Sony Predicts Growth Slowdown For Music Industry
The recorded music industry has been on the up and up for the past few years, seeing double digit growth thanks to the magic of streaming. As with so many. Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Scooter Braun [INTERVIEW]
In this piece renowned talent manager and all around business man Scooter Braun shares his insights on making deals with artists, things he's learned from his time in the industry,. Continue reading
What Is Indie? Can An Artist Top The Charts Without Help From A Major?
By Kevin Erickson, Communications Associate, and Olivia Brown, Intern, at The Future Of Music Coalition. Let’s look at some stats: Jack White’s Blunderbuss, number one debut on the Billboard 200,. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 5 Kickstarter Killers & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Hoyt Emerson: Major Labels Still Invest in Music (Kinda) Simon Tam: Where You Should be Touring/Performing Levi James: Top 5 5 Kickstarter Killers. Continue reading
Major Labels Still Invest in Music (Kinda)
(Click on image to enlarge) The IFPI recently released a report that included the typical investment by a major record company in a newly-signed artist. According to the report, major. Continue reading
Trent Reznor & David Byrne On DIY vs Major Labels
A talk Sunday night featuring David Byrne and Trent Reznor included an interesting discussion of the business options facing musicians today. Due to Trent Reznor's recent deal with Columbia Records. Continue reading
Musician Posts Public Domain Songs, Major Labels Claim Ownership, YouTube Attacks Musician
By Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) of the essential tech site Techdirt. We've talked in the past about how YouTube's ContentID system fails at fair use and the public domain — whereby. Continue reading
SAG-AFTRA & Major Labels Create First Industrywide Contract For Music Video Performers
In a first for the music industry, SAG-AFTRA and the major labels have reached a tentative agreement regarding an "industrywide contract to cover dancers and other performers on music videos.". Continue reading
Discover New Music: Algorithms Or Your Friends’ Suggestions?
Where do you discover new music? Maybe you heard from a friend about a new band or discovered new music through services like Pandora. Traditionally, the record labels were the. Continue reading
MTT Weekly Recap: The Many Hats of a Musician
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Rich Gordon: The Many Hats of a Musician Tim London: Remake Remodel – The Major Labels Speak Dave Cool: How to Get a. Continue reading
