Mood Media, the parent company of background music brand Muzak, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Mood Media (formerly Fluid Music Canada) noted its intention to move forward with the Chapter 11 filing in recently published release. Along with the b…
Category archives: Music industry
Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, Vinyl and Streaming Thrived During 2020’s First Half
In a newly released mid-year report on the music industry, Nielsen/MRC Data highlighted the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 crisis and shed light upon several telling trends. Predictably, the music industry analysis revealed a sharp drop-off in tot…
YouTube Seriously Expands Music Video Analytics for Artists — ‘This Is a Mic Drop Product’
YouTube has dramatically expanded its Analytics for Artists tools, including by rolling out mobile support and enhanced audience-interaction statistics. YouTube unveiled the upgraded Analytics for Artists program today, via a short video and a release …
Deezer is now a $1.4bn company – with a big opportunity in Mexico
The Spotify rival, majority owned by Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, has just struck a major deal which it believes will “shake up audio streaming in Mexico” – and could help it establish its goal to become the No.2 streaming company in multiple reg…
The Rise and Rise of Music Podcasts
Podcasts are firmly part of our media diet – with some turning into huge brands and others happy to cater to the most niche of interests.
MusicAlly
Connecting African listeners to the global music scene: Inside China’s Startups
Boomplay was introduced in 2015, as a pre-installed music player on Tecno, a smartphone brand owned by Chinese company Transsion, also recognized as the “Cellphone King of Africa,” when the phone maker looked beyond hardware and beefed up its internet …
Le livestream, un espoir fragile pour l’industrie de la musique
Le format livestream devient tendance alors que les salles de concerts voient s’éloigner à 2021 la possibilité d’ouvrir à nouveau leurs portes. Mais le modèle encore balbutiant est bien loin de compenser les pertes du secteur, au présent, comme à l’ave…
Música, industria y pandemia: ecos de una crisis
¿A qué se enfrenta el sector de la música independiente con la llegada de la pandemia, y a consecuencia el confinamiento?
Radiónica
British Government Unveils $1.9 Billion Rescue Package for Local Entertainment Industries (Including Music)
The UK government has announced a more than $1.96 billion aid package to help “cultural, arts, and heritage institutions” – including music venues – weather the fiscal fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently unveiled the music…
The French Music Industry Has Suffered Substantial 2020 Losses Due to COVID-19, Study Says
A new report is shedding light upon the depth of the losses that France’s music community has suffered as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Conducted and published by France’s Tous Pour La Musique, an association of artists, producers, m…