers [now], how interesting the next 10 years will be!”.
MusicAlly

In order to grow, streaming services may need to offer customers more, better, and cheaper subscription options — something Amazon is already doing.
Rolling Stones

Spotify and Apple Music are the two dominant players in the music-streaming market and they might seem the same to many consumers, with similar features and pricing. But because of the system by which artists are paid, they can vary wildly in the royal…

In an effort to assess how different labels fared during the industry transition to streaming, the good people at Chartmetric breakdown different trends of music from the past three years across seventeen different markets.
HypeBot

Alors que Spotify ou Deezer offrent déjà des playlists musicales pour les commerces, hôtels ou restaurants, Apple Music se lance à son tour, en partenariat avec PlayNetwork, déjà bien connu sur ce marché. 
Les Echos

Barring a major surprise, 2019 will have been the fifth straight year of growth for the global recorded music industry. Over those five years, its annual revenues have grown from $14.2bn to $19.1bn, taking it almost back to its 2004 level. If 2019 matc…

The start of a new decade is set to bring potential turmoil with Brexit, further pressure on physical music and a continuing awareness around artist rights in the streaming era. Issues surrounding diversity will also be high on the agenda.
Music Week