Music industry
How data is transforming the music industry
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPod. Since then, most music fans have understood this has radically changed how they listen to music.
Nigeria’s Afrobeats Music Scene Is Booming, but Profits Go to Pirates
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Artists across the world battle illegal sales of their work. But Nigeria’s piracy problem is so ingrained that music thieves worry about rip-offs of their rip-offs, slapping warning labels on pirated CDs to insist that “lending is not allowed.”
7 Ways to Make Money as a Musician
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Wouldn't be nice to be a full-time musician?
‘We have been very disruptive to the music industry’
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Napster bosses on the rise, fall and rise of the ‘revolutionary’ music service.
L’industrie musicale ouest-africaine est en plein boom
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- Wednesday, 14 June 2017
A la vitalité artistique répond une vitalité économique. Les grandes « majors » de l’industrie musicale ne s’y sont pas trompées et se ruent à Abidjan ou Lagos.
How The Music Industry Is Putting Itself Out Of Business
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- Tuesday, 30 May 2017
There was once a time when mid-level bands with a modest following could make a pretty decent living playing music. They’d put out a record, sell a couple hundred thousand copies and then go on tour to promote it.
Meet the streaming service with 20m users…that’s also a record label
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- Tuesday, 30 May 2017
One of the most-discussed ideas in today’s record business is the concept of Spotify ‘becoming a record label’ by signing and developing artists.
How Brands Are Betting On Music, With Help From Pro Playlist Curators
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- Tuesday, 30 May 2017
You might not know where, you might not know when, but chances are you’ve heard a playlist that Danny Turner and his team of music designers put together.
‘It’s two hit songs then off’ – artists fight festivals’ shorter sets
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- Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Insiders say ‘stack ’em high’ formula of packing as many bands in as possible is driving performers away.
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