Music industry
The joys and embarrassments of classical and pop music hybrids
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- Monday, 15 July 2013
Deutsche Grammophon's signing of Schiller is the latest example in classical-pop interdependence than can produce new sounds (good and bad).
Musical America Special Report
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- Thursday, 11 July 2013
In and out of the performing arts, organizations are working to tap the power of mobile marketing.
Income Inequality Has Never Been Worse Among Touring Musicians
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- Thursday, 11 July 2013
The internet has broken down the barrier between artists and fans, allowing anyone to distribute their music without the help of a record label via services such as iTunes and Spotify.
UK singles sales set to break chart records in 2013 – again
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- Thursday, 11 July 2013
Total sales of singles in the UK have risen 6% to 188.6m, an increase for the fifth year running, and 99.6% of those are digital.
Academy launched to help access the music industry
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- Wednesday, 10 July 2013
A new virtual academy has been launched to help young people get a job in the music industry.
Kickstarter vs. The NEA: Which Provides More Arts Funding?
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- Monday, 08 July 2013
A talk last week at the Aspen Institute reignited a debate that has been circulating in the arts world over the past year: does the website Kickstarter raise more money for the arts than the federal government?
Why Japan’s Music Industry Is Booming… For Now
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- Friday, 05 July 2013
After the IFPI dropped the bombshell (.pdf report) that Japan is catching up to the United States and could surpass it as the world's most valuable music market, people have been trying to figure out why that might be.
Don't Sideline Jazz Music
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- Thursday, 04 July 2013
One of Ghana's upcoming jazz musicians, Erastus Kwabena Asomani, known in the music scene as Owura K yesterday declared that the music industry in Ghana is finding it difficult to move forward due to lack of good structures to protect the interest of musicians.
My Song Was Played 3.1 Million Times on Pandora. My Check Was $39...
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- Wednesday, 03 July 2013
The following comment, posted on our site Tuesday, comes from Grammy-nominated, hit songwriter Ellen Shipley. One of her top tracks, "Heaven Is a Place On Earth," got played more than 3.1 million times on Pandora, in the last three months alone. Here's the rest...
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