Post Malone goes platinum in just 4 days. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified platinum Post Malone’s sophomore album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. Thanks to the popularity of his hit single, ‘Rockstar,’ the …
Category archives: Music industry
The music industry should be held accountable for Avicii’s death, here’s why
Have you ever had a dream that you’re about to take a very hard exam, or give an important speech on stage and then suddenly and out of nowhere you lose your notes?
MixMag
The music industry should be held accountable for Avicii’s death, here’s why
Have you ever had a dream that you’re about to take a very hard exam, or give an important speech on stage and then suddenly and out of nowhere you lose your notes?
MixMag
‘We’re on Life Support’: Is Streaming Music the Final Note for Professional Songwriters?
Operating without a union, songwriters are still paid through royalty structures created in the days of player pianos and Tin Pan Alley. And in the streaming era, that’s a losing formula.
Pacific Standard
More music is played on YouTube than on Spotify, Apple Music and every other audio streaming platform combined
YouTube is the most dominant streaming platform in the worldwide music business.
Music Business Worldwide
IFPI Global Music Report 2018
Global Recorded Music Revenues Increase by 8.1%.
IFPI
Women paid less than men in UK music industry, an average 33.8% lower at major labels
Women are increasingly reaching top echelon jobs in all facets of the UK music industry, but they are still being paid less than men, figures show.
The Music Network
L’industrie musicale africaine évoquée au forum Midem
L’équipe du Midem (Marché international du disque et de l’édition musicale) a organisé une tournée dans quatre pays africains (Afrique du Sud, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire et Congo-Brazzaville) pour y rencontrer les professionnels de la musique.
Music in Af…
Latest Industry: Bob Dylan, Russell Simmons, Spotify, Deezer, Google, Help Musicians UK, More…
Want the economy to do well? Just look at streaming music services and online video games. According to the Bank of England, multiplayer games and music apps like Spotify can give lawmakers a good “sense of what’s going on in the econ…
Mason Ramsey — “The Walmart Yodeling Kid” — Lands A Major Label Record Deal
Mason Ramsey isn’t your average yodeler. Who would have thought that a little yodeling inside a Walmart could land you a major label deal? Not to mention gigs at Coachella and Stagecoach, with an intro to Justin Bieber tossed in-between? 11…