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In 2015, Vinyl Earned More Than YouTube Music, VEVO, SoundCloud, and Free Spotify COMBINED

Streaming gets you exposure. Vinyl makes you money. Any questions? According to US-based revenue data released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Tuesday, vinyl revenues trumped the combined earnings of YouTube music videos, VEVO, free Spotify, SoundCloud, and every other free streaming music service combined, by a healthy margin.  In total, the ad-supported, free […]

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Streaming: The Music Industry’s Largest Revenue Generator

Today, the RIAA released data confirming that streaming is the U.S. music industry’s single largest revenue-generator. For the first ever, streaming made up the largest component of the total U.S music industry revenue in 2015, which marks a major milestone for the format.  The revenue mix in 2015 displays the ”most balanced revenue mix in […]

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Tidal Charges Customer Credit Cards After Extending Free Trials

And the comedy of errors continues at Tidal. After promising an extra, free month to trialling subscribers, Tidal has now mistakenly charged a number of credit cards held on file.  A smattering of mishaps were shared with Digital Music News on Monday, including a charge on a DMN account itself.  In response to an inquiry this morning, Tidal […]

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Executive Shuffle: Deezer, Red Distribution, NAB, Kobalt, UMG.

A list of executive shuffles across the music business… Deezer hires Aurélien Hérault as Vice President, Product. Hérault, who is currently head of research and development, will take on the new role to help place personalization at the core of the streaming service. Red Distribution hires Trina Tombrink as Vice President, Promotion and Artist Development.  Tombrink will […]

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The Media Needs to Get Smarter When Talking About Chinese Music

The western media needs to smarten up when talking about Chinese music. Recent coverage of the industry specifically, or even articles that reference the music business tangentially, have taken to recycling the same clichés, images and names.

China Music Radar

Spotify Reaches Settlement With Publishers in Licensing Dispute

The settlement concerns mechanical licensing rights, which refer to a copyright holder’s control over the ability to reproduce a musical work. The rule goes back to the days of player-piano rolls, but in the digital era mechanical rights have joined the tangle of licensing deals that streaming services need to operate legally.

The New York Times

Pourquoi l’industrie du disque touche le fond de catalogue

Qui est la nouvelle poule aux œufs d’or de l’industrie musicale ? Les All Saints, qui viennent de se reformer ? Rihanna, malgré sa tournée reportée ? Vous n’y êtes pas du tout. Selon le fonds d’investissement Round Hill Music, il s’agit de…

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