Près de la moitié des 16-24 ans ont eu recours à ce type de pratique sur les six derniers mois, selon un rapport de l’IFPI.
Category archives: Music industry
Blockchain platform Ujo Music opening up in early 2017
Ujo Music was the startup that worked with musician Imogen Heap in 2015 to release her track ‘Tiny Human’ on the Ethereum blockchain.
What makes for a No. 1 album in the on-demand age of streaming?
So, what, exactly, is an equivalent album? It’s a complicated mash-up of streaming and sales data, where 10 digital-track downloads sold and 1,500 songs streamed are equal to one album.
Streaming exclusives, labels and the death of the ‘release date’
“The more these unconventional releases keep happening, the more times people don’t release physical at the same time as digital, or announce a record the same day it’s released, the more this voice will grow.”
Why Japan has more old-fashioned music stores than anywhere else in the world
For many people, the days of wandering into a store, browsing the shelves, and walking out with music stored on plastic are a distant memory. In Japan, however, the CD is still king.
Quartz
Samsung is shutting down Milk Music in September
Samsung users are going to have to find a new way to listen to music: the company announced that it would be shuttering its streaming radio service Milk Music.
The Verge
Copyrights, royalties and music piracy in Congo-Brazzaville
In July 2015, Brazzaville hosted the 10th Pan-African Music Festival (FESPAM). After the festivities, local musicians went back to their daily lives, usually facing financial challenges.
Music in Africa
Et si la blockchain était la solution aux problèmes de droits d’auteur dans l’industrie musicale ?
L’arrivée des plateformes de téléchargement et de streaming Spotify, Apple Music ou Deezer a déréglé tout le système de droits d’auteur dans l’industrie musicale. Mais une start-up entend résoudre le problème avec une technologie : la blockchain.
China’s QQ Music is actually profitable while Spotify and other streaming providers struggle
While more people move to streaming music over downloading as a consumption method, global providers like Spotify still struggle to turn a profit.
Mashable
Inside YouTube’s War With the Music Industry
YouTube, with more than 1 billion users, is the most popular source for music streaming on the Internet. But it’s become a source of frustration for artists including Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Beck, Kings of Leon and others, who recently signed an …