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6 Ways To Use Storytelling As A Musician (That Have Nothing To Do With Lyrics)
Songs have been a storytelling medium for as long as they've existed, but too often artists have restricted this to their lyrics. In this article we look at six ways artists can help to communicate a narrative to their audience outside of lyrics. Guest post by Allison Johnelle Boron of the Reverbnation Blog Songs have told ...
New Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu and Label Deals Mean Musicians Will Be Paid Less
New deals between the major labels and the streaming music services, alongside the introduction of deeply discounted streaming bundles, may eventually move more mainstream consumers from free users to paying customers. But the short and medium effect is less money for many artists and perhaps the labels that signed these agreements. The major labels have a ...
Record Store Day Summer Camp: 200 Record Store Staffers Converge On New Orleans
Going strong for ten years, Record Store Day has become a big part of the independent music retail business, but besides just being a single day, the event has grown beyond just a single day. One iteration of this is networking party that is Record Store Day Camp. Here we take a closer look at the ...
Goldman Sachs Predicting $28 Billion Streaming Music Market - Should Anyone Care?
In its most recent 'Music In The Air' report, Goldman Sachs is speculating that the music streaming industry will be pulling in $28 billion by 2030, and while this certainly seems like good news for the music business, the prediction comes with certain caveats, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Guest post by ...
Spotify Could Have Dodged Songwriter Lawsuits If They'd Just Asked The Record Labels...
Spotify and other streaming services have been making a fair number of headlines recently owing to lawsuits surrounding a failure to pay proper royalties. In this article we break down how such lawsuits could have been avoided, by simply asking labels. Guest post by the Editor of The Trichordist This is simply a story about intent. ...
Desktop Still Beats Phones For YouTube Viewing [New Survey]
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Social media is moving to mobile, but the desktop is still the most popular device to watch YouTube videos for consumers across generations. In its Q3 report, “The Generational Debate,” Strike Social examined a year of YouTube campaigns across 25 verticals in the U.S. and found that desktop computers had the highest view rate across devices ...
The Reasons Why CD Artwork Is Important to Your Band
If you manage a band and you’re looking to take it to new heights, it’s important you market correctly. Your band may well have the talent to be the next Linkin Park or Foo Fighters, but if you don’t get your band name out there, music fanatics from around the world aren’t going to know you ...
Why Didn't Google Shut Down YouTube-MP3 Sooner?
Why did YouTube and Google let the RIAA take the lead in shutting down YouTube-MP3? Much like their own Lyor Cohen's recent missive defending low payments and blaming musicians and labels for the “disconnect between YouTube and the rest of the industry," in failing to work to shut down the top streamripper, YouTube keeps missing opportunities ...
Pandora, Smart Speakers and Other Surprises From The Infinite Dial Study
For a number of years Edison Research has been conducting a study to measure media and tech consumptions in the US. The latest batch of info from the study reveals some surprising numbers regarding the use of Pandora and Smart Speakers. Guest post by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 For 20 years Edison Research has been conducting its Infinite ...
Is Music Streaming Really Worth $28 Billion? [Mark Mulligan]
A new Goldman Sachs report claims that Universal Music is worth $23.5 billion and that the paid streaming market will be worth $28 billion in 2030. That's almost double the size of the entire recorded music business in 2016. Analyst Mark Mulligan dives into the numbers. Guest post by music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA ...
