Global recorded music industry trade group IFPI has named Ed Sheeran as the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2017 following the record-breaking success of his third studio album ÷ (Divide) and its global single hits Shape of You, Castle on the Hill, Galway Girl and Perfect. Sheeran is the fifth…
Category archives: Major Labels
Sony’s Morris To Launch Indie Label, But NOT With Apple
The long planned exit of Sony Music Entertainment non-executive chairmen Doug Morris will happen at the end of March, according to mulitple sources. But the 79 year old music execitive is not going quietly, but rather launching a new, well funded independent label. _______________________________ Retiring Sony Music chariman Doug Morris’…
Songkick Partners With Facebook, Active Users Rise 43%
Songkick, the concert discovery app acquired by Warner Music Group last year, has inked a partnership with Facebook to add concerts and events from its database onto the social giant. Songkick also announced a deal with French and Belgian retailer and ticket seller FNAC. These new partnerships follow deals with…
Warner Music Dominates Brit Awards 2018
Warner Music UK is celebrating its most successful BRIT Awards ever with Its artists won six of the eleven awards (six of eight in UK categories) , more than any other music company. These awards follow a strong showing Warner Music at the Grammy Awards in New York last month….
How Much Do Top Musicians Make Compared To Other Jobs?
While it’s well known that the music industry’s top earning bring in a solid chunk of change, we here take a look at how the income of this demographic (e.g. music’s top 1%) compares with the income of the average employee in an alternative field. _____________________________ In this latest piece…
Stormzy, Dua Lipa Take Top Honors At Brit Awards 2018 [Full List Of Winners]
New artists beat the old guard at the 2018 Brit Awards which saw grime artist Stormzy and pop music singer-songwriter Dua Lipa take top honors at the annual awards show, winning British Male and Female solo artist, respectively. Lipa, who was the first female artist to pick up five Brit…
Universal Music Is Raking In $18 Million A Day
The music industry is generally regarded to be in much better shape than it was even a year ago, and Universal Music showing further evidence to suggest a business on the mend with a reported income stream of close to $18 million daily in 2017, an 11% increase from the…
Liquid State: Sony Launches New EDM Label In China
As Western cultural influences gradually percolate into China, Sony has made the move to launch a new EDM label in partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment called liquid state. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 China is becoming a hot place for music, as Western influences gradually seep…
Recording Academy ‘Math’ Implies Gender Gap Not So Wide
Like President Trump, Neil Portnow and too many other men refuse to admit without equivocation that they are part of the gender problem. Until that changes, not much else can. Is 12%, for example, or even 17% representation for women in music so much better than 9% that it deserves…
Producer Matt Squire On SoundExchange Letters Of Direction
Here producer and SoundExchange member Matt Squire talks about the important role the company plays in the producer’s careers via their Letters of Direction. ___________________________ Guest post from SoundExchange Producers play an important role in the careers of recording artists and rights owners. And SoundExchange plays an important role in…