Apple is set to announce the end of iTunes today. Ironically, the company unveiled a new iPod Touch last week, the newest iteration of the hardware that made it so easy to put a whopping 1000 iTunes tracks in your pocket. During Tim Cook’s keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers…
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MON. BRIEF: Apple To Kill iTunes • Stem Shifts Gears • Napster Turns 20 • Austin Daboh Exits Spotify • More
MONDAY 6.3.19
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This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, the industry gave voice to concerns that PledgeMusic was lining their own pockets, what it takes to build a music empire, a paradigm shift in how fandoms are monetized and more. Was PledgeMusic Lining Their Own Pockets? A Brief Inquiry Into Building Music Empires With…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
If you’re a music industry self-starter looking for tips on how to succeed in a challenging industry, you’ve come to the right place. This week we offer advice on why your presentation and aesthetic are so important, how to begin self-releasing music, some key signs you’re ready to hire a…
Ramones Lyrics, Music Industry Metrics [Glenn Peoples]
As profitability returns to the recorded music industry, Glenn Peoples found some unexpected wisdom from one of the world’s greatest punk outfits, The Ramones. He draws lessons from the punk pioneers on how to navigate and understand music’s new and complex landscape ____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples from Medium…
17 Million US ‘Fans’ Ripped Music Last Year, UP 13%
Despite the ongoing efforts of the RIAA and others, music piracy is far from dead. For most – and there numbers are growing – stream ripping is the piracy platform of choice. By Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch We are nearly a generation past the time when consumers bought stand-alone burners…
Want Streaming Success? Try These Int’l Trigger Cities [Chartmetorics]
As the global music economy continues to transform, it’s important to take a look at the various factors which feed into a song’s success, particularly when it comes to that song’s geographic origin. In this in-depth piece, we explore the concept of ‘trigger cities,’ and how streaming popularity often begins…
Was PledgeMusic Lining Their Own Pockets?
In this latest chapter in the saga of the still-smoldering wreckage that is PledgeMusic, Mario Putzar examines some of the underlying causes that led up to the platform’s current state of crisis, many of them eerily similar to another music direct-to-fan platform (now also defunct), Sellaband. ____________________________ Op-ed by Mario…
Spotify Tests Social Listening
Spotify is testng a new feature that enables users to collaborate with friends and listen to music together. Tentatively called Called Social Listening, the feature allows a users to control a friends music so everyone could listen together. Users must scan a unique code or link to listen to the…
FRI. BRIEF: Stream Ripping Rises – Spotify Tests Social Listening – News R. Kelly Charges – More
FRIDAY 5.31.19
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