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U.S. Music Streaming Revenue Tops $8 Billion, Up 33%
On-demand music services including Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify will top $8 billion in revenue in the U.S. this year, up 33% as increased adoption of products like wireless earbuds and smart speakers help drive more music subscriptions, according to a new Consumer Technology Association survey. The growing popularity of music and video streaming services, artificial ...
Are You Creating A Record No One Will Hear?
After pouring your sweat, tears, and of course money into an album, you're likely going to want someone to actually listen- unfortunately, there are a number of all too common blunders artists often making leading up to the release process which can limit your audience to just a handful of listeners. Guest post Janelle Rogers of ...
Black Keys Film Funny Or Die Musicians 'MasterCourse' [VIDEO]
“Every song on a record is trying to accomplish something,” Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys quips at the start of a new 'MasterCourse filled for Funny Or Die. “That song, in particular, was trying to get me a new pool.” “It means a lot to be a drummer," says Black Key drummer Patrick Carney. “One ...
Can Major Labels Survive The Indie Music Revolution?
At the heart of the music business almost since its inception, major labels have successfully weathered multiple challenges to their industry dominance. But as music once again reinvents itself, can the major labels continue cling to power? Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Major record labels have always been at the heart of the ...
Who Are Winners And Losers In The New Music Industry?
Regardless of who's getting the money, it is undeniable that streaming has made the music industry lucrative again. Now, as the business works to reinvent itself, are historically downtrodden artists finally coming out on top, or are record labels and management siphoning off all of the profits? Guest post by Ryan Edwards, CEO of music tech ...
10 Tributes to Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan's contributions to jazz are monumental. As an arranger, the baritone saxophonist pulled drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa into the bebop era in the mid-1940s, gave bandleader Claude Thornhill a hip sound in the late 1940s, made major contributions to the Miles Davis “Birth of the Cool" recording sessions at the tail end of the ...
Groove Holmes: Soul Message
The early 1960s was a hot time for the Hammond organ, especially on the Prestige label. The surge in organ players at clubs in the late 1950s had to do with three trends. First, in 1959, Hammond came out with its A-100 series that was slimmer and more preferred as a road instrument than the B-style ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Charlie Hunter Trio with Lucy Woodward
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter's latest trio with singer Lucy Woodward and drummer Keita Ogawa, who are coming to St. Louis to perform on Sunday, July 28 at Off Broadway. Hunter, whose distinctive technique on the seven-string guitar lets him play leads, bass lines and accompaniment more or ...
FREE REPORT: Independent Artists In The Age of Empowerment [Mark Mulligan]
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Digital music distributor Amuse and consultancy MIDiA have partnered to release Independent Artists: The Age of Empowerment, a free report that shows the growing power and potential of independent artists- artists how are growing a substantial career without the help of a record label. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog MIDiA is ...
Revenue For Unsigned Artists Grew 35% Last Year
\A new study from MIDiA Research and indie distributor Amuse shows that independent artists are the fastest-growing segment of the global recorded music business, the beginning of what may be the biggest paradigm shift within the music business in decades. The survey of 250 musicians globally offers a snapshot of how artists without labels make money, ...
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