La empresa que ha comprado los derechos de Shakira, entre otros, cotiza en la bolsa de Londres y es cruce entre un fondo de inversión y una firma de gestión de talentos.
La Vanguardia
Category archives: Music industry
Alibaba is shutting down its music streaming app
The company announced Tuesday that Xiami Music will end February 5 “because of adjustments in business development.” The news comes as the company co-founded by Jack Ma faces pressure from regulators on several fronts.
CNN
Why Rock’s Biggest Stars Are Selling Away Their Publishing Rights
Bob Dylan, David Crosby and Stevie Nicks are joining the growing ranks of artists who are signing away the publishing rights to the songs they’ve written – even though that’s widely considered to be the most lucrative aspect of the music industry.
Ult…
‘We need to be good neighbours to our artists.’
Neighbouring rights is a burgeoning area of our industry and the lifeblood for many non-writers. Given the current state of our world, it is a vital component of an artists’ career.
Music Business Worldwide
Bilan 2020: le stream était (presque) parfait
Si elles se sont fait quelques frayeurs en début de pandémie, les plateformes de streaming sont restées les bouées de secours privilégiées de l’industrie musicale. Nettement moins celles des artistes… Bilan.
Focus Vif
La música latina rompe todos los récords de escuchas en Spotify
Bad Bunny es el artista más escuchado en el mundo en la popular plataforma.
El País
Music Industry Faces Untapped Payout Opportunity On YouTube
YouTube has piloted the success of major music acts including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd. Still, musicians, labels and other rights holders continue to air grievances over the platform’s low return on ad-supported streams.
Forbes
Nearly half of South Africa’s live music workers may quit the industry for good
For people working in South Africa’s live music sector, 2020 has been “devastating”. That was the term that researchers read most frequently in responses to the country’s largest-ever live music and COVID-19 survey, published in November.
The Conversa…
Arab music industry new target for global streaming giants
Online platforms looking to invest in emerging markets in the Middle East and North Africa to bring the outmoded business into digital era.
Al Jazeera
Bob Dylan Sells His Songwriting Catalog in Blockbuster Deal
Universal Music purchased his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs in what may be the biggest acquisition ever of a single act’s publishing rights.
The New York Times