Although the music industry has for some time operated under the assumption that music related content made up 40% of YouTube videos, news and drastically different data from Pexeso, offers some very different numbers, suggesting some of the low payout related anger targeted at YoutTube may be misplaced. ____________________________________ Guest…
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What In The World Happened At CÜR?
In this recent piece, Cortney Harding investigates what happened to CÜR, a music startup designed to offer streaming and internet radio at a lower rate than its competitors, but which seems to have gone the way of so many startups and spent itself into an early grave. ________________________________ Guest post…
FREE Bandzoogle eBook: "23 Ways Musicians Can Make Money"
Making some form of money is key to maintaining a career as a musician, although the ways in which artists earn income have changed quite a bit over the past few years. In this excerpt from his recent eBook, Dave Cool outlines 23 different revenue streams artists can tap into…
Soundcloud Logs 175 Million Monthly Listeners To Massive 135 Million Track Catalog
New Soundcloud stats show just how big its footprint is, both in terms of listenership and the size of its music catalog. Most of their listeners are free, however; and monetizing them, along with making such a massive catalog user friendly, present a challenge. ______________________________________ SoundCloud announced today that it…
TUE. BRIEF: Amazon Plans $5 Music Service • Bandcamp Grows Editorial • Lavato Sued • Pulp • More
TUESDAY 8.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Amazon wants to do what Amazon does – make things cheaper – but artists and labels will net that much less. Updated continuously under our More News tab
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…
Playlists Dominate Listening For Most Music Streamers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Streaming music users love playlists and use them to drive their music consumption, according to a new survey and infographic just released by the analysts at Music Watch. ________________________________ 90% of music streamers have listened to or created a playlist, according to a new study by Music Watch. Paid subscribers…
Kanye West, Leonard Cohen And Death Of The Creative Full Stop
With physical products on a continuing decline in the music industry, there is little stopping artists from following in the footsteps of artists like Leonard Cohen and, more recently, Kanye West by continuing to re-work and improve their music after its initial release. ______________________________ Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on…
How Economics Of Curation Benefit Emerging Artists And Fans [Scott Keeney aka DJ Skee]
It seems more and more music consumers are eschewing algorithm driven playlists in favor of good old fashioned human curation, a trend which is having promising outcomes for both up-and-coming artists and music fans. _______________________ Guest post by Scott Keeney aka DK Skee, founder of Dash Radio Digital music services…
UPDATE: Deezer Responds To Exit Of North American CEO
On Tuesday Deezer responded to yesterday’s story that the CEO of its Deezer’s North American division had exited for another startup. The music streamer officially launched its $9.99 per month online music service in the U.S. last month. _________________________________ UPDATE: "Tyler Goldman left Deezer to pursue a new challenge and…