In this piece, Ellisa Sun walks us through the experience of dropping everything to go on a completely DIY tour for a year, and the sixteen different types of shows they played during their time time on the road. ____________________________ Guest post by Ellisa Sun of Soundfly’s Flypaper Eight months…
Category archives: Music industry
Jaxsta Inks With Merlin To Deliver Indie Music Credits
Australian music tech startup Jaxsta has announced a deal to deliver track and album credits from global independent music licensor Merlin and its thousands of label members. With the deal, Jaxsta now has access to the credits of more than 80% of all global music releases. Just last month Jaxsta…
Spotify Lite Launches In Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, But Not In North America
Spotify Lite is now available in 36 countries across Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Android via Google Play. But this light version of Spotify is not yet available in key streaming markets in North America and Europe. Spotify Lite takes up just 10 MB, less than 1oth…
Peter Shapiro To Chair Headcount Voter Registration Effort At Live Music Events
Independent music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of HeadCount, the non-partisan nonprofit aimed at registering voters at live music events. Shapiro has been a member of HeadCount’s board of directors since the organization was founded in 2004. Shapiro will serve a four-year term…
Albums Still Have Some Value According To Nielsen Music Mid-Year Stats [Bobby Owsinski]
Even a casual industry observers know that album sales haven’t been what they used to be, although some new numbers out from a Nielsen Report reveal that, even in the height of the streaming age, there is still some value in album sales, particularly if you belong to the music…
Surprise! Spotify Says They ‘Overpaid Most Publishers In 2018’
Not only is Spotify fighting a proposed increase songwriter and publisher royalties. They’re also demanding a refund, based on overpayments made in 2018 on family bundles and college plans.
Digital Music News
Global Background Music Market 2019
Background music is an integral part of modern commercial space like malls, retail stores, transit, elevators and other public spaces.
Market Research Store
Idagio-commissioned study explores classical streaming potential
A report claiming that classical music could be ‘streaming’s next genre’ comes with an important caveat – to its credit, one that’s openly stated – that it was commissioned by a classical-music streaming service.
Musically
Can hit songs be worth more than gold?
Ever wondered who gets paid when you hear a hit record played out loud?
BBC
How To Use Spotify Analytics For Labels
For those running a label with music on Spotify, the platform has a ton of exciting tools packed into its Spotify Analytics for Labels feature, all for the low-low price of nothing at all. Here we explore what it does and why you should care about it. _____________________________ Guest post…