iTunes Payments Account For 60% Of Total Digital Music Revenue [ANALYSIS]
click on image to enlarge A new analysis by Horace Dediu at Asymco concludes that iTunes accounted for 60% of total music industry digital revenues in 2012. "Apple regularly reports. Continue reading
Vinyl News: Ambassador Jack White, Beat Delete Crowdfunds OP Vinyl, We Buy White Albums
No doubt some are still saying the resurgence of vinyl is a fad but it's deep in subculture territory at this point. Jack White is the 2013 Ambassador for Record. Continue reading
Pandora Caps Mobile Listening, Cites Rising Royalties
Pandora has added a 40 hour per month limit to free mobile listening. In a post on the company blog, Pandora founder Tim Westergren blamed high royalty rates for the. Continue reading
Top 10 Social Music Brands From Venture Harbour’s Music Industry Social 100
Though Facebook fans and Twitter followers are not the final word in social media presence, comparing follower counts can sometimes lead to surprising findings. That's certainly the case with Venture. Continue reading
How To License A Cover Song For A Music Video
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Last year I recorded a cover of an old favorite song of mine called Menta e Rosmarino (I Won’t Be Lonely) by. Continue reading
Here’s Why Global Music Revenue Rose For First Time Since 1999
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. According to the latest numbers from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), global music revenue rose 0.3 percent to $16.5 billion in. Continue reading
EDM News: SFX Buys Beatport, Avicii Releases Crowdsourced “X You”, DJ Marketing Bible
The week's off to an interesting start in the Magical Kingdom of EDM. Empire builder SFX Entertainment is buying leading EDM marketing and download site Beatport while Avicii released his. Continue reading
Revenue Up, But Losses Widen At Live Nation
Despite a strong increase in Q4 revenue, Live Nation's losses for 2012 widened, impacted by a $68.2 million charge in the wake of former chairman Irving Azoff's departure in December.. Continue reading
