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US recorded music industry growth slowed in H1 2018 – with a dramatic fall in CD sales
Overall market up 10%, but streaming growth down on prior year in monetary terms, CD revenues down 42%
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CDs Are Dying Three Times as Fast as Vinyl Is Growing
Recording Industry Association of America’s mid-year report spells optimism for vinyl and death for CDs
Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?
Will the RIAA benefit from the MPAA’s latest move against piracy? To tackle the ongoing rise of online piracy, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has taken on a new strategy. The MPAA has hired an important government law and lobbying gr…
Should the Music Industry Force ISPs to Become Copyright Enforcement Agents?
Grande Communications argues that no, American internet service providers shouldn’t have to do the music industry’s job. Yesterday, a federal judge dealt Cox Communications a fatal blow in its bitter case against BMG. Judge Liam O’Grady ruled in favor …
Latest Industry: BMG v. Cox, BDV v. Viagogo, MP3Fiber, Intercept, Gracenote, BTS, Cash Money, More…
Judge rules copyright infringement is stealing. Judge Liam O’Grady has ruled BMG can refer to copyright infringement as “stealing” in its legal battle against Cox Communications. He said in the ruling, “The court does not find it appropriat…
Latest Industry: Sony Music, Eagles, OneRepublic, Backstreet Boys, RIAA, Marilyn Manson, 123 Music, More…
Sony Music starts distributing money from sale of Spotify shares. Sony Music has started distributing the $750 million in profit collected from the sale of its Spotify shares. Per Variety, the label will disburse payments to its artists and labels bas…
Latest Industry: Martin Garrix, The RIAA, Amazon Music Brazil, Danny Wimmer Presents, LiveXLive Media, More…
Martin Garrix launches Apple Music mix featuring music from his label. Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix has released his STMPD RCRDS mix on Apple Music featuring music from his label. In an interview on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe, the Dutch DJ said, “I’…
The Latest Ranking of Music Publisher Gold & Platinum Certifications
Who are the largest, most powerful music publishers? That’s a complicated calculation. But here’s an April certification ranking from the NMPA. As its name implies, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) is a trade group for mus…
The Latest Ranking of Music Publisher Gold & Platinum Certifications
Who are the largest, most powerful music publishers? That’s a complicated calculation. But here’s an April certification ranking from the NMPA. As its name implies, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) is a trade group for mus…