Music industry
Inside the booming business of background music
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Once derided, the successors to muzak have grown more sophisticated – and influential – than any of us realise.
CISAC Gloabl Report
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Digital royalties to creators top €1 billion as global collections rise 6.2% to €9.6 billion.
An Immodest Proposal for the Music Industry
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
From the 1940s to the 1960s, countless millions of people would put a dime in a jukebox to have a single piece of music played for them, one time. If they wanted to hear it again, or to play another song, they'd put in another dime.
YouTube Has Allegedly Paid $6 Billion to the Music Industry
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
In a self-serving report, Google touts its own ability to stop anti-piracy and YouTube’s apparent inflated payments to the music industry. But, why can’t anyone independently verify the information?
One Reason Music's Hottest CDs Are Out of Stock
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
During the last month, four hit titles issued by UMG have been swept off the shelves by fans and put on back order, or, in some cases, weren't even in stores on their release dates.
L'industrie du disque lance-t-elle les jeunes artistes trop vite ?
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- Monday, 12 November 2018
Eddy de Pretto, Angèle ou Moha La Squale ont publié un premier album moins d'un an après la sortie de leurs premiers morceaux. D'autres ont choisi d'attendre plutôt que de se précipiter sur le buzz et l'engouement suscités.
Music industry failing? Artists looking for other ways to make their millions
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Even artists as big as Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift get their tracks streamed rather than bought – so much so, that Taylor blocked her music from being on Spotify at all.
Independent music companies slam decision to green light the Sony/EMI merger
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Sony’s move from joint to sole control of EMI Music Publishing has been approved today by the European regulator. This take-over allows Sony to double its catalogue of songs (from 2.16m to 4.21m compositions).
Disruptive technologies in today’s music business
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- Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Disruptive technologies arrive and affect the music business almost daily. Evaluating, debating, and mapping out a strategy for how to deal with them is essential in the new and connected music business.
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