BUSINESS OF INDIE: BMG, KKR eye catalogs • New execs @ Concord, Rich Music • Easy Star Records • more
In this new edition of Business Of Indie, BMG and investors KKR team for music catalog acquisition, there are new executive appointments at Concord and Rich Music, the spotlight lands. Continue reading
IMPALA proposes 10-point plan to make the most of streaming, grow the music market in a fair way
The Brussels-based organization IMPALA – which represents independent music companies – recently debuted a ten-point plan aimed at making the most of streaming, and addressing a need to grow the. Continue reading
Interview with Creambridge execs Will Taylor, Devitobitz
In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, we hear from Will Taylor and Devitobeatz about their full-service music company Creambridge. Guest post from A2IM This week’s featured executives are Will Taylor, Founder and. Continue reading
IFPI confirms 7.4% global recorded music revenue growth [MIDiA Analysis]
Mark Mulligan of MIDiA digs into the new IFPI report that showed a 7.4% growth in recorded music revenue, which confirms his own analysis that much that the increase comes. Continue reading
InnerCat Music has built a next-generation label, distributor
Paris Cabezas, the Managing Partner at InnerCat Music, joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss his background in mathematics at MIT and how. Continue reading
A2IM names 2021 Libera indie music awards nominees [the full list]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has named the nominees for its 10th Annual Libera Awards This is the second year that the A2IM Libera Awards will be held. Continue reading
Inside Indie Easy Star Records
Here, The Orchard chats with two of the four founding members of Easy Star Records, an American independent record label that has made a name for itself within the reggae. Continue reading
Indie music soars as recorded revenue hits $23.1B in 2020
“The recorded music business is changing, and it is changing fast,” writes top analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA, and driving that change is independent artists and labels. By Mark Mulligan. Continue reading
Matthew Aure, VP Marketing, Product Mgt at Bright Antenna Records[A2IM Featured Exec]
In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, we hear from Matthew Aure, VP of Marketing and Product Management at Bright Antenna Records. Guest post from A2IM Welcome to A2IM’s. Continue reading
Merlin, Distrokid sponsor new Pan Am Indie Music Summit
Indie trade group Merlin and distributor Distrokid are teaming up to sponsor the inaugural edition of Pan Am Indie Summit, a trade conference for the independent music sector. Set for. Continue reading
