Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2019
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September 3, 2019 – The Westwood One 2019 Audioscape: Smart Speaker Popularity Continues Full Steam Ahead
The number of Americans who reported owning a smart speaker increased threefold from Q2 2017 to Q2 2019. According to Edison Research’s “Share of Ear,” in Q2 2019, 30% of Americans reported owning a smart speaker compared to the 10% in Q2 2017. Brands and their agencies are noticing this growth and are beginning to… Read More
August 29, 2019 – ‘The Formula’ Is Dying: Rap Songs With R&B Hooks Are No Longer Surefire Hits
It’s been an interesting past two years on the charts for Hip-Hop. By this time last year, seven rap songs (including three from Drake) released in 2018 had reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This year, only two 2019 rap songs (Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Post Malone and Swae Lee’s… Read More
August 28, 2019 – How Americans Keep Up to Date With New Music
Think about the first time you heard your favorite songs. Maybe you were driving and you heard an opening guitar riff from Joe Walsh, or the distinctive vocal stylings of Katy Perry, from your FM radio. Or maybe someone texted you a link to “Old Town Road” and you streamed it. Regardless of what you… Read More
August 27, 2019 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — The Importance of International Forums: Q&A with Reeperbahn Festival Founder and General Manager Alexander Schulz
Given the always-changing nature of the music business, it is extremely important for today’s industry professionals to stay current with the latest trends and technologies influencing the ways we work. Our new “Keeping Tempo With Music Biz” content series will tap into the brain trust of expert voices from Music Biz’s member and partner communities… Read More
August 26, 2019 – Do Traditional Album Cycles Help or Hinder Artists?
From 1968 to 1977 Fleetwood Mac released 11 studio albums (and the collaborative album Fleetwood Mac in Chicago, and six compilation albums). Sometimes that was two albums a year. Prince’s output throughout his career followed a similar pattern, which felt like the norm in ‘80s and ‘90s, but when he dropped triple album Lotusflow3r in… Read More
August 22, 2019 – [WEBINAR] — Music Metadata Matters: Strategize Your Approach to Effective Keywording for Your Music Library
Join us Thursday, September 12 at 2pm ET as we kick off the Fall 2019 Common Ground Webinar Series with a session led by Marina Garza, founder of TagTeam Analysis and creator of the TuneTagger music tagging platform. This webinar will explore techniques, methods and solutions when creating descriptive keyword systems and categorizations for your music from… Read More
August 22, 2019 – What Could Have Been: Thrash Metal Band Slayer As Primary NASCAR Team Sponsor
On the entertainment tie-in side of things, when you think of NASCAR you think Country music or some crossover derivative. NASCAR and Kid Rock? Check. NASCAR and thrash metal band Slayer? Wait. What? If the idea of having one of the heaviest of heavy metal bands of all-time associated with NASCAR sounds like something more… Read More
August 21, 2019 – How Blockchain Is About To Change The Music Industry
The shift in music-making from analogue to digital has changed the music scene significantly in a permanent manner. With increased accessibility to music-making thanks to the digitalization of music production, competition is fierce with more players in the market due to the lower threshold. Thousands of songs are released daily with more and more musicians… Read More
August 20, 2019 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Nashville Label Group
Please welcome Nashville Label Group, the newest member of the Music Biz community! Nashville Label Group was founded in 2018 by Seventh Day Slumber frontman Joseph Rojas, who sought to establish a company that supported artists who shared his passion for serving Christ through music. The group has three genre labels: Rockfest Records for Rock,… Read More
August 20, 2019 – [MEMBER DISCOUNT] —Winston Baker’s Music Finance Forum, September 12 in Los Angeles
Music Biz is a proud partner of Winston Baker’s Music Finance Forum, which will be held on September 12, 2019 at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. This special event will bring together debt and equity financiers, strategic and operational executives, and seasoned dealmakers in the music sector. Through the conference, participants will explore and gain insight into new revenue streams, merger… Read More
