Music industry
If CDs cost £8 where does the money go?
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- Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Despite digital's complete dominance of the singles market, most albums are still bought on CD. The average cost is £8 but where does the money go?
Why the Japanese still love music CDs
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- Friday, 23 August 2013
Compact discs account for 80% of all music sales in Japan, which experts attribute to bonus material and an aging population who grew up with packaged music.
How Ashamed Should You Feel About Using Spotify?
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- Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Music-streaming services really don't exploit performers. Songwriters, though—that's another story.
Free Music
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
How the music industry could learn from open-source culture, and why a decentralized network of musicians and fans should lead the way forward.
Want a Job in the Music Business? These Are the Cities You Should Live In
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Big cities like New York and Los Angeles have more music industry jobs, but you're more likely to have a neighbor in the biz in Nashville.
Why unpaid interns are bad for the music industry
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Big US record labels are being sued by former interns who worked for free – how do their UK counterparts measure up?
Streaming music payments: how much do artists really receive?
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Musician Zoë Keating earned $808 from 201,412 Spotify streams of tracks from two of her older releases in the first half of 2013, according to figures published by the cellist as a Google Doc.
Universal launches vinyl crowdfunding site to reprint rare and deleted albums
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- Thursday, 18 July 2013
The Vinyl Project will allow fans to register their interest in the re-release of certain LPs, with Sonic Youth's Goo, Björk's Biophilia, Pulp's His N Hers and Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance currently being considered for the project.
What is the Best Music Distribution Company?
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- Monday, 15 July 2013
One of the most asked, yet inconclusive question among indie artists today is "which music distributor should I use?"
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