Nielsen Music tracked the seven songs performed during Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony, and they received a collective 200+% sales boost. Here is the breakdown: Total Performed Songs +206% Sunday vs. Saturday +20K units Sunday vs. Saturday Highlights (all highlights compare Sunday sales to Saturday sales) Justin Timberlake kicked off the…
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Independents Grabbed Biggest Share Of Global Music Market In 2016
Independent music companies beat out the three major music groups to capture the biggest share of the 2016 global music market in several categories including recorded music, physical goods and music publishing. ___________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Analysts MIDiA and Music Business Worldwide have been tracking record label and…
Fast Company Names 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2017
Fast Company has named its Most Innovative Companies of 2017 and 10 made Music ‘s Most Innovative list. They include only one music streamer, one record label, one that has very little to do with music and a heavy emphasis on companies that empower musicians. _________________________ 10 Most Innovative Music…
Brit Award Winners 2017 – The Full List From David Bowie To Beyonce
David Bowie was the only 2X winner at last night’s Brit Awards, the biggest show on the UK music calendar. As usual, the evening was filled with surprises. Here are all the nominees and 2017 Brit Award Winners: ________________________ British male solo artist Craig David David Bowie – WINNER Kano…
Rochelle Holguin Named To Creative Strategy Post At UPMG
Universal Music Publishing Group has named Rochelle Holguin to the newly-created position of Vice President of Creative Strategy. Holguin’s new gig will see her with oversight of creative development and marketing for UPMG artists, songwriters and song catalog. She will collaborate with UPMG’s Sync and A&R teams, as well as…
Full List of ACM Nominees 2017
Keith Urban leads the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with 7 nods. Miranda Lambert and newcomer Maren Morris landed six nominations each. The 52nd Annual ACM Awards will air on April 2nd from Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, live on CBS.The Full List of ACM Nominees 2017: ____________________________________________ Full…
Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day
On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week over week increase in station adds. To date, nearly 10 million Pandora listeners have added a station for The…
Comprehensive Grammy 2017 Impact Report Released By Buzz Angle
BuzzAngle Music took a deep dive into the post Grammy sales data providing both a macro and a micro view of the impact that the globally televised and subsequent social media has on both sales and an artist’s career. _____________________________________________________ GRAMMY Winning Albums – Album sales for 25 by Adele…
Grammy Sales Bump Varies Widely By Artist: Maren Morris vs. Adele and Beyonce
Early digital sales numbers from Nielsen show the usual bump from Grammy performances. But increases varied. A stellar performance almost always provides a boost, but does Adele’s "Hello" and Beyonce’s "Lemonade" rising 308% and 267% respectively vs. Maren Morris’s 910% increase for "My Church" reflect a more resonate performance or…
Apple Music "Well Past" 20 Million Subscribers As Top Exec Eddie Cue Shares ‘Exclusives’ Strategy
In December we heard that Apple Music had 20 million subscribers. 2 months later they are "well passed" that number, Apple senior executive Eddie Cue shared on stage at yesterday’s ReCode conference. Cue said that Apple is not satisfied with that number and sees room for "“exponential" growth. Then Cue…