The Music Industry Generated $43 Billion in Sales Last Year. Artists Only Received 12%.

Major labels and tech companies now earn billions from artists’ work.  Well, here’s a small consolation – at least they get to keep the breadcrumbs. Earlier today, for the period ended June 30th, 2018, Warner Music Group (WMG) CEO Steve Cooper re…

Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld

Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple’s done it again…
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Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld

Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple’s done it again…
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Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld

Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple’s done it again…
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Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld

Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple’s done it again…
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Latest Industry: The Rolling Stones, Pink, Stream Ripping Sites, Viagogo, Amazon Prime Music, Concord Music, More…

The Rolling Stones earn $238 million from the No Filter tour. The Rolling Stones earned $238 million from 28 sold-out shows in the group’s recent No Filter tour in Europe.  Fans purchased 7,802,307 tickets.  The tour wrapped up on July 8th in Warsaw. P…

What Streaming Music Services Really Pay — According to David Crosby

Again — as real artists have shown — don’t expect to make much on streaming music services.  Least of all on YouTube. Here at Digital Music News, we’ve covered real artist payouts from streaming music services before.  And, let’s face it – unless you’r…

Latest Industry: UMG, YouTube Stories, Apple HomePod, BBC Radio, Deezer, BASCA, Pogoseat, More…

Could UMPG reach $1 billion this year? According to MBW’s analysis of Vivendi’s quarterly results, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) could become a $1 billion company by the end of this year.  Thanks in large part to Post Malone’s Bentleys & …

Fake artists still dominate Spotify ‘chill’ playlists. Now Universal is fighting back… with Apple Music.

Nothing has changed on Ambient Chill, Sleep and Music For Concentration
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Latest Industry: UMG, SOCAN + SODRAC, iHeartRadio, Radar Radio, Apple Music, Paradigm, Cherry Glazerr, More…

UMG earns over $50 million a week from streaming. Vivendi, Universal Music Group (UMG) parent company, has revealed Universal Music Group’s labels generated $1.44 billion in streaming revenue for the first half of 2018, or around $55 million a week.  U…