Fans waited a long time for The Beatles to arrive on streaming. Now, 100 days after their addition to Spotify, 6.5 million monthly listeners have streamed 2,793 years’ worth globally. The Beatles by the numbers: 6.5m monthly listeners worldwide 67% of listeners globally are under the age of 35 The…
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Merchbar April Hot Merch Chart Features Deadmau5 (Thanks To Kayne), Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots And More
Who knew a tweet from Kanye West could shoot Deadmau5 straight to the top of the charts? Turns out that Kanye West’s confusion on how to pronounce Deadmau5 (hint: not dead mow five), which was initially perceived as a diss, ended up being a savvy business venture for the EDM…
9 New Rules For Success In The Modern Music Industry
As the music business continues to shift and transform as it has for the past decade, the rules which govern how artists and industry entrepreneurs measure achievement and success must also change to fit a drastically altered industry. _____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 We’ve gone through…
On Composing Music [Excerpt From "Songwriting: Get Your Black Belt In Music & Lyrics"]
In this excerpt from Songwriting: Get Your Black Belt In Music & Lyrics, we look at how the musical composition process, and how the use of different scales can effect the feel and mood of a piece of music, as demonstrated by the California thrash metal band referenced here. _________________________________…
3 Artists Utilizing Cassettes As Performance Instruments
While many music consumers may feel that the day of the cassette has come and gone, here we look at three different artists who are cashing in on this antiquated audio format’s nostalgic clout and using tapes in their performances. ______________________________ Guest Post by Steph Colbourn on Soundfly’s Flypaper When…
What’s Happening At Beatport Post SFX Bankruptcy
Following its recent bankruptcy, SFX Entertainment has been forced to put its subsidiary (and dance music industry giant) Beatport up for auction. Here we speak with the people at Beatport about the current state of the newly independent company and where it’s headed in the future. _____________________________ Guest Post by…
FRI. BRIEFING: Facebook Ramps Up Video • SFX To Layoff Staff • Top Digital Exec Exits UMG • More
Friday 4.7.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is pushing video content in almost every way imaginable including small overdue steps towards monetization. Updated continuously under our More News tab.
The Inevitable Unbundling Of Streaming Music Platforms
One of the obstacles to successfully monetizing streaming stems from the challenge of getting a more casual music listener to shell out $10 a month for extra music they don’t especially want, but by offering a greater variety of payment tiers, more fans might be willing to pay for streaming….
Is YouTube’s Domination Of Music Nearing Its End?
YouTube’s dominant position in the industry has long allowed it take a "my way or the highway" approach with artists, but there are some signs the service may lose its iron grip on the music industry, as it starts to see increasing competition from other platforms, and should make an…
The Music Industry Will Not Always Be This Way
For those artists having a hard time adjusting to the ins and outs of the modern music economy, take heart! Struggling as a music entrepreneur doesn’t necessarily mean that your creative work doesn’t have value, and may simply indicate that you need a change of scene. _________________________ Here Jon Hockley…