Music industry
Tool, AC/DC, Thom Yorke... Après des années de résistance, ils ont cédé au streaming
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- Monday, 19 August 2019
Le groupe de metal alternatif Tool vient enfin d’autoriser sa discographie à apparaître sur Deezer, Spotify, etc... Le streaming finira-t-il par avoir tous ses adversaires à l’usure ?
'We've all seen fantastic growth': Major labels on their vinyl ambitions
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
A look at the year’s Top 10 biggest-selling LPs for the year to date (see below) confirms the strength of the big labels’ vinyl operations.
Will Decentralization Help The Music Industry Discover Future Stars?
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Irony can be cruel: A deaf Beethoven (who was perhaps angry at his disability) composed his greatest works while unable to listen to his own genius.
Mariah Carey passes torch to Lil Nas X after he broke her record
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Billboard announced Monday that the country rapper’s summer smash “Old Town Road” surpassed Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” and Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” for the longest ride at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
If the deal is finalized, Tencent would also have a one-year call option to acquire an additional 10% of UMG at the same price and terms.
Spotify Tops 108 Million Paying Subscribers
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
The famously money-losing company’s operating losses for the quarter were just $3.3 million, down from $104.5 million in 2018.
Katy Perry, Led Zeppelin, Pharrell Williams... les affaires de plagiat éclaboussent l'industrie musicale
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Un rappeur qui accusait la chanteuse Katy Perry de plagiat touchera 2,7 millions de dollars, a décidé ce jeudi un tribunal fédéral. La dernière d'une longue série d'affaires de plagiat, qui pullulent ces derniers temps dans l'industrie musicale.
How Live Nation Helped Metallica and Other Artists Place Tickets Directly On Resale Market
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- Tuesday, 23 July 2019
In February 2017, Live Nation president of U.S. concerts Bob Roux spoke by phone with a little-known wealth adviser turned event promoter who had been tasked by an associate of the band to sell 88,000 tickets directly on resale sites like StubHub, without giving fans a chance to buy them through normal channels at face value.
What the Major Labels Made in 2018
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- Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Because the three majors report only their overall recorded-music revenue, there is much speculation about what their owned labels earn individually. In an effort to shed light on the subject, Billboard has estimated their 2018 U.S. revenue.
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