The music and entertainment industry has experienced a noticeable decline in the way its traditional record label and entertainment houses were initially set up to capitalize on the creative talents of the artists and musicians it signed. The following…
Category archives: Music industry
2019’s US-Based Streaming Music Market Was Larger Than the Entire Recorded Music Market in 2017
According to a detailed report shared this (Tuesday) afternoon by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 2019 brought a substantial uptick in US-based music industry revenue. Streaming catapulted the double-digit gains; the format is now…
Genius Is Bringing Lyrics to Television With a Fuse Partnership
Fuse Media is teaming up with Genius to bring its lyrics-focused content to TV in March. The series Genius x Fuse will bring artist-focused content like Verified and Deconstructed to TV viewers. In the first episode, Alicia Keys breaks down the meaning…
UMPG launches new royalty portal that offers no-fee advances
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has launched a new royalty portal for its songwriters which it says offers “unparalleled earnings data, insights and analytics”, in addition to “clear, complete and real-time earnings and data”.
Music Business W…
How many plays does a song need to earn minimum wage?
The way we buy music has changed a lot over the years, and never more than in the recent days of downloading and streaming.
Seattle Times
YouTube Paid the Music Industry More Than $3 Billion In 2019
YouTube has the lowest per-stream payouts among streaming music platforms — a dubious distinction it has carried for years. But platform CEO Susan Wojcicki says it all adds up.
Digital Music News
The Great Secret of the Modern Music Business
A little over a decade ago, when Twitter was still a place where it felt possible to hurl one’s thoughts into the ether without any sense that they might have Real World Ramifications, I tweeted my views on the latest single by US warbler Jordin Sparks…
‘The Whole System Collapsed’: Inside the Music Industry’s Ongoing Distribution Crisis
‘It’s amazing how a company most have never heard of can bring the U.S. music industry to its knees,’ said one label exec struggling to get his artists’ records into stores.
Rolling Stones
Spotify engage le bras de fer avec l’industrie de la musique
Fort de ses 124 millions d’abonnés payants, le groupe veut réduire la facture des majors.
Le Figaro
BTS Is Basically a Cash Machine — Big Hit Annual Revenues Hitting $500 Million
BTS label/management group Big Hit Entertainment just doubled its earnings and substantially increased its 2019 profits. Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, earned nearly $500 million in 2019, according to a recently delivered corporate brie…