In this podcast recorded at Music Biz 2025, Carrie Colliton of DORS & Record Store Day discusses the surge of physical music sales, the renewed deal to keep indie record store data counted by Luminate, and the impact of the digital age on indie music and record sales!
LISTEN HERE
We know when we work together, our industry, your business and your people will be stronger!
Our membership represents every major segment of the global music business, including:
When a company becomes a Music Biz member, every employee can access the benefits of membership. Use the tool linked below to see if you’re already a Music Biz member.
Join Music Biz today to become part of our global community of forward-thinking industry professionals!
Thank you to @recordstoredayus for having us at #RSDSummerCamp 2025 in NOLA! Always a pleasure, and a great time! 😁
#TheFutureofWhat @ Music Biz 2025: In this episode, Carrie Colliton of DORS & @recordstoredayus discusses the surge of physical music sales, the renewed deal to keep indie record store data counted by @luminate_data, and the impact of the digital age on indie music and record sales! 💿
🎧 Listen at our 🔗 in bio!
NEW INTERVIEW: This week we spoke with @alexheiche of @soundroyalties, who discusses the company’s artist-friendly royalty & tour financing models, along with the company’s evolution into working with Youtube creators, and the future of the music industry ▶️🎶
Read it in full at our 🔗 in bio!
👋 Say hello to new #MusicBizMember, Bootleg!
Bootleg allows for artists to create a new type of merch, and for fans to collect more music! 💿📲
Hear more from founder Rod Yancy!
#TheFutureofWhat @ Music Biz 2025: In this episode, @symphony.os Co-Founder @chukachase speaks about how his company democratizes music marketing, his experience at this year’s Conference, and how the internet changed the music industry! 💻
🎧 Listen in at our 🔗 in bio!
THE BRAZILIAN MUSIC MARKET: Part 1 of our latest Passport webinar touched on the importance of building a live audience, since streams don`t always translate 🎟️🎸
Didn`t catch this session? Don`t worry — the recording is available via our Passport webpage! While you`re there, check out the rest of our world-class 2025 lineup 🌎
The 🔗 is in our bio!
NEW PODCAST: In this week’s #TheFutureOfWhat, @tobinparks of @nivfdotorg discusses the challenges the current PRO system is posing to small venues and artists, and dives into the history of NIVA & NIVF! — 🔗 in bio to listen 🎧
Recorded Live @ Music Biz 2025: In our latest #TheFutureofWhat episode, Virginie Berger of @dbthgram & MUSICx discusses sentiments towards AI, its impact on the music market, regulation & copyright legislation, and her Music Biz panel on the lessons we can learn from the adult entertainment industry. 🧑⚖️💻
Listen NOW at the 🔗 in our bio!
In the spirit of freedom, unity, and community, we at Music Biz are wishing a Happy Independence Day to our followers in the US! 💙❤️
Congratulations to @untmusicbusiness for winning one of our three financial aid packages from the Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation! 💚
UNT will be contributing the funds toward their Bill M. Ham Endowed Scholarship in Music Business & Entrepreneurship!
Read more about UNT and the rest of our winners at our 🔗 in bio!
July marks Disability Pride Month!
We’d like to take this moment to spread awareness – If anyone in our industry community is looking for disability resources, our friends over at RAMPD have you covered!
Even if you are a non-disabled individual, we recommend familiarizing yourself with their work in order to help us create a more inclusive music community overall!
Learn more at @rampd_up!
❤️💛🤍🩵💚🖤
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: In our latest episode of #TheFutureOfWhat, we speak with Jonathan Azu, founder of @cultureco, on the state of the live industry and DEI initiatives, along with some exciting projects & collaborations he’s working on! 🎸🫱🏿🫲🏽
Tune in at our 🔗 in bio!
🗣️ NEW OP-ED: In our latest #KeepingTempo, Jennifer Freed and Selina Meere of @trevannatracks explore how the sync industry can benefit from music tech developments as they guide the musical pieces that make or break a scene 🎬🎼
The pair encourages having an open mind towards new management processes for precise details like metadata and ownership percentages 📊
Read it all at our 🔗 in bio!
The Future of What @ Music Biz 2025: In our latest podcast episode, Edward Ginis of @openplay.co speaks on the evolution of music tech, the first-ever Hackathon program they hosted at the Conference, and how Music Biz stays ahead of the curve! 💻🎶
🎧 Tune in at our 🔗 in bio!
Congratulations to @frostschoolum for being selected to receive monies from our Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation. Their award will go toward their Music Industry Micro-Grants Initiative! 👏
See more, including input from Frost’s director, Serona Elton, at our 🔗 in bio!
Congratulations to @berkleecollege on being one of three schools selected to receive financial aid from the Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation!
Read more at our 🔗 in bio, including some kind words from their head of Music Business/Management Department, Tonya Butler 💙
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free” – Fannie Lou Hamer
Juneteenth is not only a commemoration of slavery’s end, but a reminder of centuries of racial injustice in the United States, and a call to reflect and educate ourselves on Black History.
💚❤️💛
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: Common foam earplugs can use an upgrade, and @laurynmenard of @gob.earth has come up with just that!
In our latest installment of #TheFutureOfWhat, we speak with Lauryn on the creation of her sustainable mycelium earplugs, strategies GOB is using to market their product, and upcoming venue partnerships. 👂🍄🟫
Listen at our 🔗 in bio!
In a music market previously dominated by film music, independents in India have seen a surge in growth over the past few years ⚡️
Last month, in conversation with artist @veryviby and reps from @lewissilkin & @beatchain, Hiimaanshu Shindde of @rcswappr – one of the country`s largest private FM radio stations – shared how the presence of independent music on the radio has amplified from placements once a week to an entire dedicated show played every day for one hour 📻
Catch more insider insights like this at our next Passport event in 1 WEEK, the 🔗 is in our bio!
Check out our new #MusicBizMember, Ingenta!
conChord, their browser-based music royalty management software, is designed for for music publishers, record labels, and distribution companies, simplifiying the complexities of ad revenue, copyrights, royalties and more! 💵
Read more about them & our latest new members in our Spring 2025 New Member Roundup article, 🔗 in our bio!
