Music industry
Metadata is the biggest little problem plaguing the music industry
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- Monday, 24 June 2019
It’s a crisis that has left, by some estimations, billions on the table unpaid to musicians.
Latin American and Asian cities are redefining how global hits happen
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- Monday, 24 June 2019
Joven digs into the data and finds that Mexico City and Santiago are the two biggest cities on Spotify by non-unique monthly listeners (São Paolo is fifth). Jakarta, Buenos Aires and Quezon City are also in the top 20.
How China's Boomplay beat Spotify and Apple to corner Africa's streaming market
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- Monday, 24 June 2019
Boomplay has become the largest streaming music service in Africa; it has 46 million users on the continent with a catalog of five million videos and songs, according to the company's figures.
Taylor Swift Has an Economics Lesson for You
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- Monday, 24 June 2019
The music business is a microcosm of the world economy.
À Quoi Ressemblera La Musique Après Le Remplacement D’iTunes
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- Monday, 24 June 2019
L’avènement de plateformes de streaming comme Spotify et Apple Music a largement rétabli les chiffres d’affaires de l’industrie de la musique, bien que sans les marges artificiellement gonflées qui allaient de paire avec le format CD.
Music Makes Up 5% of All Content on YouTube — And 20% of Total Views
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- Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Despite being one of the lowest paying royalty platforms, music is the number one format for engagement on YouTube.
K-Pop Is More Global Than Ever
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- Tuesday, 11 June 2019
In 2018, the South Korean music market experienced a 17.9% increase in revenue growth, and it was described as “shifting from ‘potential’ to ‘power player.’” The country also ranked at No. 6 among the top 10 music markets worldwide.
In China’s Fan Economy, Devoted Fans Will Do Anything for their Pop Idols
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- Tuesday, 11 June 2019
A report by the securities firm Zhongtai predicts that the fan economy and idol industry could reach a staggering CNY 100 billion by 2020. But the issue here can be gleaned by the language used: “economy”, “industry”.
Album Bundles Are Causing Conflicts Within The Music Industry
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- Tuesday, 11 June 2019
The Billboard charts have been around for decades, proving to artists and fans which records are the hottest-selling in the industry. However, album bundles have tarnished the charts’ reputation, making insiders question: who really hit No. 1?
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