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58.5% Of British Music Buyers Only Purchase CDs...
In 2011? Yes, according to trade group BPI, which just released the stat as part of its 'Annual Yearbook.' Actually, the 58.5 percent figure is for 2010 and also includes some fringe physical formats, though CDs easily dominate this category. “Taken as a whole, 58.5 percent of music buyers bought physical formats only in 2010, down ...
Vinyl Projected to Grow More Than 25 Percent in 2011...
We've certainly questioned the hype surrounding vinyl, especially when compared to numbers for CDs or even album downloads. But instead of hitting a plateau or fading out, signs are pointing to aggressive growth in 2011. How much growth, exactly? At a NARM presentation in Los Angeles last week, Nielsen projected a gain of more than 25 ...
Every Album, Single, Download, Spin, and Stream in 2011...
The following is a detailed count of music transactions and plays in the United States, specifically between the dates of January 3rd and May 1st of this year. That includes albums (physical and digital), paid downloads (sorry, no P2P), on-demand and non-interactive stream, and traditional radio spins. The tally was presented by Nielsen at the NARM ...
Skype is Now More Valuable Than the Entire US Recording Industry...
Amount Microsoft paid for Skype, 2011: $8.5 billion. US-based Recording Industry Revenues, 2010: $6.85 billion. Technology eviscerates again? Skype was originally created by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis (among others), also the original brains and entrepreneurs behind Kazaa. The distributed, peer-to-peer architecture of Kazaa heavily informed the Skype architecture—in fact, the name Skype is a modification ...
Reality: People Typically Attend One Show a Year...
It's a brutal reality, but also a major opportunity. “Most people go to one concert a year," said Ian Hogarth, cofounder and CEO of Songkick during a SF MusicTech Summit panel on Monday. “And when they find that concert they want to go to, they want to go with two or three really close friends. And ...
The Average Price for a Concert Ticket? $31.57...
For all the complaining, this doesn't sound that bad, does it? The concert ticket average of $31.57 was calculated using data published by Pollstar, which tracks prices across more than 1,200 active tours in North America—from more than 30,000 detailed box office reports. Specifically, the average comes from 1,252 tours, across a timeframe that spans 12 ...
Why Sponsorship Proposals End up in the Trash...
If your recording, publishing, and touring receipts are through the roof, you can probably skip this article. Otherwise, you've gotten the memo to chase corporate America and diversify your streams. Except, most bands and managers get it wrong, and end up wasting time, losing bids, or missing serious revenue opportunities. And their pitches quickly land in ...
Don't Just Tour a Market. Live That Market...
It's not touring that's important, it's HOW you're touring. And according to some of the most successful managers and artist development executives, the secret is to really sink your teeth into the territory. That means NOT passing through, saying 'hi-bye' and expecting an impact. “You won't be in the fabric," Glassnote Entertainment founder Daniel Glass warned ...
Apple is Evil, Too. so Why Doesn't Anyone Care?
Face it, you're in love—with an overpriced iPad and the feeling of inclusion that comes with it. The 'fanboys' are the zealots that blog about every iWhatever rumor; they'll clap from the front row at every Apple presentation. But the rest are merely wooed and starry-eyed: they'll gladly part with hundreds of dollars every few months, ...
