The year 1966 was a big one for music. Classic songs like Yellow Submarine and Good Vibrations were at the top of the charts—but it was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass who ended up with four albums in the Billboard Top 10 at once, selling more records than even The Beatles.
Category archives: Music industry
Imagine a Music Industry with 950M Mobile Listeners by 2022
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MusicAlly
Spotify ‘in talks to take over Soundcloud’
The two sides are in advanced negotiations, according to the Financial Times. The talks come at a time when competition in the streaming music sector is intensifying.
BBC
Stream ripping is latest piracy threat to music industry
That practice, which involves turning a song or music video played on a streaming service into a permanent download, is growing fast among young music fans, even as other forms of music piracy wane. The site’s community manager didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Quand musique rime avec streaming
L’IFPI (Fédération internationale de l’industrie phonographique) poursuit son travail d’évangélisation. Elle rend publique, mardi 13 septembre, une étude réalisée par Ipsos sur les nouveaux modes de consommation de la musique.
Music Streaming Now Bringing in Some Cash
The recording industry’s revenue grew to $3.4 billion in the first half of 2016, up 8.1 percent year over year.
The music industry is leaving billions on the table because we frustrate fans
It’s 2016 and consumers have migrated from the high street to the mobile phone, and despite all of our technological advances we have now managed to create a retail experience for music fans that is considerably worse than it was 30 years ago.
How Blockchain Startups Are Disrupting The $15 Billion Music Industry
When it comes to the $15 billion recorded music industry, the artists rarely come out with a big payoff. The recorded music industry began in the late 1800s with the invention of Thomas Edison’s phonograph and benefited greatly from the rise of radio broadcasting in the 1920s.
Spotify, Apple Drive U.S. Music Industry’s 8% First-Half Growth
After almost two decades of relentless decline caused by piracy and falling prices, the music business is enjoying a fragile recovery thanks to the growth of paid streaming services like Spotify Ltd. and Apple Music.
Bloomberg
Amazon’s rumored music streaming service could hurt Apple, Spotify — and every musician you love
How low can you go? As if $10 a month for unlimited access to massive catalogues of stream-able music didn’t leave little enough for artists. Now Amazon.com is reportedly stepping up its music-streaming game with a deal that could greatly reduce this price for millions of customers.