Category Archives for "Music Industry News"
March 1, 2023
You Should Believe It That TikTok Restrictions Are Coming Soon
While TikTok is the red hot social platform today, it’s looking more and more that general use may be restricted or even banned before the platform runs through its popularity cycle. Following the U.S., other countries around the world are mandating that the app be deleted from all government devices because of heightened security concerns, […]
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February 24, 2023
Breaking Down Global Music Consumption
Way back in the day there used to be only 2 ways you listened to music, either by radio or vinyl record. Slowly that expanded to cassette, CD, then television (like MTV when it first started). Today there are 9 ways that we consume music on a regular basis, according to the IFPI. Indeed, global […]
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February 22, 2023
The Audio Listening Habits Of Each Age Group
Each generation is different and that’s abundantly obvious in a multitude of ways. The differences really jump out at you when it comes to audio listening habits though, as shown by MusicWatch. The company broke down these habits into 8 “audio clusters” that really crystalize the sweet spots for demographics that go beyond just age. […]
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February 17, 2023
The Top 10 Highest Paid Entertainers In The World
Forbes compiled its annual list of the top 10 highest paid entertainers worldwide, and while the list covers the entire entertainment community, it’s interesting to see the musical artists that made it. All told, these 10 made over $1.3 billion dollars combined last year. That’s not much comfort if you’re a musician, songwriter or artist […]
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February 14, 2023
8 Don’ts For Good Social Media Health
If you’re too attached to social media (it doesn’t matter which platform) it will destroy your mental health and that’s a fact. Fortunately it’s fairly easy to remain a sane user if you follow some common sense rules and manage to restrain yourself when necessary. Here are 8 Don’ts on social media compiled by social […]
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February 9, 2023
Van Halen Author Steve Rosen, Cassettes Making A Comeback, And A New Manufacturing Home For Audio Gear On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it the at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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February 8, 2023
I Bet You Can’t Guess What The Top U.S. Streaming Music Service Is
When it comes to a streaming music service, everyone knows that Spotify has the most paid users, but does it have the most users? Surprisingly no, not by a long shot. When it comes to both combined paid and free music consumers in the U.S., YouTube comes out on top by a wide margin, as […]
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February 1, 2023
The Different Strategies For Search vs. Social (Hint: They’re Opposite)
It doesn’t matter if you’re an artist, band, songwriter or a musician, you need (and probably already have) an online presence. And it has to be strong. If not, it can be the difference between staying busy with gigs or sitting home practicing, or having your new video go viral versus sitting on YouTube gather […]
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January 24, 2023
TikTok “Heating” Shows That Its Videos Aren’t As Viral As They Seem
One of the things that TikTok users like most about the platform is that the video views were thought to be hard to game, especially by influencers and record labels. Although no one knew much about how the TikTok algorithm worked, it did seem to be somewhat democratized. Unfortunately, a new report from Forbes says […]
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January 20, 2023
Yes, Music Piracy Is Still Here (But In Another Form)
Way back in the old music download days music piracy ran rampant and the music industry freaked out as a result. This caused a lot of irrational moves, the most egregious being lawsuits against its own customers. Once streaming came along the business released a sigh of relief because those big bad pirates were finally […]
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January 18, 2023
Which Music Career Stage Do You Fit Into?
One of the main drivers for music business success is how long you’re willing to hang in there. It’s obviously a lot easier to struggle through times of no money when you’re in your twenties than when you get older and have a family to worry about, but some lifers put that aside and continue […]
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January 13, 2023
“It’s Not Fast Enough!” Sped Up Versions Of Hits The Latest Trend
Just when you thought that trends in music couldn’t get any crazier with super-short song clips on TikTok and Reels, we see yet another that might be confusing to some artists, and threatening to others. Sped up versions of both new and classic hits is now a thing on Spotify, TikTok and YouTube, and even […]
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January 10, 2023
The Best Times To Post On Social Media For 2023
It’s bad enough that musicians, artists and bands are forced to do their own marketing by forever posting on social media, it’s even worse when you post and it doesn’t reach your audience. That’s why knowing the best times to post on the various platforms is so critical. If you’re going to do all that […]
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January 3, 2023
10 Reasons For Short Site Visits
As we kick off 2023 it’s a good idea to tighten up your online presence and your website is a great place to start. Let’s start with getting more quality eyeballs on your content. When you look at your website stats, do you see a lot of bounces or short visits? There are 10 reasons […]
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January 3, 2023
Don’t Be Surprised If There’s A TikTok Ban In The U.S.
If you’re like many musicians and artists and have finally committed to dipping your toe in the waters of TikTok, don’t let this post dissuade you. On the other hand, keep the following information in the back of your mind as well. The level of scrutiny of the platform has recently ratcheted up yet again […]
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