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!
February 26, 2019 – MUSIC BIZ ATTENDEE ALL-ACCESS — The World Comes to Nashville: How Music Biz Serves the Industry on a Global Level
Each year, the Annual Music Biz Conference offers a wealth of knowledge and perspective from the industry at large, united under one roof for four days of insightful conversations and presentations. Our Attendee All-Access Series checks in with previous Music Biz Conference attendees to discuss their past Conference experiences and give first-timers a taste of… Read More
February 26, 2019 – Holiday Shopping on Smartphones Led to Strong Ecommerce Growth
The 2018 retail holiday season was exceptionally strong, with the highest growth rates for brick-and-mortar and ecommerce sales since 2011. Online spending performed noticeably better than the industry’s already optimistic expectations. Gains in ecommerce this season were fueled largely by the increase in mobile shopping and buying, particularly on smartphones. Mobile accounted for 60% of… Read More
February 26, 2019 – Music Biz Member LyricFind Expands into Southeast Asia and Middle East
Congratulations to Music Biz member LyricFind, who recently expanded into Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The newest LyricFind office in Tangier, Morocco, is home to a local team covering Arabic and Turkish languages. At LyricFind’s offices in Vietnam, a local team covers Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Bahasa, and Malay language lyrics. “LyricFind’s goal… Read More
February 25, 2019 – Why We’re Entering the Golden Age of Podcasts
Since Apple included the Apple Podcasts app on every iPhone back in 2014, Edison Research’s Share of Ear report has shown slow but steady growth. But 2018 looks like it was an exceptional year. CBS News conducted a survey of US listeners in January 2019 showing an increase of people listening to podcasts daily or a few times a… Read More
February 21, 2019 – Peter Tork of the Monkees Passes at 77: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
Music Business Association President James Donio released the following statement regarding the passing of Peter Tork: “I am deeply saddened, as is the music community at large, to hear of the passing of Monkees bassist Peter Tork. The band left a major impact on the music world through both their records and TV show, and… Read More
February 21, 2019 – The Live Music Building Boom In New and Renewed Venues
With the renovation of historic halls in markets large and small, and new arenas under discussion or construction everywhere from the New York suburbs to San Francisco, a building boom is reshaping the live-music landscape. The total investment is difficult to estimate, but individual projects in North America tracked by Billboard, like The Met Philadelphia, have cost… Read More
February 21, 2019 – New Member Profile: Caydence Records and Coffee
Please join us in welcoming Caydence Records and Coffee to the Music Biz Community! Caydence Records combines the warm, inviting feeling of the hometown independent record store with a specialty coffee bar and an all-ages event space that hosts live music, poetry showcases and art galleries, among other events. The shop sells a variety of… Read More
February 20, 2019 – [LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES] — Session 3: Engage and Mobilize Your Team
The entertainment space continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace — as executives, it’s important to evolve along with it! In the third session of our four-part leadership series*, Certified Executive Coaches Adam Mirabella and Ilana Zivkovich will teach you the best strategies for engaging and mobilizing your team. Session 3: Engage and Mobilize Your Team — April 4 • 2-3… Read More
February 20, 2019 – Smart Speaker Sales Estimated to Exceed 64 Million in 2022
Parks Associates research estimates US households will buy more than 64 million smart speakers with voice assistants in 2022, part of the smart home trend driving widespread adoption of voice control. Strategies for Integrating Voice in the Smart Home finds adoption of these devices increased by 800% from 2016 to 2018, reaching nearly one-third of U.S. broadband… Read More
February 19, 2019 – Darius Rucker to Receive Humanitarian Award at Music Biz 2019
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Darius Rucker with its Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award during the Music Biz 2019 Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner on Tuesday, May 7 at the JW Marriott Nashville Hotel at 7:30 PM. Rucker is being celebrated for his lifelong philanthropic efforts that… Read More
