Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2020
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!
July 13, 2020 – [MEMBER DISCOUNT] — VEVA Collect from VEVA Sound
Last week, Music Biz member VEVA Sound introduced VEVA Collect, the premier platform for project collaboration in the audio space. Ensure all of your credits are accurate for every stage of production from songwriting to mastering, keep your files safe, and collaborate in new ways. From podcasts to song catalogs to mixed and mastered projects,… Read More
July 9, 2020 – What Kind of Year Will It Be for the Record Business? The Forecasts Are Getting Worse, Not Better
Recorded music has been in a state of limbo throughout quarantine: Though live events like concerts and other in-person money-makers have shut down, songs and albums have been buoyed by streaming — so things are difficult, but not terminal. On April 20th, Olivier Nusse, the CEO of Universal Music France, gave a pre-recorded address to shareholders of Universal… Read More
July 8, 2020 – Inside the Virtual BET Awards: How They Pulled It Off & Why It Might Change the Future of Award Shows
In April, BET aired a special called Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort, which was the network’s first foray into producing and airing a show under pandemic conditions. “At that point, even though we didn’t really think that we’d be extended through now, we started thinking about the ‘what if,’” says Connie Orlando, BET’s… Read More
July 7, 2020 – Inside Lost Horizon: A Virtual Reality Music Festival
The music festival landscape has changed drastically this year as a result of COVID-19, resulting in many festivals moving into the live stream space. The team behind Glastonbury’s Shangri-La festival has done something different: They have teamed up with VR Jam, Sansar, Orca Sound Project and Beatport to create the world’s largest independent music and arts festival in virtual reality, Lost Horizon.… Read More
July 6, 2020 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Dare Records
Please welcome Dare Records, a record label distributed by Warner Music Group’s ADA group, to the Music Biz member community! Dare has projects in Jazz, Rap, Gospel, Rock, Country and Pop genres that “dare to challenge the listener’s discerning ear,” taking today’s music listeners on a musical odyssey. Dare Records chose to become Music Biz… Read More
July 2, 2020 – Canceled US Music Festivals Threaten to Slow Momentum for Rising Latin Acts
Just as relatively new indie festivals devoted to Latin music — like Los Dells in Wisconsin, Ruido Fest in Chicago and Viva! Pomona in the Los Angeles area — were building audiences and growing their brands, their momentum has come to a halt in the pandemic. Since the coronavirus forced the live music industry into… Read More
July 2, 2020 – Music Biz President Portia Sabin Featured on UCLA Innovating Music Podcast
On this week’s Innovating Music podcast, Music Business Association President Portia Sabin talks about the ways the music business is connected as a community, as well her journey through the music industry from performing as an artist to running a record label. The episode also looks at other aspects of the music business and how… Read More
July 1, 2020 – Music Biz College Graduates Keep Their Heads up, Despite Grim Job Market
Genna Batson, who graduated last month from Syracuse University’s Bandier Program with a music business degree, was about as poised for a career in the concert industry as a senior without a nepotistic benefactor could be. She’d focused on the touring business early in her college days, serving as talent buyer and co-director of the school’s… Read More
June 30, 2020 – Retail Looks to Rebound in July Amid Q3 Shopper Optimism
After a 16.4% sales decline in U.S. retail in April, retailers are looking for signs of optimism as the late summer season opens up new opportunities and renewed interest in shopping. While most states are in the full swing of reopening, there’s still plenty of hangover from Q2, and retailers are under increased pressure to gain back… Read More
June 29, 2020 – Music Biz Member UnitedMasters Launches “Cash for Change” Social Justice Grant Program
In an effort to continue the current conversations around advancing social justice initiatives, Music Biz member UnitedMasters and partner Cash App will give $4,000 a day to artists who write the best protest music — $2,000 to the winning artist and $2,000 to a social justice organization of their choice. “Every day, thousands of artists… Read More
