Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2016
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June 16, 2016 – Mondo.NYC and the Music Business Association Partner to Present the Entertainment and Technology Law Conference on September 16
NEW YORK (June 16, 2016) – Mondo.NYC and the Music Business Association are partnering to present the Entertainment and Technology Law Conference on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at the inaugural Mondo.NYC summit and festival. The one-day accredited Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) event will be held at New York University’s Helen and Martin Kimmel Center,… Read More
June 14, 2016 – [Infographic] What Music Festivalgoers Are Buying, Posting and Sharing
Summertime is here and more people are getting outdoors, especially for large music festivals. But just because everyone is outside enjoying the weather and music doesn’t mean they’ll be equally receptive to marketing and brand messaging. Concertgoers at three of the largest and most well-known U.S. music festivals—Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza—have distinctly different tastes and… Read More
June 13, 2016 – Grimmie — Gone Too Soon
From Music Biz President James Donio: “This is such a terrible shock, a sweet and talented young life cut short. I so enjoyed her performance at the 2014 NMPA annual meeting. We talked about her being from Marlton, NJ and I invited her to visit our headquarters there someday. Unfortunately, now that day will never… Read More
June 6, 2016 – Drake’s ‘Views’ Spends Five Weeks at #1; Moves Additional 152,000 Units
Music Biz President James Donio commented on the recent sales figures released by Nielsen (published in Billboard) and BuzzAngle Music: It’s official! Drake’s Views has now spent five straight weeks at #1 on the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts, tying Michael Bublé’s Christmas for most frames at the top for a male artist since 2011.… Read More
June 6, 2016 – Meet Music Biz’s Newest Member: SongSplits
Company Name: SongSplits Location: New York, New York Number of Employees: 10 Number of Years in Business: 4 Primary Contact: Suzanne Burge-Taylor, Head of Marketing, suzanne@songsplits.com Company Description: Based in New York City and Atlanta, GA, SongSplits Solutions, LLC (SongSplits) is an information technology company that improves the accuracy and speed of compensation to rightsholders by… Read More
June 6, 2016 – Worldwide Independent Market Report: The Global Economic & Cultural Contribution of Independent Music
For the first time in the history of recorded music, the independent sector has extracted its true market share value based on ownership of copyright as opposed to distribution, which has been the standard, until now. The report also highlights the cultural importance of the independent sector in protecting creativity and innovation.
June 1, 2016 – Connecting With Radio Changes As Millennials Move Through Stages
Despite falling into one generation, Millennials are not a uniform, homogeneous group with a common set of beliefs, interests and behaviors. Their lives are in rapid transition: They’re joining the workforce, moving into their own homes and starting families. And these changes influence their media consumption habits, including how and when they listen to the… Read More
May 26, 2016 – CMA Reports That 15% Of Country Music Listeners Are Top-Tier Spenders
The Country Music Association’s latest consumer research took a deep look at top-tier music listener purchases with data revealing that spending for this audience is at $800* or more in the past 12 months – a level which applies to nearly 15 percent of overall Country Music listeners on which the study was based.
May 19, 2016 – CMA Announces Key Consumer Research Findings
CMA, Country Music’s premier trade association, released key findings from an extensive consumer research initiative: “Understanding Today’s Shifting Consumer Landscape and Changing Country Music Audiences, Music Choices, and Behaviors. The Country Music audience continues to gain popularity across the board with the fastest growth in listeners occurring among non-whites, Hispanics, and Millennials. Since 2010, the… Read More
May 19, 2016 – Music Biz Partners With Loop To Provide Music Biz Consumer Insights
During his Music Biz 2016 President’s Address, James Donio announced Music Biz Consumer Insights, a new member benefit featured exclusively at www.musicbiz.org and powered by data partner LOOP (Lots of Online People). The portal provides Music Biz members with regularly updated, solid insights into an ever-changing market, providing full consumer profiling with pinpoint accuracy, from music consumption… Read More
