Ed Sheeran Tops Pollstar 2018 Global Touring Chart, Taylor Swift Dominates US
Tour trade publication Pollstar tracked more than 44,000 live concerts in 2018 logging in a record-setting $10.4 billion total gross and 152.1 million tickets sold. Ed Sheeran topped the year. Continue reading
Data Shows Email Engagement Benchmarks For Live Music and Events
For artists and musicians, email marketing can be a tricky beast, and while may think your email marketing campaign is doing just fine, given that emails are being opened and. Continue reading
Chartmetric’s 2018 Wrap-Up: Weekly Winners & Pop Stars
Tis the season for end of year wraps, and Chartmetric is digging into data across the major streaming platforms to bring you a comprehensive look at some of 2018's biggest. Continue reading
How Stereo Records Were Sold To A Skeptical Public: Hi-Res Lessons In An Era Of Lo-Res Music
Music's pundits wondered ad infinitum if consumers would put up with the inferior digital sound of downloads and streaming. More than 17 years after the iPod was introduced , the. Continue reading
Select A Project Manager and Stop Meeting By Committee [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the pitfalls of holding conference calls and meetings with groups of people and not having a single point of contact who is responsible for. Continue reading
End Of Year Guide To Launching Your Music Industry Career
As another year draws to a close, Angela Mastrogiacomo offers some helpful advice on how to position yourself for a successful music business career launch in 2019, by drawing on. Continue reading
Moving On Up: Apple Gets Into The Business Of Elevator Music
Although the tinkly, saccharine iterations of current major hits, dubbed 'Muzak' is much maligned by those forced to endure it, such watered down covers are a fairly profitable vein of. Continue reading
How Spotify Pre-Save Is Leading A Shift In Digital Music Marketing
Catering to your fanbase is a key part of successful music marketing, and Spotify's new pre-save option – which gives fans the option of adding as-yet unreleased music their library,. Continue reading
Spotify To Rise 60% say 33 Top Analysts as Stock Hits New Low, Sheds $12B Value (NASDAQ:SPOT)
Spotify stock closed at $125.68 on Friday, ticking up slightly from an all time day-end low of $125.55 the day before. In late July, Spotify's stock was soaring at $196.28,. Continue reading
