Midia Research’s numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%
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DIY artists generated $821m in 2019 – and Amuse is launching a Pro subscription tier to ‘accelerate their careers’
“With Pro, we’re giving our users more features to accelerate their careers, at an accessible price,” says Amuse boss Diego Farais
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What the US record industry should fear about its future – and what it deserves to celebrate
Netflix, vinyl, streaming and Spotify’s share of revenues all feature in MBW’s review of the USA market
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Did Germany just overtake the UK as the world’s third biggest recorded music market?
BVMI numbers are slightly bigger than UK’s for last year – but there’s a caveat
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It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming
MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
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YouTube says it paid the music industry over $3bn last year – equivalent to 20% of its annual ad revenue. Is that good?
On balance, YouTube looks likely to have just become the global music industry’s second biggest digital partner
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The Great Secret Of The Modern Music Business
MBW columnist Peter Robinson on the role of the music critic, and the reality of today’s industry
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A Call to Arms: ‘Universal, Sony, Warner, Spotify Apple, Amazon, YouTube… dig deep and help us.’
Ministry Of Sound Chairman Lohan Presencer calls on music’s biggest companies to stump up for small venues
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Jay-Z’s TIDAL saw global revenues rise to $148m in 2018 – but US revenues fell 20%
Losses narrow at streaming service which famously served superstars with equity stakes
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Daniel Ek talks paid-for promotion, podcasts and Spotify’s mission to become ‘the world’s No.1 audio platform’
What does Spotify’s CEO have to say on key issues facing the company in 2020?
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