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Do Albums Ever Die? How Make Old Music Relevant Again
Just because an album has been around for awhile doesn't make it irrelevant. The streaming age and the rise of playlist culture has provided a unique opportunity for artists to breathe new live and relevancy into their back catalog of work. Guest post by Chris Robley on DIY Musician 3 things you can do to breathe ...
IFPI Music Industry Revenue Report 2017 - Quick Take [Mark Mulligan]
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International trade group, the IFPI, released its annual Global Music Report 2017 today. It's overview of developments in the recorded music sector including the rise in streaming and the industry’s priorities. Analyst Mark Mulligan offers a quick look at the numbers. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and The Music Industry Blog Today the IFPI published their ...
Ella Fitzgerald at 100
Ella Fitzgerald was born 100 years ago today and died on June 15, 1996. By any measure, she was easily the most important singer of the 20th century. By the time she was 21 in 1938, she had completely transformed pop singing, dragging the vocal into the Swing Era by giving it more relaxed, jazz-influenced feel. ...
Spotify Is Planning Its Own Music Hardware, Voice Control
Two jobs listings point to a major expansions of Spotify's ambitions to include music hardware with voice control. While details are scarce, they hint at a wearable device “akin to Pebble Watch, Amazon Echo, and Snap Spectacles." Snapchat is building eyewear, Facebook is building 360 cameras, and now Spotify wants to build and sell music devices. ...
Why Can We Still Buy Music? [Thomas Euler]
In this piece, Thomas Euler ponders the question of why it is that we can still purchase music. Will we soon live in a world where music cannot be bought. but only accessed, and what this would mean for not only labels but also the industry in general? Guest post by Thomas Euler, originally published on his ...
Former Pandora, Sirius XM Exec Chris Harrison Named CEO Digital Media Association
Digital music veteran Chris Harrison has been named the CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA), a trade group representing Spotify, Apple, Pandora and other online distributors of digital music, movies and books. Former Pandora, Sirius XM executive Chris Harrison has been named CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA). DiMA is the trade association representing ...
iHeartMedia, Largest Owner Of Radio Stations In US, Admits It May Not Survive The Year
Struggling under the weight of $20 billion in debt, broadcast radio conglomerate iHeartMedia has admitted to investors that it may not survive 2017. Late last week iHeartMedia announced that its next quarterly report to investors will include a warning “as to our ability to continue as a going concern” over the next 12 months. The company also ...
Ella Fitzgerald At 100
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) would have turned 100 years old today. She often affected audiences the way she was affecting Dizzy Gillespie when Bill Gottlieb took this celebrated photo. It is impossible to find the perfect performance by which to remember Ella, there were so many. Let’s settle (ha) for this one. She played well with others. ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: SFJAZZ Collective plays Miles Davis
This week, it's time to check out some videos of the latest iteration of the SFJAZZ Collective, who will be here in St. Louis to perform starting next Wednesday, April 26 through Saturday, April 29 at Jazz at the Bistro. Founded in 2004 as a sort of ever-evolving, all-star house band for the San Francisco presenter ...
Playlist Placement's Critical Role In Having Your Music Discovered
While radio may have once been the means of making or breaking a hit, the onset of the streaming age means the playlist is now the primary avenue for listener discovery. Unsurprisingly, this has given rise to a new form of payola, with companies emerging that specialize in getting artists' music on playlists...for a fee. Guest ...
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