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Mark Mulligan: 2021 Major Label Revenue Surged, But What Does It Mean?

Posted by Hypebot - January 10, 2022

(Hypebot) — 2021 was an anomalous year for the recorded music market. Two of the majors did an IPO, the pandemic continued to disrupt the marketplace, and major label revenues grew…

Spotify Delays The Launch Of Their Upgraded ‘HiFi’ Audio

Posted by Hypebot - January 10, 2022

(Hypebot) — Spotify has officially delayed the launch of improved audio indefinitely despite Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL and other competitors offering the option at no additional cost to paid…

Are ‘Walk-In Fees’ A Solution To Unsustainable Songwriter Royalties?

Posted by Hypebot - January 7, 2022

(Hypebot) — “The money earned as the co-writer of a song on a platinum track didn’t even cover the £200 it cost to get an official award plaque to hang on…

Catalogs Crowd Out Currents Grabbing 82% Of US Market As CD Sales Also Grow

Posted by Hypebot - January 7, 2022

(Hypebot) — If the resurgence in vinyl was not enough to convince you that in music everything old is eventually new again, new sales figures for CDs and music consumption…

Why Less Can Be More When It Comes To Touring

Posted by Hypebot - January 6, 2022

(Hypebot) — There are many challenges and types of touring for developing artists. Read on and learn what’s best at every stage in a touring career. A guest post by Patrick McGuire of Reverbnation…

Streaming Growth Plummets In The U.K., Is The U.S. Next?

Posted by Hypebot - January 6, 2022

(Hypebot) — Total number of UK music streams grew by 7.9 billion or just 5.7% to 147.2 billion in 2021 according to BPI, Britain’s top recorded music trade group. By…

ASCAP Experience Grew 39% In 2021 – Is The Future Of Music Conferences Online?

Posted by Hypebot - January 5, 2022

(Hypebot) — EXCLUSIVE: ASCAP Experience, ASCAP’s yearly educational event series reached more than 41,000 views in 2020. That’s a 39% increase in attendance and a 53% increase in RSVPs over 2020’s online event. Of those ASCAP Experience RSVPs,…

Why Can’t You Upload Music Directly To Spotify?

Posted by Hypebot - January 5, 2022

(Hypebot) — Did you ever wonder why you can’t upload your songs directly to Spotify? How about Apple Music or Amazon Music? Why can the record labels do it but an indie artist…

DJ Skee Mask And His Label Ilian Tape Remove Music From Spotify, Suggest Fans Steal It Instead

Posted by Hypebot - January 4, 2022

(Hypebot) — Munich EDM producer and DJ Skee Mask and Ilian Tape, the indie label that releases his music, have removed their tracks from Spotify. “All my shit is gone.”…

Chinese Govt. Arrests More Pro-Democracy Music Stars In Hong Kong

Posted by Hypebot - January 3, 2022

(Hypebot) — Popular musician Denise Ho and 5 five others were arrested in Hong Kong for being tied to a pro-democracy online media group. By Timothy Geigner from TechDirt While we have been…

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