Haiti, often labeled as one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, was perhaps most memorable until a month ago for its dire economy.…
Now that the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, albeit with certain amendments to the original proposal, has received the blessings of the US Department of Justice, the…
Back in February of 2009, Live Nation and Ticketmaster announced that they were going to merge into one mega company. On Monday, January 25th, after…
Music seems to be present everywhere today. We frequently notice iPods, iPhones, Blackberrys, and identify ringtones. However, the statistical record continues to disappoint. The Nielsen…
The Internet has been adapted in our world faster than any other media. It has taken seven years to reach a 25% market share– as…
The music business has suffered piracy more than any other media. The past 10 years have been unprecedented with music sales down more than a…
Back in early 2007, MySpace began a decline in web traffic that has continued to this day. At that point, MySpace was on top of…
Season’s Greetings! I’d like to personally thank you for picking up this December 2009 issue of The Music Business Journal. We feel it contains a…
“Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that…
Since the beginning of the recorded music industry, record companies have been subjected to a constant and bitter recrimination from artists all over the world,…
Millions of people use Google to learn about bands as well as find music on the Internet. Considering two of the top ten queries surrounding…
Although it has taken a while to catch on, mobile devices are now beginning to prove themselves as essential tools that have essentially transformed the…
It is somewhat interesting how people sometimes re-analyze the music business and the current social scene only after the death of an important political figure…
With the advancement of musical technology, practically anyone can create a hit song from the comfort of his or her own home. Audio workstations like…