Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
November 16, 2021
The Not-So-Obvious Reasons Why TikTok User Growth Is So Fast
If you’ve payed any attention at all during the last 10 years or so you know that when a social network catches on, it grows fast. That’s been the case for everything from MySpace to Facebook, but none of those are anything like TikTok. Right now the platform has a bit over 1 billion active […]
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November 11, 2021
Widely Viewed Content – This Is What People Actually See On Facebook
If you listen to all the news reports, Facebook users are inundated with misinformation posts mostly coming from foreign entities. As so much in the news, something that is actually a minor issue may be made out to be a far larger problem than it really is. That’s what Facebook would like you to believe, […]
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October 27, 2021
These Are The Current Trends In The Music Business
Data can tell us a lot of things, and if we look at it with an eye to the future, it can tell us what’s trending and what’s not. MRC Data and Billboard teamed up for their annual Midyear Report for 2021, and it really tells us a lot about the current trends in music. […]
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September 29, 2021
This Segment Of People Actually Listen To Your Music On The Radio
Despite what you might read, it seems like radio is taking a bit of a back seat to streaming. The reality is that it’s not done yet. In Edison Research’s latest “Radio Is Everywhere” study, approximately 156 million people age 18+, or about 63% of U.S. adults, still listen to AM/FM radio daily. While that […]
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September 28, 2021
Want To Know How Much Artists Get Paid From Spotify?
You may already have your songs on Spotify, so you know how much you’re making from the statements you’re receiving, but that data you’re seeing might be more useful if you could compare it to other artists. Now there’s a tool that not only allows you to see how much popular artists get paid from […]
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September 8, 2021
Congrats You’re An Influencer And This Is What You Can Expect To Make
There are 2 steps to becoming an “influencer” on any platform – you need a substantial following and you need a brand to sponsor your posts. Assuming that you’ve reached those two levels, you’re probably wondering how much a typical post makes. Many influencers fake what they’re doing and how much they’re making, but a […]
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September 6, 2021
Why YouTube Music’s Latest Figures Are Actually Good News For Artists
YouTube Music’s recent announcement that it has reached 50 million paid subscribers had an instant effect on the music industry, as executives rushed to congratulate the platform and its execs on a bang-up job of going from also-ran to a real competitor in music streaming. While it’s one thing for the insiders to acknowledge the […]
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September 1, 2021
YouTube Opens A Performance Venue With Its New YouTube Theater
What do you do after you become one of the largest online tech companies in the world? You open a traditional physical performance space. That’s exactly what YouTube has done with its new 6,000 seat YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. YouTube Theater was built from the ground up in a 10-year partnership with Hollywood Park, […]
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August 25, 2021
This Auction Predicts The Future Of Radio
If you’ve been on the planet for a while you remember a time when radio was king. It could make or break a song or an artist, and had a huge influence on many industries. At one time, the goal of every mogul was to own a radio station, and those that owned them were […]
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August 23, 2021
The Major Record Labels Are Now Raking In $2.5 Million Per Hour
You’ll still find a large contingent of artists complaining about how little they make from streaming but it’s not hurting the major labels any. A study done MBW Review and Instrumental crunched the numbers to find that the majors are now raking in $2.5 million per hour, and are on pace to generate more than […]
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August 17, 2021
- in Music Industry News , Tips by Bobby Owsinski
Here’s Why The Appearance Of Your Artist Website Is So Important
It’s easy to take an artist or band website for granted. After all, we’re all pretty well-versed in social media these days, and it’s easy to think that a website is unnecessary. Even worse is that we take it lightly and create something that’s a placeholder at best. Lest you think that it’s not important, […]
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August 10, 2021
Whether You Know It Or Not, Spotify Is Tracking You
Until recently, the last thing most people ever thought about was being tracked online. We have a better sense of how that works now, but sometimes we’re still not aware that some of our most-used platforms know a lot more about us than we might be comfortable with. It turns out that Spotify has a […]
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August 5, 2021
Here’s What Happens On The Internet Every 60 Seconds
We’re using the Internet more than ever in 2021 and the amount of communication is unprecedented. There are more platforms than ever and all of them are more active than ever before as well. Here are just a few numbers of what happens every 60 seconds online that might put things into perspective: Every 60 […]
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July 22, 2021
Sony Now Ignoring Unrecouped Balances For Heritage Songwriters
Recently Sony Music launched its “Artists Forward” initiative that that ignored any unrecouped balances for acts that were signed to the company before 2000 and have not had an advance since. The move garnered widespread applause across the industry, and now it announced it will extend the program to heritage songwriters as well. The new […]
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July 20, 2021
.Music Domains Finally Look Like A Reality
If you’ve ever tried to register a domain you know that it can be a frustrating experience. Unless you grabbed your preferred name back way when websites were just taking off, chances are that the name you want is already taken. That leaves you to either using a modified domain name (bobbyowsinskilive.com instead of bobbyowsinski.com, […]
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