Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Silence: “I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment.”
For an artist with such a carefully orchestrated public image and strong connection with her fans, Taylor Swift has been remarkably silent during the uproar after she pulled her catalog. Continue reading
Why the ‘no platinum albums’ story in the US probably doesn’t mean the sky is falling.
By Steve Lawson from SteveLawson.net There’s one story that’s been circulating a lot over the last few days amongst musicians on social media – “2014 is first year ever with ZERO platinum-certified records” – it. Continue reading
Meghan Trainor Claims #1 on Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 7th Consecutive Week
No one expected IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) winner Meghan Trainor to dethrone Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj or Iggy Azalea, but that is exactly what she's done for seven weeks. 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
Amazon’s Best-Selling Music Attracts Different Fans To Different Formats
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Everybody is releasing year-end lists right now, because that’s what we do in December to put a neat bow on the year, and maybe. Continue reading
10 Best Paid Women In Music 2013
Forbes has shared another list of music's top earners. This time it's the Best Paid Women In Music 2013. At #10 Nicki Manji is the only hip hop artist to. Continue reading
WATCH: A Mashup 2013’s Top 25 Hits
DJ Earworm has released his annual audio/video mashup of 2013's Top 25 most popular songs in the U.S., as determined by Billboard's weekly Hot 100 charts. "United State Of Pop. Continue reading
Forbes List Of World’s Best Paid Musicians 2013
Forbes has released a new list of the best paid musicians of the last 12 month. Forbes looked at income from June 1st, 2012 through June 1st, 2013, using data sources. Continue reading
CMA Awards 2013: Full List Of Winners
George Strait won the top honor at last night's Country Music Association Awards, winning entertainer of the year. The win Wednesday night was Strait's third , but his first since. Continue reading
