Apple Music tops Spotify once again in total streams – this time for Travis Scott. According to Music Business Worldwide, Travis Scott’s newest album, Astroworld, has drawn 80 million global streams on Apple Music within the first 24 hours, up 16.5 mil…
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Artists Only Make 12 Percent From Their Music Sales
New report says the structure of the music industry hasn’t adapted to the streaming era yet — but it will
Latest Industry: The Rolling Stones, Pink, Stream Ripping Sites, Viagogo, Amazon Prime Music, Concord Music, More…
The Rolling Stones earn $238 million from the No Filter tour. The Rolling Stones earned $238 million from 28 sold-out shows in the group’s recent No Filter tour in Europe. Fans purchased 7,802,307 tickets. The tour wrapped up on July 8th in Warsaw. P…
Breaking into the Music Industry w/ Nick Halkes (XL Recordings) Wrap-Up
We’re back with the third and final instalment from our music industry masterclass with Nick Halkes, and a wrap up of the talk in full. Nick is currently the manager of Liam Howlett (The Prodigy), Stanton Warriors, DnB dons Bad Company UK, Ministry of Sound-signed One Bit and more. He is also a member of the […]
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Sonos Is Betting Its Speakers on Paid Music Streaming
High-end speaker company makes its stock market debut and predicts future success off the back of streaming
The Music Industry Can’t Agree With Itself (Even When Congress Can)
The Music Modernization Act will go forward — but not without a headache that exemplifies the industry’s biggest problems
Latest Industry: UMG, YouTube Stories, Apple HomePod, BBC Radio, Deezer, BASCA, Pogoseat, More…
Could UMPG reach $1 billion this year? According to MBW’s analysis of Vivendi’s quarterly results, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) could become a $1 billion company by the end of this year. Thanks in large part to Post Malone’s Bentleys & …
Latest Industry: Apple, Spotify, Big Hit Entertainment, Pandora, eMusic, Ludlow Music, The Lede Company, More…
Elton John, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift ranked among the lowest ‘highest-paid’ artists of 2018. Billboard has released its list of the highest-paid artists in the music industry. Elton John ($11.4 million), Ariana Grande ($11.36 million), Janet Ja…
Rap’s Ascent Is Bringing a Whole New Money Stream to Music
Thanks to hip-hop, the music industry is no longer embarrassed about advertising and brand partnerships
Latest Industry: UMG, SOCAN + SODRAC, iHeartRadio, Radar Radio, Apple Music, Paradigm, Cherry Glazerr, More…
UMG earns over $50 million a week from streaming. Vivendi, Universal Music Group (UMG) parent company, has revealed Universal Music Group’s labels generated $1.44 billion in streaming revenue for the first half of 2018, or around $55 million a week. U…