Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2020
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September 8, 2020 – Music Biz Member Synchtank Bolsters IRIS Royalty Platform With New Appointments
Synchtank has announced the onboarding of Janet Landrum as Royalties Specialist, and Dr. Nick Beitner & Carlos da Costa as Lead Architect and Senior Developer respectively, building up the team behind their IRIS royalty accounting platform. Landrum will apply her extensive film and TV catalog experience with 20th Century Fox to innovate Synchtank’s royalty accounting… Read More
September 8, 2020 – Why Companies Are Buying Up the Rights To Thousands Of Songs
There those within the music industry — artists, especially — who believe technology has devalued music to the point where it’s worth almost nothing. Royalties from the sales of things like compact discs have dropped to almost nothing while streaming pays a pittance of what physical music used to provide. But a lucky few are… Read More
September 3, 2020 – Music Biz Member Brian Penick Launches Music Industry Careers Marketplace
Brian Penick, Music Biz member and co-founder of Legacy Entertainment Ventures, has launched industry Music Industry Careers, a marketplace which hosts career opportunities ranging from internships to full-time employment, mentorship & peer collaboration sessions, networking opportunities and more. Users can sign up, apply for roles and post job listings for free. Premium listings can be… Read More
September 3, 2020 – Discogs Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis and Database Highlights: Music Sales in 2020
In January, we could not predict the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on small businesses. However, the data in the Discogs Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis and Database Highlights 2020 proves that music fans are resilient, active, and enthusiastic. Growth in global physical sales in the Marketplace is up 29.69% compared to the first half of… Read More
September 2, 2020 – WEBINAR: Producing, Performing, and Potential Big Pay Days in a Changed World
2020 has screamed in our ear to adapt, overcome, evolve, and to not look back. In our first Fall 2020 webinar — hosted by Guiding Star Global — will showcase innovative, powerful new tools for worldwide music collaboration, creation, performance and distribution that have evolved in the midst of chaos. The session will present details… Read More
September 2, 2020 – To Test Spread of Coronavirus, These Scientists Put on a Concert
The German pop singer Tim Bendzko was trying his best to energize the crowd at Quarterback Immobilien Arena here on Saturday morning. Flanked by band members and backup singers, he bounced across a stage at the indoor concert and sports venue, thrusting his microphone toward about 1,400 tightly packed audience members, prompting them to sing… Read More
September 1, 2020 – MusicWatch Report: Music Livestreams Net Larger Audience Than Podcasts Through COVID-19 Pandemic
MusicWatch has released a series of comprehensive reports covering the music livestream landscape, measuring the audience for the newly prominent format and how time spent watching livestreams compared to that of other music and audio formats, among other metrics. According to MusicWatch’s data, music livestreams have been watched by over 110 million people age 13+… Read More
September 1, 2020 – Music Biz Member Audible Reality Launches New Immersive Audio App
This week, Audible Reality has launched a groundbreaking new audio listening app that allows users to access unique immersive mastering variations on their favorite songs. The key innovation is Audible Reality’s “Vibes” feature, which acts like a filter set for music, using 3D audio technology to fully immerse the listener. A Pro plug-in is available… Read More
September 1, 2020 – What The Billboard Top Money Makers Chart Tells Us About Today’s Music Business
It’s always interesting to read an estimation of what top music artists earn, but any such chart is just that – an estimation. That being said, people with knowledge of typical income streams and label and publishing deals can make a reasonable guess of what an artist actually earns from year to year. Is that… Read More
August 31, 2020 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Songstats
Please welcome music data analytics company Songstats to the Music Biz member community! The Songstats app provides artists, record labels and industry professionals with detailed information from streaming services and download stores, including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, TikTok, Shazam, Beatport, Traxsource, 1001Tracklists, SoundCloud and iTunes. The app currently aggregates data from more than 30 million… Read More
