20 Richest Hip Hop Stars 2015 [Forbes]
The annual Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings: The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts is out for 2015, Doddy tops the list again followed by Jay Z, Drake and Dr. Dre. But furthers down. Continue reading
CD Baby Free: Direct To Fan Download Sales Even If You’re Distributed By Tunecore, Others
CD Baby yesterday launched CD Baby Free – a Bandcamp-like direct to fan music download sales tool that opens the company's popular indie music store to all artists – even. Continue reading
Indie Labels Now Control 34.6% Of U.S. Market
According to a Billboard Magazine analysis of 2013 SoundScan statistics shared by A2IM, independent labels grabbed 34.6% U.S. of the overall recorded music market. That's up 2% over last year and. Continue reading
Rdio 2013: Cover Tracks, Top Global Releases and 2014 Artists To Watch
Rdio released its top tracks and albums of 2013 today along with some special features. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took both Top Global Album and Track with "The Heist" and. Continue reading
iTunes Best of 2013: Justin Timberlake – Artist Of The Year, The Heist – Album Of The Year
As the music industry continues to pump out Best of 2013 lists that will not take the full Christmas season into account, iTunes releses their Best of 2013. In the. Continue reading
Macklemore & Lewis Top Spotify World Streams, Imagine Dragon and Drake Top U.S. Charts
This week Spotify shared the top streaming artists, albums and singles around the world and in the U.S. plus a variety of Spotify stats with a Year in Review 2013. Continue reading
Complete List Of YouTube Music Award Winners: Predictable Results, Mediocre Presentation
"There’s nothing scripted tonight — it’s about anything happening,” YouTube Music Awards co-host Jason Schwartzman said at the start of the show. Unfortunately, not much interesting followed. The presentation often. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Future of Music Marketing is Direct to Device
Corey Crossfield | The Future of Music Marketing: Direct-to-Device Lukas Camenzind | How to Score the Next BIG Hit: 5 Marketing Tips From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” Phosphene. Continue reading
