Music industry
Top of the flops: is streaming rendering the charts obsolete?
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Record companies might disagree, but exclusives, eligibility algorithms, bundling and ‘streaming farms’ are threatening to ruin the Top 40.
Music’s global evolution: K-Pop, China, and Eastern Europe
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
“Imagine if we have 97 million users every month and just 2.5 million paying subscribers [now], how interesting the next 10 years will be!”.
Has Amazon Already Figured Out the Future of the Music Streaming Business?
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
In order to grow, streaming services may need to offer customers more, better, and cheaper subscription options — something Amazon is already doing.
A music artist says Apple Music pays her 4 times what Spotify does per stream
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Spotify and Apple Music are the two dominant players in the music-streaming market and they might seem the same to many consumers, with similar features and pricing. But because of the system by which artists are paid, they can vary wildly in the royalty rates they pay out.
State of the Industry: Major Label vs. Non-Major Label Regional Performance
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
In an effort to assess how different labels fared during the industry transition to streaming, the good people at Chartmetric breakdown different trends of music from the past three years across seventeen different markets.
Apple Music se lance dans le streaming pour entreprise
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- Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Alors que Spotify ou Deezer offrent déjà des playlists musicales pour les commerces, hôtels ou restaurants, Apple Music se lance à son tour, en partenariat avec PlayNetwork, déjà bien connu sur ce marché.
Analysis: the music industry enters 2020 on a wave of growth – and optimism
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2020
Barring a major surprise, 2019 will have been the fifth straight year of growth for the global recorded music industry. Over those five years, its annual revenues have grown from $14.2bn to $19.1bn, taking it almost back to its 2004 level. If 2019 matched 2018’s 9.7% growth, we could be talking about $21bn last year.
2020 vision: 20 industry leaders reveal hopes for the biz in a new decade
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2020
The start of a new decade is set to bring potential turmoil with Brexit, further pressure on physical music and a continuing awareness around artist rights in the streaming era. Issues surrounding diversity will also be high on the agenda.
Beijing’s music industry to be worth $17bn by 2025
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- Tuesday, 07 January 2020
The local government in Beijing wants the city to become an “international music capital” by 2025, with plans for venue builds and music tech innovation.
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