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Streaming Revenue Could Surpass Live Income For Many Artists, says Mark Mulligan
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"Do not assume that we have arrived at your destination," writes music industry analyst Mark Mulligan, referring to live music rather than recordings as the primary income driver for most musicians and the industry. Add together all the pieces and you start to create an environment in which artists can see a more immediate direct return from streaming." By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Forbes has released its annual Celebrity 100, its list of the top earning media stars. The healthy share ...
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SoundCloud Adds Robust $4.99 On Demand Streaming Plan, But Many Artists Remain Unpaid
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SoundCloud has added a $4.99 per month 120 million track on demand streaming subscription tier that includes most of the features- but not all of the tracks- that it and competitors charge $9.99 for. SoundCloud Go today added a mid-priced subscription plan that takes its free ad-supported on demand 120 million track service offline and ad-free for $4.99 per month. SoundCloud's existing $9.99 premium subscription plan, launched last year as SoundCloud Go, has been rebranded as SoundCloud Go+. With ...
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The 3 Most Profitable DIY Revenue Streams, and Why Many Artists Succeed at Only One of Them
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Guest post by Jay Frank (@Repojay) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Independent artists can make more money than ever before. The walls of major label distribution have crumbled, and have been down for a decade. Social networks make promotion to fans easier and cheaper. Add in home recording, crowd-sourced artwork, and other cost cutting maneuvers and DIY musicians can be financially successful. Or so goes the myth. Reality is far murkier. Yes, it is possible to make money ...
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