Last month the RIAA certified 71 Digital Single Awards and 34 Album Awards.Topping the list were Twenty One Pilots, Zach Brown, Blake Shelton, Kevin Gates and Mark Anthony. ____________________________ View Ot Download RIAA August 2016 Awards.PDF (2581.1K) Related articles 10 Things Artists Must Have To Succeed Today In The Music…
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Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Is Now Streaming On Spotify, But They’re Doing Their Best To Bury It
Apple Music’s 2 week exclusive is over and Frank Ocean’s #1 album "Blonde" is now streaming on Spotify. But despite claims that it does not retaliate when artists give their competitors an exclusive, you won’t find the album in many of the places that Spotify usually uses to showcase new…
ITunes 69¢ Songs Section Offers Latest Opportunity For Labels To Game The Charts
Last month we learned that artists like Drake, Kayne West and Frank Ocean were releasing albums with 18 tracks or more to game the Billboard charts by taking advantage of rules that calculate album sales equivalents from digital streams. Now comes word of a new and yet very familiar way…
Kickstarter To Relaunch Drip.fm Patreon-Like Artist, Label Subscription Platform
Kickstarter continues to prove that its serious about music. Late last year they hired respected indie label and digital music veteran Molly Neuman, as their first head of music. Now Neuman is making her first major move, announcing the relaunch of Drip.fm. __________________________________________ Last year Kickstarter rescued artist and label…
Vinyl Sales Projected To Grow Exponentially Through 2020
The global vinyl records market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 55.15% during the period 2016-2020, according to a new study by Research and Markets. _____________________________________ According a new Research and Markets study, vinyl manufacturers are now focusing on technological advancements to maintain the strong…
Frank Ocean’s "Endless" Deemed Ineligible For Billboard Charts
Frank Ocean shook up the music industry with unusual back to back releases. His new indie album "Blonde" is headed for #1, but his Universal Music Group release "Endless" isn’t even eligible for the charts. “The 45-minute long music video is available, only as a full-length stream, exclusively through the…
Believe Digital Rescues Indie Label naïve From Bankruptcy
Believe Digital has acquired indie label and publishing company naïve. Believe is the global digital distributor and artist services firm that purchased DIY digital music distribution platform TuneCore last year. ________________________________________ After being forced in bankruptcy, French independent music company naïvehas been purchased by Believe Digital. Believe said they will…
Frank Ocean Just Proved: Direct To Fan Works, Labels Mean Less Than They Think, Exclusives Suck But Still Matter
Frank Ocean has just shaken up the music industry, probably forever. His dual exclusive releases via Apple on Friday and Saturday ignited a long overdue debate about exclusive streaming releases; and hidden in the details are lessons that should be sending shockwaves through the executive suites at Universal, Sony and…
WATCH: Apple Music’s Cash Money Documentary Official Trailer
Last week Apple Music announced a new deal with hip hop powerhouse Cash Money Records, which will officially begin with a documentary about the label and its founder. Now the trailer has been released. "It’s official… Cash Money makes a power move with Apple Music,’ Cash Money Records founder Bryan…
David Gray Releases Unique Dynamic ‘The Best Of’ Album On Spotify
As music consumption shifts to streaming, artists and labels are experimenting with how to use the new medium to release music in different ways. Kayne West remixed and added trax in the first days of his recent Tidal digital release. Drake, DJ Kahled and others each have their own strategies….