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Association News
October 23, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Super-Serving Vinyl Buyers & Artists Alike: Interview with Alexis Castiel of Diggers Factory
In the midst of music’s digital revolution in the 2010s, Diggers Factory was founded as a way to scale vinyl production for passionate artists who wanted to get their fans physical music products they would love. Physical music sales have skyrocketed since that time, allowing Diggers to evolve into a full turnkey solution that offers its clients a full stack of pressing, printing, shipping, design, distribution & promo services for product runs of all sizes. To learn more,... Read More
October 15, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #237 — #iVoted & Leveraging Music To Increase Voter Turnout
#iVoted is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that hosts concerts on election nights & during early voting periods to help drive voter registration & turnout. After hosting the largest digital concert in history during the 2020 Presidential Election, which data from MIT touts as bolstering voter turnout by an estimated 7%, #iVoted is gearing up for a series of events leading up to and on Election Night 2024. The org’s Founder & CEO, Emily White, joins us on the podcast to talk about how it has evolved since 2018,... Listen
October 9, 2024 – TRUST & SAFETY SYMPOSIUM RETURNS NEXT YEAR!
The Music Business Association, in collaboration with Believe & TuneCore, will host the second annual Trust & Safety in Music Symposium at the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at NYU’s Kimmel Center! In the event’s second iteration, we will explore the implications of the Michael Smith case and assess how effective our industry has been at addressing fraud. In our opening keynote, TuneCore CEO, Andreea Gleeson will set the stage for the rest of our 2025 program by speaking to Katherine Reilly,... Read More
Member Updates
September 25, 2024 – Music Biz Member Disney Music Group Is Hiring — Multiple Roles (Sept. 2024)
The Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music hub for TWDC, encompassing all aspects of music commercialization and marketing: recorded music (Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records), Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Concerts. DMG distributes music both physically and digitally, and also licenses music throughout the world in various forms of media including television, print, gaming, and consumer products. Click the links below to learn more about the company’s open roles: Data Science Manager Sales &... Read More
August 13, 2024 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Jun./July 2024
The Music Biz member community is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working to collaborate to support the financial growth of our industry at large and create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association in June and July of 2024: Diggers FactoryLocation: Paris, FranceYears in Business: 8Website: https://www.diggersfactory.com/ Diggers Factory is a label services company specializing in on-demand physical music and merch campaigns,... Read More
June 25, 2024 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Apr./May 2024
The Music Biz member community is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working to collaborate to support the financial growth of our industry at large and create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association in April and May of 2024: Adarga Entertainment GroupLocation: Monrovia, CaliforniaYears in Business: 18Website: adargagroup.com Adarga Entertainment Group is a media company that specializes in label services,... Read More
Industry Analysis
January 6, 2022 – In The Realm Of Podcasting, The US Is The Global Leader In All Respects
The US is the undisputed front-runner within the global podcasting ecosystem, in terms of both content production and listener adoption. In 2021, 40.0% of US internet users will listen to a podcast at least once per month. No other country comes close to matching this figure (Sweden, home of Spotify, will be in second place with 34.6%). The US will also have the most monthly podcast listeners, at 117.8 million—over 40 million more than our aggregate figure for Europe.... Read More
November 10, 2021 – Six Reasons Why Regionality Still Matters For The Global Music Streaming Business
You’d be forgiven for thinking that music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music have rendered local listening habits and cultures less relevant. After all, music streaming is now available in most parts of the world and allows users to listen to artists from across the globe. In many ways, music has never been more accessible. Yet the importance of regionality persists, even with increased global connectivity. From local scenes to national laws,... Read More
October 13, 2021 – RIAA Releases 2021 Mid-Year Latin Music Revenues Report
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has published its latest mid-year Latin music revenues report, showcasing a 37% growth for U.S. revenues to $407 million during the first half of 2021 (1H 2021). Streaming format revenues for Latin music also grew 37% year over year. Overall, Latin music’s growth in the U.S. outpaced that of overall U.S. revenues, growing in share to 5.8%. Click here to read more and access the report in full.... Read More