Tag: music industry
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Music streaming revenues overtake CDs to hit $6.6bn globally » Streaming music revenues surpassed income from the sale of traditional music formats for the first time last year, as the… more ›
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A $1.6 billion Spotify lawsuit is based on a law made for player pianos – The Verge more ›
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Buying a Piece of Bob Marley’s Song Catalog, and His Enduring Legacy » When Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, first met a journeyman musician named Bob Marley in… more ›
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Musical.ly Acquired By Chinese Startup for $800 Million » Lip-sync app Musical.ly has been scooped up by Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., or simply ByteDance, the Chinese startup behind news site… more ›
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The music business is growing again — really growing — and it’s because of streaming » Familiar song, new tempo: Music streaming is big, and getting bigger fast. Digital downloads… more ›
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What it means when white guys are “crate digging” through Africa’s pop music archives » Legendary UK Radio DJ, the late John Peel used to play Zimbabwe’s The Bhundu Boys… more ›
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X-Ray Records Are Changing The Business Of Vinyl » Bone music is back. Los Angeles-based label Blank City Records is investing in X-ray audio and vinyl records pressed on medical… more ›
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Hired music of the future “Any song “hired” to entertain is “worth” the same as another; the question for artists is how frequently will their track be hired relative to… more ›
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The sound of young urban Africa is set to take over the world’s pop charts » London has long been one of the world’s most influential pop culture centers, particularly… more ›