Morgan Wallen, Dua Lipa, and older songs dominated music in 2021
MRC Data’s annual year-end report on the state of music offers surprising insight into consumer behaviors, evolving trends, and the future of our industry. Guest post by James Shotwell of. Continue reading
Billboard Once Again Shakes Up Its Charts – This Time In A Good Way
Popularity charts have often been used more for bragging rights than an actual metric for music success, with artists often gaming the system to inflate their perceived popularity. That said,. Continue reading
Billboard Alters Chart Rules: No More Ticket & Merch Bundles
Going back on a decision they made in January, Billboard is reversing a rule which factored bundling into how artists’ music is ranked on the charts, hoping this latest revision. Continue reading
MUST LISTEN: 10 Rising Black Musicians
The team at Symphonic Distribution put together this list of rising black artists that deserve your attention and support. By Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic Want to support black artists? In. Continue reading
From Business School To Billboard Charts With Rapper Call Me Ace
Columbia/UC Berkeley MBA graduate, and tech industry veteran and ex-Deloitte consultant Call Me Ace has, in addition to his prolific business pursuits, also been releasing music the entire time, and. Continue reading
Billboard Parent Valence Acquires Nielsen Music, Launches Data Division
Billboard and Hollywood Reporter parent Valence Media has completed its expected acquisition of Neilsen Music and launched MRC Data, a new division to provide data and analytics to the music. Continue reading
This Chart Shows What Streaming Services Are Paying (Maybe)
While everyone in the music business wants to know what the various streaming services are paying out to artists, the number of variables involved in determining the actual amount are. Continue reading
Apple Music Launches Shazam Chart Of Hot Songs Chart From New Artists
Apple Music has added the "Shazam Discovery Top 50" chart and playlist designed to "unearth up-and-coming songs from breaking artists." The music industry has become increasingly focused on early identification. Continue reading
Rolling Stone Launches Music Charts That Are Updated Daily
Rolling Stone has launched five music charts powered by analytics firm Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which the magazine acquired last year. The debut comes almost two months. Continue reading
If An Artist Doesn’t Get A #1 Hit, Should They Sue? DJ Khaled Thinks So
Recently, DJ Khaled and Billboard entered into a dispute of sorts after Billboard disqualified a number of the artist's most recent album sales owing to the fact that they were. Continue reading
