Music industry
Inside the Multi-Billion Dollar Battle Royale Over Music-Streaming Royalties
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
It’s hard to think of a more brain-deadening topic than the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board’s proceedings over the rates for music streaming. But deep in the dense legalese lies a heated battle over the billions of dollars in royalties generated by streaming services — one that pits the music industry against some of the biggest companies in the world.
Digitalisation de l'industrie musicale : Quelles perspectives pour l'Afrique francophone ?
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
L’industrie musicale africaine a généré plus de 17 milliards de dollars hors concerts en 2017. Depuis lors, le marché a davantage explosé. En Afrique francophone seulement, on compte environ 400 millions de potentiels consommateurs de musique dont 65% ont moins de 25 ans.
Gigante del e-commerce global se lanza en el mercado argentino de streaming de música
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
Amazon decidió expandirse y anunció el lanzamiento de Amazon Music para Argentina, con lo que brindará canciones en streaming con audio de alta calidad, listas de reproducción, emisoras programadas localmente y podcasts que son producidos exclusivamente para Amazon Music.
MIDiA predicts a long-term music industry rebound
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
2021 was a huge year for the recorded music business with retail values up 23% to reach $51.9 billion (retail values include masters, publishing, and retailers / DSPs).
It’s official: New music is Shrinking in popularity in the United States
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Some will blame a lack of blockbuster records being made during the pandemic. Some will blame a lack of emergent modern superstars. And some (hi Merck!) will blame the fact that young people – as evinced by Kate Bush’s current world-beating popularity – are simply enjoying ‘old’ music as if it were ‘new’ music.
Australia is one of few countries that doesn’t pay session musicians ongoing royalties
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Historically, Australian session musicians have had no economic claim to their recorded performances beyond a basic session fee – an unregulated fee that in real terms, has been going backwards for decades.
Doit-on réguler l’industrie du streaming musical ?
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Alors que la licorne française Deezer entrait en bourse mardi 5 juillet, après une tentative avortée en 2015, nous nous interrogeons aujourd'hui sur l’industrie du streaming musical. Que représente le streaming dans le marché de la musique enregistrée ?
Bad Bunny es el cantante más rentable de la nueva industria musical
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- Tuesday, 19 July 2022
A Benito Martínez, el empaquetador en supermercados, y su alias Bad Bunny les separa un patrimonio estimado en unos US$18 millones (unos 17,8 millones de euros): la fortuna que ha amasado el cantante puertorriqueño en poco más de un lustro, tras convertirse en el rey del streaming.
Songwriters, Publishers Win Royalty Increase from Streaming Platforms
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- Tuesday, 05 July 2022
American songwriters and publishers scored a hard-fought mechanical royalty rate increase from streaming music platforms in a late-breaking decision.
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