Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Adding to Snapchat’s financial woes, now nearly half of influencers would gladly leave the platform. Last week, Snapchat’s parent company once again posted dismal financial numbers. The company has failed to attract a growing number of new users. Downloads dropped 22% in April and May. In addition, existing users on the platform have started uninstalling […]
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Despite the owner’s initial warning, Extratorrent’s clone site remains increasingly popular. On May 17th, popular pirating site ExtraTorrent shut down for good. Almost immediately, clones of the original site sprung up. One of those clones has not only survived, it’s been thriving. ExtraTorrent.cd has claimed over 9 million visits in the past twenty-eight days. This […]
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Want to create a hit song that will get you on the Billboard Top 10? Make sure to hire four writers and at least six publishers. According to a new study, the number of writers and publishers on hit songs has increased substantially. In the 1960s, an average hit song on the Billboard Top 10 […]
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So, how much can you expect to get from Spotify, Apple Music, and the other top plays? Music streaming services have helped spark a revival in the music industry. This year alone, major labels have reported record-breaking revenue. But, how much are artists truly earning? Independent data-analysis organization Information is Beautiful has released a new […]
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Along with spammers and coverbots, has Spotify also gamed the music industry and artists’ fans? According to a new report, they may very well have. Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” recently reached number one on Billboard’s streaming charts. Straight off the rapper’s album, Damn., Lamar has racked up over 291 million streams on Spotify. But, did you […]
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Who are the most popular Kpop artists in the world? We turned to Spotify and Chartmetric.io for the answer. based on the total number of Spotify followers worldwide, as tracked by chartmetric.io… 1. BTS 2. PSY 3. Big Bang 4. EXO 5. Black Pink 6. 2NE1 7. Girls Generation […]
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Before we dig into everything there’s to know about Spotify playlists at this moment in time, you should remember that just because someone has a ton of streams does not mean they have a ton of fans. Streams are not equivalent to downloads or sales. Apples and oranges. When someone bought a song or an […]
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Music downloading is far from dead, according to a just-released study. In fact, offline listening is far more common than streaming online. But what’s keeping this format alive? If streaming music is so superior, why is its inferior predecessor still going strong? A big reason is price, according to a just-release study. As in, free (you […]
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Music downloading is far from dead, according to a just-released study. In fact, offline listening is far more common than streaming online. But what’s keeping this format alive? If streaming music is so superior, why is its inferior predecessor still going strong? A big reason is price, according to a just-release study. As in, free (you […]
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The US music industry is now worth $17.2 billion, according to data calculated by PwC. And more than half of that is coming from concerts. Streaming is exploding. But a majority of the revenue in the music industry is coming from live events. According to US-based calculations shared by PwC with Digital Music News, ticket […]
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