Author archives: davide

We were the 16th biggest market overall worldwide and as streaming adoption becomes more widespread I believe we’ll start to see Mexico push towards becoming a Top 10 market”.
MusicAlly

Far from the hippie, peace-and-love archetype of Woodstock, today’s music-festival economy is a seriously big business.
CityLab

The three major music companies are collectively worth more than $85 billion – and they have Tencent to thank.
Music Business Worldwide

Le groupe de metal alternatif Tool vient enfin d’autoriser sa discographie à apparaître sur Deezer, Spotify, etc… Le streaming finira-t-il par avoir tous ses adversaires à l’usure ?
Télérama

A look at the year’s Top 10 biggest-selling LPs for the year to date (see below) confirms the strength of the big labels’ vinyl operations.
Music Week

Irony can be cruel: A deaf Beethoven (who was perhaps angry at his disability) composed his greatest works while unable to listen to his own genius.
Forbes

Billboard announced Monday that the country rapper’s summer smash “Old Town Road” surpassed Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” and Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” for the longest ride at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
Los An…

If the deal is finalized, Tencent would also have a one-year call option to acquire an additional 10% of UMG at the same price and terms.
Music Business Worldwide

The famously money-losing company’s operating losses for the quarter were just $3.3 million, down from $104.5 million in 2018.
Variety

Un rappeur qui accusait la chanteuse Katy Perry de plagiat touchera 2,7 millions de dollars, a décidé ce jeudi un tribunal fédéral. La dernière d’une longue série d’affaires de plagiat, qui pullulent ces derniers temps dans l’industrie musicale.
Les E…