Spotify announces headliners for ¡Viva Latino! concert series. The all-powerful playlist continues to evolve beyond streaming. Accordingly, Spotify has just announced its ¡Viva Latino! live concert series, produced by Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN)….
Category archives: Music industry
Latest Industry: J. Balvin, CAA, the Grammys, Since ’93, AEG, UTA, More…
J. Balvin becomes Spotify’s most streamed artist. Spotify has announced that Colombian singer J. Balvin has become the No. 1 artist on the platform. Thanks to the success of his fifth album, Vibras, he has over 48 million monthly listeners on Spotify,…
Music industry welcomes copyright directive vote in the European Parliament
The music industry has unsurprisingly welcomed the passing yesterday by the JURI Committee of the European Parliament of article thirteen of the draft European Copyright Directive, which would reform the copyright safe harbour and increase the liabilit…
How Online Video Is Becoming Like The Music Business For Its Creators
Indeed, though streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music have revived recorded-music revenue to the levels of a decade ago, few musicians are getting rich from their online streams.
Forbes
Tout rout: stars come out to close down ticket resellers
Acts such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are trying to ensure fans pay only face value to see them.
The Guardian
Can Napster really compete in the streaming music space?
Wherever the subscription business goes in the next decade, Napster wants a seat at the table.
Music Business Worldwide
L’industrie du disque rêve d’Afrique
De la Côte-d’Ivoire au Nigeria, du Congo à l’Afrique du Sud, le continent subsaharien s’affirme comme le nouvel eldorado du marché musical et attise les convoitises des majors, qui aimeraient vendre leurs artistes à cette population jeune convertie aux…
Latest Industry: SAG-AFTRA/AFM, Liberty Media, XXXTentacion’s Funeral, UMG, CD Baby, More…
SAG-AFTRA and AFM sued over the Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund. SAG-AFTRA and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) face a massive class-action lawsuit for allegedly having a conflict of interest in their administration of streamin…
Latest Industry: Hard Rock Cafe’s Giant Gaffe, Spotify’s Data, iHeartMedia, Berklee College, Khalid, Bravalla Festival, More…
Got Rhythem? The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, is now walking off a jumbo-sized gaffe. Ahead of a splashy unveiling, the casino hoisted a 30-foot tall Gibson Les Paul on Thursday. Just one problem. The famous rhythm/treble switc…
Drew Morisey x DJ Ravine: Three Essential Social Media Tips for Artists
In today’s world, social media is absolutely vital to the career of any artist in any discipline. With music it is especially so because, let’s face it, most young people want to be musicians, creating even more of a challenge to stand out. To do this you need to be making music that is fresh […]
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