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(Hypebot) — After Universal and Deezer’s royalty proposal made headlines, Mark Mulligan of consultancy MIDiA explained that much more needs to be considered to fix the ...
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Best of Times, Worst of Times: Independent Musicians In The Pandemic [MIDiA Survey]
(Hypebot) — A new MIDiA survey of unsigned musicians unpacks their scrappy and resilient ethos and the strategies they’ve developed to move forward ...
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Listening Anxiety: Struggling With An Overwhelming Flood Of New Music
(Hypebot) — With an estimated 40,000 tracks uploaded to Spotify every single day, it’s impossible to keep up. Will this glut of new ...
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Are Livestreams Now Music’s Primary Format and Artist Revenue Stream?
(Hypebot) — As COVID-19 drags on more musicians are turning to live streaming to connect with fans and earn at least some revenue. ...
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Entertainment Business Recovery Economics: Bounce Forward Not Back
(Hypebot) — Music and entertainment industry analysts MIDiA look at what the post-lockdown era will look like, new market and audience fundamentals and ...
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How The UMG IPO Impacts The Entire Music Business
(Hypebot) — The announcement that Universal Music Group will file for an IPO, particularly so close on the heels of WMG’s declaration to ...
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MIDiA’s Keith Jopling On Why The Song Economy Is Just Getting Started
(Hypebot) — Keith Jopling explores the development of the burgeoning song economy. This new music industry growth engine has spurred decades-old chestnuts back ...
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Monetize Music Fandom, Not Consumption: What Japan, Global Industry Can Learn From China
(Hypebot) — Music fans in Japan have shifted from buying CDs to streaming at a rate far slower than most of the rest ...
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