December 8, 2017

The Most Streamed Artists On Spotify Might Surprise You

Spotify most streamed

Spotify just released its list of most streamed artists for 2017, and while many are household words, the extent of their popularity might surprise you. For instance, Ed Sheeran was the platform’s top streaming artist with over 6.3 billion streams this year, dethroning Drake who was number one in 2015 and 2016. Rihanna was the top streaming […]

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#Ed Sheeran #Rihanna #Spotify

December 7, 2017

What Is An Artist’s “Brand” Anyway?

branding

One of the things that an artist or band hears a lot these days is the need to promote “your brand” in order to get ahead in the current era of the music business. That’s all well and good, but you can’t promote your brand unless you know the definition of a brand in the first place. […]

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#Apple #brand #branding #Chris Cornell #Coke #Fender #Madonna #Neil Young #The Beatles

December 5, 2017

Producer/Engineer Bob Power On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

This week’s podcast guest is Bob Power, who’s a Grammy Award–winning and multi-platinum producer, engineer, composer, arranger, performer, and educator. Bob started his career as a television and advertising composer, working on campaigns for The American Cancer Society (an Emmy Award winner), AT&T, Casio, Coca-Cola, Elizabeth Arden, Hardee’s, Hertz, Intel, Mercedes-Benz, Purina, and The United […]

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#Bob Power #Gimme Radio #worst songs

December 4, 2017

The One Reason Behind The Spotify-Tencent Stock Swap

Tencent

It’s been reported that Spotify and Chinese Tencent Music Entertainment Group are in talks to acquire 10% of each other, and should the deal go down, there’s no other way to look at it than a strategic maneuver that has nothing to do with their subscribers. No, this all about stockholders – actually potential stockholders […]

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#Mark Mulligan #Spotify #Tencent

December 1, 2017

What’s The Top Market For Many Artists? It’s Mexico City

Mexico City

Whenever we think of the top music market for an artist, the major city centers of New York, Los Angeles or London immediately come to mind. One that’s been off the radar but is coming fast is Mexico City, and it’s already the #1 market for a diverse number of artists like Diplo, Adele, Dua Lipa, Radiohead, Shania Twain, Harry […]

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#Facebook #fake Likes #Mexico City #Spotify

November 29, 2017

Music 360 Report Finds That More And More People Create Their Own Playlists

Music 360 Report 2017

Playlists are clearly becoming the next big thing online as nearly three-quarters of those who stream music in the U.S. create their own online lists both for themselves and others. More than half of all music listeners create playlists, and 32% share their lists with others, up from 24% in 2016, according to Nielsen Music’s […]

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#consumption habits #Music 360 Report #Nielsen Music

November 28, 2017

Television Audio Engineer Jeri Palumbo On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Jeri Palumbo

Jeri Palumbo is a television broadcast engineer, audio mixer and RF tech who’s worked on hi-profile sports shows for more than 25 years. She’s been part of the TV audio team for all of the most celebrated sporting events, including the Super Bowl, NBA and NHL playoffs, and most recently, the World Series. Not only […]

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#Autotune #Jeri Palumbo #television audio #vinyl records

November 27, 2017

Distribution And Label Service Company Ditto Music Expands

Ditto Music

There are plenty of music aggregators that will get to songs to all the streaming platforms, and Ditto Music is one of the least expensive ones. At $19 a year for unlimited uploads, it’s hard to go wrong. The company does so much more though, as it’s becoming a bigger player in “label services,” and […]

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#digital distribution #label services #streaming music

November 24, 2017

Spotify Adding A Ton Of Jobs And Still Acquiring Companies

spotify

For a company that can’t yet turn a profit, Spotify is sure acting like one. It keeps on hiring more people and renting super expensive office space like it’s going out of style. Word comes that it will soon double its UK workforce of 200 people, and that it just rented about 60,000 square feet […]

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#MediaChain #MightyTV #Niland #Sonalytic #SoundTrap #Spotify

November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

To all my friends and readers, I wish you a happy holiday. I truly appreciate your support and I am humbled and honored that you take the time out of your busy day to read my musings. It’s a good day to take some time off, eat a nice meal, have a cocktail and watch some […]

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November 21, 2017

Artist Manager Nicholas Mishko On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

10 and 8 Nicholas Mishko

Nicholas Mishko is an artist manager who brings a blend of old school wisdom to modern management. After a stint at Abkco Music and Records in the New York watching deals for music by legacy artists like The Who and Rolling Stones, Nicholas was well armed for negotiating recording and publishing contracts. That’s a skill […]

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#10 and 8 Management #ABKCO #Nicholas Mishko #Spotify

November 20, 2017

Despite Predictions, Blockchain Will Not Be The Future Of The Music Industry

Blockchain

Just about every month for the past couple of years there’s been an article or post by a major publication about how blockchain technology is going to revolutionize the music business. It’s supposedly the savior of the industry because finally “artists will get paid,” record labels will be able to charge CD-level prices again, and […]

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#blockchain #taylor swift

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