Music industry
Tech advances alter hierarchy of music industry
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Streaming allows small record labels to reach global listeners without the hefty costs of pressing and shipping CDs, a roadblock that has helped keep the big three labels — Universal Music, Sony and Warner — in command of the world’s popular music.
Spotify questions whether mechanical royalties are even due on a stream
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The ongoing debacle around the payment of mechanical royalties on streams in the US has taken a very interesting turn indeed, as Spotify responds to the latest litigation filed on this dispute by asking: what if no mechanical royalties are due on streams at all?
The History of the Music Industry's First-Ever Digital Single For Sale
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
In September 1997, Capitol Records made history by releasing Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella" as the internet's first-ever digital single for sale, heralding a massive shift in how the music industry operates.
The music industry bands together to finally get paid online
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Last fall, A group of music industry heavyweights gathered in New York City to do something they’d mostly failed to do up to that point: work together.
Spotify, YouTube Music to End Free Streaming
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Free streaming contributes a pittance to the overall music industry. So why not just kill it?
L'industrie musicale génère toujours de l'argent, mais les gagnants ne sont plus les mêmes
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Le marché de la musique est en pleine évolution depuis déjà plusieurs années, mais, pour la première fois, la vente de musique digitale dépasse les ventes physiques.
Summer of Stats: The Musicbiz in figures
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- Tuesday, 22 August 2017
The summer of 2017 is shaping up to be a season of uncertainty. Some areas of the music industry are faltering while others appear to be doing remarkably well. New technology also is playing a role. How will it all play out? Only time will tell.
SoundCloud Saved By The Bell Of A Big Chunk Of Financing
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- Tuesday, 22 August 2017
SoundCloud and the uploads of its many rappers, producers, noise bands and nascent podcasts are safe, for now.
Thanks to streaming services, China’s consumers have begun paying for music
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- Tuesday, 22 August 2017
The market is dominated by one company: Tencent, the biggest of the country’s online giants.
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