Advances and catalog expenditure figure was more than triple the equivalent number from 2019
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SoundCloud is about to revolutionize streaming payouts, launching user-centric royalties for 100,000 indie artists
“SoundCloud is uniquely positioned to offer this transformative new model due to the powerful connection between artists and fans that takes place on our platform.”
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Slowly but surely, the major labels’ dominance of Spotify is declining
Spotify statistics show that 10% of market share has shifted away from the majors and Merlin in just the past three years
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The US recorded music industry grew by over $1bn in 2020 – but faces big challenges over streaming’s pricing, and its future
The RIAA’s latest figures show a surging streaming market – with one notable cause for concern
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The Services Sector Is Transforming The Future Of The Music Industry
Justin Kalifowitz, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings, paints a picture of how the music industry is changing
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US music fans spent more on vinyl than CD last year for the first time since 1986
New RIAA data confirms that vinyl outsold CD on a monetary basis in pandemic-hit 2020 for first time in 34 years
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Live Nation just sold 170,000 tickets for 2021 UK summer festivals… within three days
Astonishing level of ticket sales confirmed by Michael Rapino following British government announcing roadmap to re-opening
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Over 60,000 tracks are now uploaded to Spotify every day. That’s nearly one per second.
The numbers behind some major announcements from Spotify unveiled this week
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It’s all about the data, stupid…
Mark Davyd of the Music Venue Trust urges his sector to put its faith in the numbers
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‘I love streaming, I just hate the remuneration system sitting inside it.’
Tom Gray, musician and founder of #BrokenRecord, explains the objectives of the campaign
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