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Old Albums Now Outsell New Releases
It seems 2015 was the year for back catalogs, as a recent study from Nielsen has revealed that albums eighteen months and older outsold new releases, much to the distress of A&R execs everywhere. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 According to the latest Nielsen report on the music business of 2015, catalog albums (defined ...
6 Reasons Snapchat Will Own 2016
2016 is shaping up to be a big year for Snapchat, which has already seen massive user growth across a broad swath of demographics, meaning now is a good time for artists to start taking advantage of some of Snapchat's underutilized features. Guest post by Jesse Kirshbaum of the Nue Agency As 2016 continues to roll, it’s ...
6 Of 2016's Key Music Marketing Trends
After such a tumultuous year, the music business community is anxious to see what 2016 has in store for them. In this article, we look at six marketing trends which are likely to feature prominently in the coming months. Guest Post by Lucy Blair on Hybrid Language New year, new start, new stats. After a rollercoaster ride through ...
A Turntable Was Amazon's Top Selling Holiday Audio Product
Although much of the music buying populace was thought to only be buying records as collectibles and not to actually play them, an uptick in Amazon's turntable sales tells a different story. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the more interesting aspects of the vinyl revival is the fact that so many buyers don't actually ...
6 Top Music Marketing Trends For 2016
As we begin a new year, it's time to look ahead at what 2016's music industry trends will be, with an expected continuation of the streaming wars, the blending of tech with the live music experience, and other predictions. Guest post by Jesse Kirshbaum of the Nue Agency With 2015 coming to an end, it’s the perfect ...
10 Top Music Marketing Trends of 2015
In this article, music marketing company Red Tape X looks at some of the best marketing techniques of 2015 and how they were effectively used by some of the music industry's most innovative and popular stars. Guest Post By Nicole Schoen of Red Tape X 2015 has been one hell of a year for music, and we’re ...
Rdio Deal Is Admission That Pandora Business Model Is Unsustainable, Marks Beginning Of The End For Free Music Streaming
Headlines that Pandora purchased a bankrupt Rdio signal consolidation. But it's also a sign that even Pandora, the largest and most successful streaming music service, knows that its current business model is unsustainable. Like Deezer's “delayed" IPO, Rdio's fire sale sell-off to Pandora signals that investors are cooling to freemium music streaming. But there's a deeper message: Pandora ...
TuneCore Reports 90% Streaming and Download Growth, But Just 6.3% Rise in Payments To Artists
D.I.Y. digital distributor TuneCore announced today that is artists had a collective 3.6 billion downloads and streams in the last 3 months. That resulted in 90% increase versus the same time last year, and artists saw a 6.1% in earnings over the same time period, totaling $34.7 million 90% growth yearly is impressive. but the resulting ...
The Cassette Tape Makes A Comeback
It looks like vinyl isn't the only retro audio format getting a second wind. The National Audio Company, one of the largest manufacturers of cassettes, has revealed that it sold almost 10 million of these old school tapes in the past year. The question is, who's buying them? Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It ...
