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Vevo Marks 10 Years, 300% Growth In Last 5 Years
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Music video platform VEVO is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2019 and the service is now home to more than 400,000 official music videos, exclusive original series, and unique concert videos. The video platform, which serves artist videos through distribution partners that include YouTube, Amazon, Apple Roku, Sky, Virgin Media, and Vewd, touted its growth with daily views growing by more than 300% over the last five years. According to Vevo, its current daily viewership averages more than 800 ...
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RIAA Investigating Payola Like Fox Guarding The Henhouse [Op-Ed]
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Paying for radio airplay, or payola as it is more commonly known, has been around since the 50s in one form or another, but has recently spiked. This has lead the FCC to request that the RIAA investigate- meaning the industry will, in effect, be policing itself. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Payola, or paying for radio airplay, has been with us since the 50s in one form or another. It’s visibility seems to ebb and flow, ...
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4 Big Takeaways From RIAA Mid-Year 2019 Report
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The RIAA has released its annual mid-year report and its shows a U.S. recorded music market in strong growth mode. Total revenue grew 18% to $5.4 billion in the first half of 2019. 4 Big Takeaways Streaming now accounts for 80% of recorded music industry revenues The number of paid music subscriptions are growing at the rate of 1 million per month, exceeding 60 million for the first time. 20% of a major label’s roster of artists signed fresh each ...
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$45 Tool CD Gives Indie Record Stores Unexpected Boost
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A funny thing happened last week with the new Tool album" says Coalition Independent Music Stores (CIMS) executive director Michael Bunnell, “indie retail had an old-school moment." “Several stores had well-attended midnight sales on Thursday (it was my store's first midnight sale in 10 years)," continues Bunnel. “When we returned to work on Friday morning, there were lines at the door. We had to shut down online sales because we feared we couldn’t supply our local customers with a new release ...
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Japanese Music Sales Dragging, But It Could Be Good News
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While the US is well established as the largest music market in the world, number two, Japan, is perhaps less well known. Recently, the island nation's music sales have seen a bit of slowdown, however. Still, this may not be a bad thing for the music industry overall. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Everyone knows that the United States is still the largest music market in the world, but which one do you think is #2? The ...
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A2IM, RIAA, MAC Join To Fight AB5 Bill That Would Kill Indie Music In California
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A new California law set to go into effect on September 13th would have dire consequences for the independent and .d.i.y music community unless lawmakers add an exemption. Executives at the A2IM, RIAA and Music Artists Coalition have banded together to pen an open letter that demands action. California has always been a haven for artists and has inspired songs that are heard around the world. A recent change in the law, about to get the stamp of approval by ...
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Production Music Startup Soundstripe Raises Another $2M
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Subscription-based production music startup Soundstripe has raised an additional $2 million in financing from Craft Ventures, just months after raising a $4 million Series A round. Craft is led by David Sacks, founding COO of PayPal and co-founder/former CEO of Yammer, and Bill Lee, a prominent founder and investor in San Francisco based on the credo of “Founders Backing Founders.” Soundstripe will use the new funding to continue expanding in the production music space, where its subscription model has resulted ...
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CD Baby, Tunecore, DistroKid Add Rapid Apple Music For Artists Verification
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Top 3 DIY music distributors CD Baby, Tunecore and DistroKid have all added rapid Apple Music For Artists verification, unlocking the platform's expanded analytics for their artists. To be eligible, artists must use the same email address and password that they use for their distribution account when signing up for Apple Music For Artists. Here's how CD Baby describes what Apple Music For Artists offers: When you claim your Apple Music for Artists profile you’ll be able to: Express your ...
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