Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2019
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April 25, 2019 – 2019 Record Store Day Yields Historic Week for Vinyl Album Sales
Record Store Day drove record-breaking music sales figures yet again, according to Nielsen Music. The 12th annual indie music retailer celebration, staged on April 13, helped yield 827,000 vinyl albums sold in the U.S. in the week ending April 18, according to Nielsen Music — a record for Record Store Day week, and the third-largest… Read More
April 25, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ 2019 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT — J. Anthony Allen, Slam Academy
Music Biz is excited to welcome J. Anthony Allen, Co-Founder and CEO of Slam Academy, to the Music Biz 2019 Program! As part of this year’s Career Development Workshops, he will be speaking on the panel “The Journey of a Music Entrepreneur,” set for Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm. Check out the Speaker Spotlight… Read More
April 24, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ 2019 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT — Jacob Pace, Create Music Group/Flighthouse
Music Biz is excited to welcome Jacob Pace, VP of Business Development & A&R for Create Music Group and CEO of Flighthouse, to the Music Biz 2019 Program! As part of this year’s Career Development Workshops, he will be speaking on the panel “First Impressions Count: How a Teenager Became Create Music Group’s Secret Weapon,”… Read More
April 24, 2019 – Smart Speakers: Why Your Voice is a Major Battle in Music
This year, the entire smart speaker market is predicted to reach a value of $7 billion according to Deloitte Global, making it the fastest growing connected device category in the world. In 2017, only 7 percent of Americans owned smart speakers, a figure that Nielsen says has risen to 24 percent. By 2022, Juniper Research expects… Read More
April 23, 2019 – How Podcast Advertising Measures Up
The IAB expects podcast advertising to exceed $500 million in 2019, which represents growth of about 65 percent in just two years. For podcasters looking to attract advertisers, demonstrating proof of performance isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s quickly becoming a need-to-have. And while download metrics can help advertisers understand which podcasts are popular, they don’t tell… Read More
April 22, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ 2019 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT — Naomi Fabricant, Face The Music Foundation
Music Biz is excited to welcome Naomi Fabricant, Executive Director of the Face The Music Foundation, to the Music Biz 2019 Program! She will be moderating the panel “Music Business and Addiction: How Music Hurts the Artist and How It Heals,” set for Monday, May 6 at 3 pm. Check out the Speaker Spotlight profile… Read More
April 22, 2019 – Music Biz Members VNUE and Pro Music Rights Team Up for New Licensing Model
Music technology company VNUE and upstart performing rights organization (PRO) Pro Music Rights have joined forces to “create a new paradigm in music licensing.” Together, the two Music Biz members hope to reshape the licensing model from the typical “blanket license” scenario to a more “utility-based” model, where licensees pay for what is actually played… Read More
April 18, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT — Nathan Dohse, AGD Entertainment
Music Biz is excited to welcome Nathan Dohse, Founder and COO of AGD Entertainment, to the Music Biz 2019 Program! As part of this year’s Career Development Workshops, he will moderate the panel “Who Even Am I? Entrepreneur, Corporate, Freelancer?,” set for Sunday, May 5 at 10:30 am. Check out the Speaker Spotlight profile below… Read More
April 18, 2019 – Music Biz Member Schoolkids Records Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Music Biz member Schoolkids Records will celebrate its 45th anniversary this Saturday, April 20th. The Raleigh, NC independent record shop first opened its doors in 1974, right across the street from NC State University. Since then, the store has expanded with new locations in Durham and Chapel Hill, built a robust online marketplace. In 2014,… Read More
April 17, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ 2019 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT — Shelita Burke, Blockchain Music Artist
Music Biz is excited to welcome Blockchain Music Artist Shelita Burke to the Music Biz 2019 Program! As part of this year’s Indie Artist & Songwriter Forum powered by Songtrust, she will be interviewed in a session called, “Music Inside a Blockchain World: Why Artists Will lead the Blockchain Revolution” set for Monday, May 6… Read More
