Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2017
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October 24, 2017 – Annual ‘Music Biz’ Conference to Remain in Nashville Through 2020
Mayor Megan Barry and Music City Music Council Applaud Announcement After drawing its largest audience in more than 15 years in 2017, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is “tripling down” on Nashville, booking conference dates through 2020. The already announced Music Biz 2018 will be held from May 14-17, 2018, at the Omni Nashville… Read More
October 23, 2017 – [Weekly Sales] P!nk Scores 2017’s Best Sales Week for a Woman: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published by Billboard — albums; singles) and BuzzAngle Music (published by HITS Daily Double — albums; singles). “Pop veteran P!nk dominated the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts this week with her new album, Beautiful Trauma, moving over 407,000 album equivalent units… Read More
October 19, 2017 – Music Biz Seeking Marketing & Communications Spring 2018 Interns
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) is seeking two undergraduate or graduate student interns to assist with marketing and communications tasks related to its Music Biz 2018 conference, taking place May 14 – 17, 2018 in Nashville. These paid positions will require 15 hours per week from January 8 through May 11 in our Marlton,… Read More
October 17, 2017 – Rising Singer/Songwriter Julia Michaels to Receive Breakthrough Artist Award at Music Biz 2018 in Nashville
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will recognize multi-Platinum selling singer/songwriter Julia Michaels with a Breakthrough Artist Award during the Music Biz 2018 conference’s Awards Luncheon on May 17, 2018, at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Known as a highly successful songwriter with co-writing credits on 17 Billboard Hot 100 hits, Michaels emerged as a solo… Read More
October 16, 2017 – [WEEKLY SALES] Big week for Rap on album & singles charts: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published by Billboard — albums; singles) and BuzzAngle Music (published by HITS Daily Double). “It was a big week for Rap music, with NF moving over 53,000 album equivalent units of Perception to top the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts. It… Read More
October 16, 2017 – Nielsen: Radio Reaches 98 Percent of Hispanics Each Week
The number of Hispanic radio listeners grew from 39.5 to 42.4 million from 2013 to 2017, according to a new Nielsen report; audio streaming among Hispanics grew 29 percent in 2016. Radio is the best way to reach the U.S. Hispanic audience, with 98 percent of U.S. Hispanics listening to radio each week, according to a… Read More
October 13, 2017 – Music Biz Consumer Insights: Music Spending By Genre
The Music Biz Consumer Insights Portal has be updated with the latest genre data from the recently released “Music Consumption: The Overall Landscape 2017.” Login to the portal to find the following genre stats and much more! Dance fans and Hip-Hop fans bought the most music related products – whilst 58% of the total sample had purchased… Read More
October 12, 2017 – Love of Listening: The Passion and Habits of Hispanic Music Consumers
Music is a big part of daily life and special occasions for most Hispanic consumers. According to our annual Music 360 report, 93% of the Hispanic population (age 13+) in the U.S. listened to music in the past year, and 59% consider music important, compared with 51% of the general population. Click here to read more.
October 11, 2017 – Registration Is Now Open For Music Biz 2018
Music Biz’s 2017 annual conference was the Association’s largest in 16 years, bringing together 2,000 attendees from virtually every facet of the business under one roof for four productive days of meetings, education and networking. As we return to Nashville for our fourth consecutive year — and as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the… Read More
October 5, 2017 – CMA Releases New Research Findings Regarding Country Fans and Streaming
The Country Music Association released new research findings after evaluating how streaming is changing consumers’ relationship to music, including country and other genres. Country music listeners were part of research that included tracking their music streaming behaviors on mobile devices, PCs and laptops, as well as extensive quantitative research describing their attitudes and perceptions about… Read More
