10 Music Marketing Predictions For 2017 [JESSE KIRSHBAUM]
2016 was a good year for growth in the music industry, with massive expansion seen on multiple industry fronts. In this piece, Jesse Kirshbaum of looks ahead to what the year 2017. Continue reading
YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]
Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry's best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates. Continue reading
UPDATED: YouTube Pays Just Over $1 Per Music User Yearly vs $18 For Spotify, Says IFPI
[UPDATED] Earlier this week, YouTube shared that it had paid in excess of $1 billion to the music industry in the last 12 months. It's an impressive number; but not nearly. Continue reading
RIAA Names Top Music Pirates, Notorious Markets 2016
Each year the RIAA submits a list of "notorious markets" to the U.S. Government, and this year's list includes torrent trackers, download sites and stream rippers. In addition, the RIAA. Continue reading
Music Streaming Reaches A Tipping Point
It seems the industry has finally reached a point where music streaming revenue has become the greatest contributor of royalties for both artists and labels and, as purchases continue to drop, this increasing prominence. Continue reading
Spotify Finally Launches In Japan, World’s 2nd Largest Music Market, Debuts New Lyrics Feature
Spotify has finally launched in Japan. The world's second biggest music market is a notoriously finicky one and slow to change. CD's still sell in large numbers there, despite early. Continue reading
Consumerless Recovery: Music Revenues Up But More Pain May Be Coming [John Maples]
While the latest news from the music industry certainly seems positive, with eight percent growth in revenues courtesy of streaming, for those who look more closely there may also be. Continue reading
15 Years Later: Aaliyah’s Legacy By The Numbers
Fifteen years after her untimely death in a plane crash at the age of twenty-two, the R&B/hip-hop singer Aaliyah continues to see great popularity, racking up impressive spin counts on platforms like. Continue reading
