Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2019
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Association events and partnerships, the latest from within our member community, and expert reporting from around the global music business. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our daily news feed email today!
June 3, 2019 – 10 Trends You Should Know About Kids’ Licensed Products
Licensed products make up one quarter of U.S. unit sales for children age 14 and under, across 17 industries, shown by Q4 2017 findings from research firm the NPD Group’s U.S. Kids’ License Tracker. Whether it is backpacks, coloring books, t-shirts or games, kids love the company of Harry Potter and Dr. Seuss characters alike. This… Read More
May 31, 2019 – The Record Industry Expects a Windfall. Where Will the Money Go?
In recent years, several financial institutions have predicted record labels will soon be celebrating annual revenues that begin to approach, if not surpass, their late-1990s peaks: What was an inflation-adjusted $25 billion-per-year business before the millennium could bring in more than $41 billion annually by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs. Label revenue from sales and… Read More
May 29, 2019 – Metadata is the Biggest Little Problem Plaguing the Music Industry
It’s possible to correct metadata errors afterward, but that’s reliant on someone catching that error and then correcting it in every database where it appears. Even if it does get fixed, that doesn’t mean an artist gets all the payments they’re due — every company and collection society has different rules about how long they… Read More
May 28, 2019 – The Concert Industry’s New Star Moneymaker: The Aisle Seat
The concert business has found a new cash cow right under its nose: the humble aisle seat. Taking cues from the travel industry, Live Nation has recently begun to offer aisle seats at select shows at a surcharge of between $5 and $30 a pop. Now labeled as “premium aisle seats,” the seat at the… Read More
May 23, 2019 – Why the Music Industry is Betting on Biopics and Documentaries For its Next Revenue Burst
During the next year, some 11 biopics, biodocs — as in documentaries — and high-concept films about music artists and fabled eras of industry history are set to debut at theaters and on TV and streaming services, with at least another 14 screening that are at film festivals, looking for distributors or are in production… Read More
May 22, 2019 – [MEMBER DISCOUNT] — AIMP Indie Music Publishing Summit
The AIMP Indie Music Publishing Summit, the third annual event by the Association of Independent Music Publishers, brings together the indie publishing and songwriter communities for a day of educational panels and networking. This year’s AIMP Summit takes place June 11 at the 3 West Club in New York. Keynotes speakers at this year’s edition include… Read More
May 20, 2019 – [MEMBER DISCOUNT] GLAAD + Ty Herndon present The Concert for Love & Acceptance
GLAAD and Ty Herndon invite you to the 2019 Concert for Love & Acceptance, co-hosted by Ty Herndon and CMT’s Cody Alan! This year’s event, taking place Thursday, June 6 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, features a coalition of artists and celebrities appearing and performing to accelerate acceptance for LGBTQ people. Already announced special… Read More
May 20, 2019 – How Record Labels Are Selling Old Music for (Lots of) New Money
Ask someone in the music industry how to sell a new single, and you’ll get rambling answers that go on for days — but ask them how to sell a single that was released 25 years ago, from an artist who’s only ever put out one five-track LP and since faded deep into obscurity, and you’ll get… Read More
May 17, 2019 – How Music Discovery Works Today, and What Artists Can Do To Stand Out
There are a million ways to be heard, and for a new artist, that sounds promising. The combination of streaming and social media turned the music industry upside down, and one thing is for certain: there’s no right way to do things. A thousand other acts could try to replicate Lil Nas X’s come-up or follow Dominic Fike’s path,… Read More
May 14, 2019 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Rock Paper Scissors, Inc.
We welcome new member Rock Paper Scissors, Inc. to the Music Business Association! Since its founding in 1999, this PR firm has represented over 2,000 projects from six continents, including work on music industry conferences, workshops, and other events. The firm’s diverse team of communicators, creatives, and business minds handles a growing roster which includes… Read More
