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Category archives: Music industry
Universal Music Group Has Its Best Financial Quarter In 15 Years
Reports of major label deaths have been greatly exaggerated! Not only is Universal Music Group not dead, they’re experiencing strong, double-digit growth. If you’re wondering who’s making money off of streaming, you’ve found the answer. Because not only is Universal Music Group cleaning up on platforms like Spotify, they’re now experiencing double-digit revenue growth as […]
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Breaking: Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid Exits
Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid is abruptly departing Sony Music Entertainment, according to reports circulating Thursday. Longtime major label executive Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid is now exiting Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Variety first reported the departure, though reasons for the abrupt exit are unknown. At present, Sony Music Entertainment […]
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The Latest Music Industry Jobs: Hires, Fires, Shakeups, and Promotions
The music industry started off this month with a slew of hired, fires, promotions, retires, and new deals between companies. Citi has appointed Jennifer Breithaupt as its Global Consumer Chief Marketing Officer. She’ll craft campaigns that differentiate Citi’s card products. Breithaupt will also partner with Global Branding and Sponsorships to enhance Citi’s brand positioning. She […]
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Gaana, SESAC, Atlantic, Republic, SMV Win International Music Industry Awards
When Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge starts showing up, your industry awards show has arrived. And with that, here are the winners list for A&R Worldwide’s International Music Industry Awards on Wednesday. Not even Billboard got an invite to this one, baby! But hey, that just meant more chicken for Digital Music News. All […]
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ASCAP: Stop Lying to Congress. You’re Not Helping Songwriters.
The music industry is giddy to join the D.C. stampede to deregulate. ASCAP is leading the pack. ASCAP has polls: who knew voters had an opinion about who should set royalty rates? It has Fact Sheets: only free market capitalism can save the music industry. It has songwriter foot soldiers: Rob Thomas says federal regulations […]
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Why a Major Label Doesn’t Want to Sign You
Reason #1: You’re ‘difficult’ and/or don’t work hard. This isn’t the old music industry anymore. There’s less money to invest, no more $16.99 CDs to sell, and way more pressure to show results. So artists not only have to carry their weight, they have to work well with others and work hard. But not even […]
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CPB Receives Temporary Reprieve From Trump’s “Devastating Cuts”
Democrats have saved arts funding, albeit for now. Yet Trump and Republicans still have their heart set on de-funding the arts and the CPB to boost national defense. Before Donald Trump entered the White House, his transition team expressed their plans to privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Top media outlets, including NPR and […]
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No, SoundCloud Go For $1 Won’t Save The Company From Bankruptcy
Is this $1 plan SoundCloud’s last hurrah, or an intelligent plan to finally get users hooked on its Go service? Exactly two months ago today, Spotify reported that it reached 50 million paying subscribers. A month earlier, Apple Music reported that it’s “well past 20 million subscribers.” So, how is SoundCloud doing? Not too well, […]
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Using Blockchain, Russian Music Orgs Creating Single Database for Intellectual Property
Collecting societies are teaming up with innovation agencies in Russia to create an intellectual property platform based on blockchain technology.
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