"What if that metal fan only listened to Metallica, yet still 10% of that subscriber’s revenue went to Katy Perry?" It is not a hypothetical question. It’s actually how payments to rightsholders are calculated by Spotify, Apple Music and all other music streamers. But Mark Mulligan discovered that rival Deezer…
Category archives: Indie Labels
How Pandora Helped Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and The xx Gain Momentum Before Their New Album Release
When Pandora listeners hear a new single, they create stations based on that artist’s music and hear more of that artist. That’s gold when the single preceded a new album, explains Pandora’s Glenn Peoples. _______________________________ By Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora As long as there will be…
Fans Have A Growing Willingness To Actually Pay For Music [MusicWatch]
Music fans are showing a growing willingness to actually pay for music, and that is helping to drive the current growth in the recorded music industry. In fact, the value of those fans grew 11% last year driven by tens of millions of $10 per month on-demand subscriptions, according to…
Sync To Be A Focus Of This Year’s MUSEXPO
MUSEXPO is set to return for the 13th edition of its flagship Los Angeles event at the W Hotel Hollywood from April 30th – May 3rd 2017. ____________________________ This year’s MUSEXPO will feature a revamped event program that includes a special focus on India, brands engagement, a strong focus on…
TuneCore Now Offers Musicians and Indie Labels Fast, Low Cost Royalty Advances
To offer royalty advances to artists and labels, TuneCore today launched TuneCore Direct Advance in collaboration with Lyric Financial. The new service provides U.S.-based TuneCore customers the option of quick, automated advances on their future distribution sales revenue. ______________________________ With TuneCore’s just launched Direct Advance service, artists and labels can…
A Look At Just How Fast Streaming Music Is Growing [CHART]
It’s no secret that music streaming is exploding. For the first time last year, the record labels made more money from streaming than from the sales of digital downloads and physical good combined. This chart chronicles music’s streaming explosion.
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Indie Labels Report Struggle With ‘Whack-A-Mole’ Digital Takedowns, 30% Have Given Up Trying [SURVEY]
A survey conducted by A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) and Future of Music Coalition (FMC) confirms that independent labels are struggling to deal with unauthorized use of their recordings and videos. ____________________________ A new study by A2IM and Future of Music Coalition asked independent labels of all sizes about…
How The Music Industry Makes Money In 2016? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Streaming is increasingly the new normal of how consumers listen to music; and according to the RIAA, streaming brought in just over half of the US music industry’s revenue in 2016. But where does the other half of the money earned come from?
CD Baby Expands Major Latin American Footprint with Local Office In Argentina
CD Baby has expanded into Argentina hiring Martín Liviciche to open a local office. Already one of the largest distributors in Latin America, CD Baby represents 20,000 artists from Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Mexico. _______________________ Martín Liviciche has been hired to open a local office of CD Baby in Argentina,…
MoneyBaggYo, Christian Nodal Top This Week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart
MoneyBaggYo and Christian Nodal lead this week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart. This chart tracks which 20 artists that listeners have been using to create the highest number of Pandora stations over the past week, and reflects which up-and-coming artists are currently trending on the platform. See the full Pandora/Next Big Sound…