Move Over Spotify, YouTube Has A Major Samsung Deal Too

Samsung Galaxy customers will a free limited YouTube Premium! subscription which includes ad-free access to both YouTube and Google’s latest streaming service, YouTube Music. The news came on the same day that Spotify announced that it will come pre-loaded on millions of Samsung phones and other devices. Samsung Galaxy S10…

Streaming Revenue Impressive, But Can It Ever Make Up For Lost Physical Sales?

With streaming revenue showing a massive increase in comparison to previous years, the major three record labels are rejoicing at their annual haul. A big part of this income still draws from physical sales however, and as these old-school revenue streams continue to thin to a trickle, will streaming be…

Symphonic Distribution Expands To China

Independent music distributor Symphonic has expanded its reach to China via partnershipd with Tencent, NetEase and soon, says the company Alibaba.The new deals were spearheaded by indie rights powerhouse MERLIN. Content can be placed on Chinese music serives NetEase Cloud Music, Xiami (Alibaba), QQ Music, Kugou and Kuwo (Tencent Music…

100 Million Use Paid Music Streaming Services In US [MusicWatch]

Fresh off the release of RIAA revenue numbers MusicWatch shared its year-end numbers assessing the size of the US streaming market and how music listening is evolving. Among the internet using population 13 and older MusicWatch reported a record 165 million streamers in 4Q, based on listening at least one…

How To Pull Off A Great Looking Music Video On A Budget

Producing a music video for free simply isn’t going to happen, but creating a great looking, quality product while actually sticking to budget and not leaving your band destitute is significantly more achievable. Here we look at how. ____________________________ Guest post by Gideon Waxman of Soundfly’s Flypaper Making a great…

Making It Big: What 6 Elite Producers Taught Us [VIDEO]

As part of new content franchise, Kobalt has invited some of the music industry’s top producers to share their stories about coming up in the music industry and their respective journeys to success. _____________________________ Guest post from AWAL If you’re reading this, it’s time to learn. AWAL’s parent company, Kobalt,…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this perusal back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit some of the week’s news highlights, including PledgeMusic’s continued failure to pay artists, Spotify’s legal complications with its India launch, YouTube’s most watched videos of all time, and more. Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming…

Honest Trailers – A Star is Born

Honest Trailers – A Star is Born Best or worst music movie?…You be the judge..   A Star Is Born is a 2018 American musical romantic drama film produced […]

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10 Most Viewed YouTube Videos Of All Time

There was a time when the internet made a big deal out of song reaching a billion views, but the days of such easily won astonishment are long gone, with popular artists now clocking in at well over double this number. In this piece, we check in on which YouTube…