In an overdue move, Billboard is finally using consumption methodology – sales + streams – to compute its many genre charts. The trade’s iconic Top 200 has used the combined methodology for some time. _________________________________ Revamped Billboard genre charts will now follow the Billboard 200 formula: 10 digital track sales…
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Music Must Compete In The "Attention Economy" says Sony Exec
The competition is no longer just other music. Consumers’ limited time and attention spans are time is split between audio, visual and social media, points out Dorothy Hui, Sony Music Entertainment UK’s vice president of digital. ______________________________ "The focus is on building audiences and engaging them. When you look at…
Pandora Predictions: Jain Reigns, The Dead South Come Alive
In this weeks edition of the Pandora Predictions Chart, we look at rising stars such as French singer-songwriter Jain, baby-voiced That Poppy, bluegrass adjacent group The Dead South, and others. _______________________ Guest Post by Emily Blake on Medium A promising female rapper, a hardcore punk group and a slightly absurdist…
Netflix Not Worried About Death Of Net Neutrality, But Startups Should Be Terrified
With Trump’s team of telecom advisors having made clear their intentions to dismantle net neutrality, startups and smaller companies that lack the lobbying muscle of companies like Netflix are in a state of panic. _________________________ Guest post by Karl Bode from Techdirt With Trump’s telecom advisors and the remaining FCC…
How To Use Pandora AMP To Score 50,000 Video Views In 3 Days
Here Kevin Breuner of the band Smalltown Poets details how he was able to use artist data in as a means of scoring over 50,000 video views in just three days. ________________________ Guest post by Kevin Breuner of DIY Musician This is a story about how my band Smalltown Poets…
Apple Updates iTunes – 12.5.5 Is Available To Download Now
Apple has released iTunes 12.5.5. After a major upgrade in December, this update appears relatively minor. The release notes only say that "this update includes minor app and performance improvements."
YouTube Pays Indies 10% Of What Spotify Does, says Merlin CEO
[UPDATED] One of the many current battles between tech and the music industry is the size and fairness of YouTube payments to creators and rightsholders. Charles Caldas, the CEO of indie licensing trade group Merlin, threw some gas on the fire during a presentation in London. _____________________________________ Music streaming “fundamentally…
How The Big Tidal and Sprint Deal Benefits Both [Mark Mulligan]
Yesterday’s deal between Tidal and Sprint is a big deal for both companies, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan. But its not just because it was for a reported $200 million on a $600 million valuation. ________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry Blog SoftBank owned Sprint has acquired…
EXPERIMENT: Is It Possible For An Indie Artist To Earn $20,000 In 200 Days On Spotify?
[UPDATED] Here one entrepreneurial musician outlines his experiment to see whether or not he can generate enough revenue in 200 days of streaming his music on Spotify to buy his family a house. _________________________ Guest post by Mike Holden from Medium This is my goal for 2017. Follow along for…
Twitter To Live Stream 3 Major Music Award Show Red Carpets
Twitter and Dick Clark Productions have announced that they will again live stream exclusive programming from three upcoming major music award show red carpets. The programming will be available globally exclusively on Twitter. ____________________________ Twitter and Dick Clark Productions have partnered to live stream three major music award show red…