Amazon Music will broadcast an exclusive Prime Day Concert on July 10th featuring Taylor Swift with additional performances by Dua Lipa, SZA, and Becky G. Actress Jane Lynch of Amazon’s hit TV show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Netflix’s Glee will host. The concert will air live on Prime Video…
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Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report Predicts 1 Trillion Streams In US, Canada In 2019
A new Nielson Music Mid-Year Report for the US and Canada shows streaming adoption driving a robust music industry. The first half of 2019 shattered previous 6 month records with more than 507 billion on-demand combined music and video streams and milestones led by singles and albums from Ariana Grande,…
Amoeba Music Forced To Move Iconic LA Store
The LA City Council has approved zoning changes that clear the way for the demolition of Amoeba Music’s distinctive Los Angeles outlet. According to the LA Times, the vote facilitates the development of a new, 26-story building at the site of the current Amoeba Music store, located at the corner…
A Playlist Is Not A Marketing Plan: The 4 Ingredients Of A Great Music Business Conference Panel
In this piece, Glenn Peoples breaks down the recent panel at this year’s Music Biz conference titled "A Playlist is Not a Marketing Plan" aimed at reeducating artists away from their mono-maniacal need to get placed on a playlist. ____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples from his Medium blog “A…
Songtrust Now Represents 205K Songwriters, 2M Songs, Reports Record Growth
Royalty collection platform Songtrust has announced impressive year-over-year growth. As of May 31st, Songtrust has more than 2 million songs under management from 26,000 publishers and 205,000 songwriters from 64 countries. Since Q2 2018, the company has added more than 55,000 songwriters, and now registers more than 5,000 new songs…
Spotify’s Free Online Recording Studio Soundtrap Adds Unlimited Storage
Spotify owned Soundtrap has released a new version of its free tier which allows users to create and save an unlimited number of multi-track music and podcast projects. Unlimited capacity has until now only been available to paying subscribers. The free multi-platform software now also adds 210 free software instruments…
Emerging Artists Are Key For Building Authentic Connections Between Brand And Consumer
While teaming up with an artist can be beneficial for both the brand and artist, there is a certain risk, at least to the artist, that such partnerships will be harmful to fans’ perception of their authenticity. Here we look at how partnering with emerging artists can help make the…
Last Week To Register For Grassroots Touring Course At Berklee Online
It’s the last week to register for the summer semester of Grassroots Touring, a new course authored by music industry veteran Bruce Houghton, "With income related to live performances accounting for 60-80% of most musicians incomes, it has never been more important to build and sustain a touring career," says…
800+ Artists Lost Tapes In Universal Fire [NY Times]
The New York Times has published a list of over 700 more artists believed to have lost their masters in the 2008 fire that swept the backlot of Universal Studios in Hollywood. This follows an existing tally of more than 100 artists named in an investigation earlier this month. The…
Avid Set To Shift Pro Tools Prices July 1st
A heads up to all you Pro Tools users out there, Avid recently announced via its Facebook page that the company plans to change its prices as soon as July 1st and – major shocker here – most of them won’t be going down. _________________________ Guest post from the Bobby…