TikTok owner in talks with top record companies as it plans to battle with sector leaders Spotify and Apple.
Financial Times
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Full metal junket: music tourism hits right note with fans
While going to concerts remained the biggest sector of the live music market, the report says, with 24.9 million fans doing so last year, attendance remained flat.
The Guardian
Can Cryptocurrency Create a New Niche in Music Streaming?
One only needs to look at the events of the last year to see that competition in the industry is growing exponentially. Industry leader Spotify is just one example of how competition has forced companies to pursue new users with a vengeance.
Coin Tele…
Back in the loop: why cassette tapes became fashionable again
Magnetic ribbon for format once the preserve of police interviews is in short supply.
The Guardian
Latest Nielsen Music Report Shows How Healthy The Music Industry Really Is
To put it simply, the report tells us that 2018 was much better than 2017 and that it looks like 2019 will be even healthier.
Forbes
L’industrie musicale est de plus en plus accro aux données
L’avènement du big data semble être une très bonne nouvelle pour le secteur, depuis longtemps à la recherche d’une façon d’identifier et de quantifier ses audiences.
Korii
The Changing Economics Of Electronic Music
The dance music industry is booming right now. The Ibiza Music Summit’s latest business report puts its global worth at US$7.2 billion. And we’re not just talking about Calvin Harris and co.
Resident Advisor
J-pop goes flat as Southeast Asia swoons for Korean artists
Japanese groups losing fans to K-pop stars, who are winning on stage and online.
Nikkei
Music Stars Take Copyright Fight To U.S. As Revenue Tops $10 Billion
The worldwide publishing group Cisac, which released the figure today, hailed European plans for copyright reform that were approved in April and urged the government in the U.S., the largest music market, to follow suit and ensure that services such a…
Play it again: composers can’t survive on premieres alone
A high-profile premiere might help young composers launch their career, but the story shouldn’t end there.
The Strad