Can James Comey help the Wu-Tang Clan get their album back? Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Method Man met James Comey backstage during a taping of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert yesterday evening. Referring to Once Upon a Time in S…
Category archives: Music industry
Latest Industry: RT Industries, Soompi, Live Nation, CTS Italia, Deezer, DJ Khaled, Charlie Walk, More…
And just like that, EU regulators created a label. Well, not directly. But as part of a complex regulatory arrangement hammered out with EU officials, Warner Music Group agreed to divest significant catalog following its acquisition of Parlophone…
Universal Going Public?
The major’s recorded music streaming revenues more than doubled in the two years from 2015 to 2017 (€954m to €1.97bn) – in line with Spotify’s own turbo-speed growth.
Music Business Worldwide
Weathering Storms: The Paradox of China’s Music Industry in 2018
2017 was a mixed bag for music in China. There is potential for further fray in 2018, but there is also an afterglow of optimism from the highlights of last year.
China Music Radar
Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats
In 2010, when the Justice Department allowed the two most dominant companies in the live music business — Live Nation and Ticketmaster — to merge, many greeted the news with dread.
The New York Times
Independent labels set for $60m payout from Latin American streaming services in 2018
The rise in revenues from Latin American territories outpaced the growth in more mature markets such as North America, the UK and Europe.
Music Business Worldwide
Les mutations de l’industrie musicale
Le disque est mort, vive le streaming ? Les récentes mutations de l’industrie musicale posent de nouvelles questions aux différents acteurs : comment s’adapter à des modes de consommation qui évoluent, comment pérenniser les modèles économiques tout en…
The European Music Managers Alliance Can Say ‘F—k You, Pay Me’ In 17 Different Languages
The brand-new European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) was officially established in London. Can the consortium wage a better battle against post-Brexit chaos and Spotify IPO payouts? If you think America’s got chaos, take a quick hop across…
Latest Industry: Spotify’s Chery, Lamar’s Pulitzer, Lil Wayne, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, Conchita Wurst
Betting long on Lil Wayne. Sound Royalties has just bagged a marquee investment: Lil Wayne. The company focuses on helping artists raise funds for future projects while leveraging lucrative catalogs. “I am very excited to be team…
Latest Industry: Live Nation, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon Alexa, YouTube, Guitar Center
A neural network on what you love to listen to. Music Audience Exchange (MAX) has unveiled its Artist Matching Engine. The platform’s data model uses neural networks to map music tastes onto the demographic, psychographic, geographic and be…