Records and live performances define the state of the music market. 2014 was special for two things: a consumer preference for accessing a recording with…
Amazon, one of the most storied online companies ever, may soon add music streaming to the list of services and industries it is a player…
In January, various speakers at the MIDEM Show in Cannes suggested that music streaming may no longer be considered a complement to traditional music sales…
On December 12, 2013, Beyoncé released her fifth studio album exclusively on iTunes without any radio promotion, roadside billboards, or viral campaigning. By the end…
As of January 21st Spotify now has a legitimate contender in the music streaming market, as Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Music steps into…
SoundCloud is one of the leading sources of audio sharing on the net, with 250 million active monthly users up from just ten million two…
When it comes to recorded music, today’s consumers enjoy a free ride and seem to have all the answers. Song sharing is there for the…
Over the last fifteen years, since the advent of the worldwide web, there has been a revolution in the world of finance. More money is…
With both dismal CD sales and the advent of 360 deals, many observers and artists consider money generated from the sale of recordings as ancillary…
The largest providers of capital in the music business, the major record labels, have been devastated over the last decade by the disruption of their…
As the music industry’s traditional structures continue to fall away, new models are building upon unsteady foundations. Some of the new companies that stepped onto…