Global music sales hit a new record in 2021 thanks to the rapid growth of streaming - The European Sting
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Forget peak Netflix, this is the attention recession - Music Industry Blog
Netflix’s Q1 2022 results caused a stir, with subscriber numbers down by 0.2 million from one quarter earlier. Some are calling this ‘peak Netflix’, but this is not a Netflix-specific issue. The decline illustrates that Netflix does not operate in isolation, and is, instead, but one part of the interconnected attention economy – an attention […]
Unpacking music streaming economics through the lens of Deezer's SPAC - TechCrunch
In an expected move, European music streaming company Deezer announced plans yesterday to go public via a French SPAC.The deal values the company at a pre-money equity valuation of €1.05 billion and at €1.08 billion in enterprise value terms. Notably, those prices are similar to those at which Deezer last raised known external capital, a […]
A Case for Clarity: Artists Need Better Tools for Performance and Financial Data (Guest Column) - Billboard
“We need a music industry where artists demand and expect full visibility into their finances — and it’s time that somebody stepped up and offered that solution.” By Milana Rabkin Lewis Back in October, Meek Mill tweeted something that perfectly captures the frustrations of being an artist in today’s music industry. Fresh off the release […]
Fascinating MusicWatch "In Depth" Survey of Vinyl Record Buyers - AnalogPlanet.com
Led by former NPD executive Russ Crupnick, MusicWatch has produced syndicated and custom market research solutions for a variety of customers, including the major music labels, digital service providers and technology companies. Over the years, the scope of MusicWatch’s work has grown to encompass virtually every significant music development from the impact of P2P piracy […]
Listen here: you can't rely on music streaming. Maybe it's time to dig out your old CDs | Larry Ryan - The Guardian
The Neil Young row hinted at the precariousness of relying on Spotify et al. Could the casual CD become cool again?At some point half a decade ago I did the sensible thing: I packed away into boxes the dust-caked piles of CDs (largely unplayed for quite a while) that had followed me through various houseshares. […]
SoundCloud names its 2022 'First on SoundCloud' artists - Music Ally
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Lowkey says he will 'not be silenced on Palestine' after push to remove him from Spotify - Middle East Eye
British rapper Lowkey said he “will not be silenced on Palestine” after a pro-Israel lobby group campaigned to get his music off Spotify, a music streaming platform, for his pro-Palestine stance.We Believe in Israel, a pro-Israel British grassroots group, said the move is part of its efforts to remove “dozens of instances of problematic material, including […]
Kiswe on how hybrid concerts led the live music industry to the new normal - Bandwagon
It’s no secret that the live music industry took a big hit due to the pandemic. Two years have passed, but you can clearly see how much has changed. And for the better.Thanks to creative minds and forward thinkers, the live music industry has taken a massive leap to make concerts accessible to fans everywhere. […]
