Category archives: Music industry

Touring was a minefield before COVID; the pandemic just threw a few thousand more mines onto the field.
Vulture

Latin music generated $886.1 million on a retail basis (money spent on streaming subscriptions, as well as physical and digital music), in the US in FY 2021, which was up by 35.4% versus the prior year.
Music Business Worldwide

NFTs have been connected with music before as we’ve seen these immutable digital collectibles being released by the likes of Grimes, 3LAU, and even Kings of Leon. These artists have found new ways to monetize their music and connect with their fans mor…

L’arrivée de cette potentielle taxe sur le streaming musical ne passe pas chez les rappeurs, dont les revenus proviennent en très grande majorité des plateformes.
Huffington Post

Actualmente, las Industrias Culturales representan aproximadamente un 2,6% del PBI, número que se traduce en más de 300.000 puestos de trabajo directo y que generan un impacto económico en el país que está en permanente crecimiento.
Ministerio de Cult…

Smart phone usage is key to music listeners in parts of East Asia, but only a minority of users are committed subscribers to streaming services. That apparent contradiction may explain the rise of mini-subscriptions in the region.
Variety

Anghami joins hands with Danish telco HALLO and Virgin Mobile Kuwait to provide unlimited access and downloads of songs, podcasts and other audio content.
ZAWYA

The rapper claimed that the music video for “Likkle Miss Remix” was age-restricted intentionally to keep her from getting views.
Gizmodo

With ticket prices for performing arts rising, could fresh approaches like pay-what-you-can increase access and foster more adventurous programming?
The New York Times

Pendant des années, YouTube a été considéré comme la bête noire des artistes et des maisons de disque. Mais cette époque semble être révolue. La plateforme a annoncé avoir reversé 6 milliards de dollars à l’industrie musicale entre juin 2021 et 2022.
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