Music industry
How Neil Young’s failed anti-streaming business helped the music industry
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
Toward the end of music legend Neil Young’s recent memoir, he makes an admission: “I was wrong.”
Why The Music Industry Is Banking On The Growth Of VR Concerts
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
Everyone knows the well-worn story of how, post-Napster, the music industry suffered a quasi-collapse, with revenues for 'physical' music tumbling from over $23 billion in 2001 to just under $5 billion in 2018.
Deezer takes on Spotify with 5 new global podcast company partnerships
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
France-born music streaming service Deezer has reported a 250% growth in podcast usage on its platform over the last two years and is stepping up its capabilities in this space to make the most of what it’s describing as a podcast ‘boom’.
How Alibaba could challenge China's music streaming king
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
Tencent (TCEHY) dominates music streaming in China. Now rival tech titan Alibaba (BABA) is forging an alliance that could help it knock the leader down a peg.
It’s wrong to cut and paste Global North policies onto Africa’s music industries
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
Music streaming services have generated years of consistent revenue growth for rights holders in developed countries, making them the dominant source of revenue for recordings worldwide.
Industrie musicale : la fabrique des tubes
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- Friday, 04 October 2019
L’industrie musicale est comme un archétype de l’économie en général : elle est devenue de plus en plus mondialisée et « winner-takes-all ».
Industry revenues in Japan, world’s second biggest recorded music market, didn’t grow in 2019
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- Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Recorded music trade revenues fell very slightly (-0.25%) in the first half of 2019 in Japan, according to MBW research – but there was brighter news for the business behind the topline numbers.
Would You Invest Your Own Money Into Your Favorite Artist’s Music?
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- Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Why a fan-fueled “equity crowdfunding” model may be ready to explode.
3 Solutions for Diverse & Sustainable Festival Booking
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- Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Recently, festivals and associations reported a weakening trend for 2019: The ticket sales of big festivals are decreasing due to repetitive line-ups and rising ticket prices.
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