Music industry

Tencent Music generated over $1bn from online music last year

In potentially troubling news for record labels banking on TME to drive their revenues in China, however, the company continues to commit to growing what it calls “long-form audio” – i.e. podcast and audiobooks – on its platforms, which could potentially eat into music royalty payouts in the future.

Music Business Worldwide

Musique : bras de fer autour du calcul des rémunérations du streaming

Depuis que le streaming fait rebondir le marché de la musique, toutes les esthétiques musicales, autres que le rap et les musiques électroniques, se plaignent que ces derniers raflent la mise.

Les Echos

Coronavirus Concerns Consume Live Music Industry

Live music, from club shows to major concerts, is beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

HypeBot

Independent report pegs Gaana as top Indian music service

What do we know about the growth of the digital music market in India? We know that there are around 200 million people streaming music there.

MusicAlly

The Three Major Publishers Generated More than $3.2 Billion in 2019

It means that Universal, Sony, and Warner’s labels and artists generated, in total, $14.93 billion last year — up by just under $1.5 billion year-on-year, and equivalent to $41 million per day ... or $1.7 million every hour.

Rolling Stones

What the US record industry should fear about its future– and what it deserves to celebrate

The annual RIAA numbers regarding the health of the US record industry are out – and, as ever, there’s plenty of interesting data to get our teeth into.

Music Business Worldwide

Industrie Musicale : Les Nouvelles Voies Du Succès

Deux des plus grandes maisons de disques cherchent à tirer profit de la nouvelle industrie musicale, stimulée par des plateformes de streaming comme Spotify ou Apple Music.

Forbes

UMPG launches new royalty portal that offers no-fee advances

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has launched a new royalty portal for its songwriters which it says offers “unparalleled earnings data, insights and analytics”, in addition to “clear, complete and real-time earnings and data”.

Music Business Worldwide

How many plays does a song need to earn minimum wage?

The way we buy music has changed a lot over the years, and never more than in the recent days of downloading and streaming.

Seattle Times


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