Music Industry Analysis
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February 21, 2017 – How Do People Use Virtual Assistants on Their Smartphones?
Many smartphone users are regularly searching for information through voice commands with virtual assistants such as Google Now, Siri, Cortana and Alexa. New research looked at how often US smartphone users are employing smartphone virtual assistants, why and when they’re using them, which services they’re using and what they’re commonly searching for. Read more here.... Read More
February 16, 2017 – The State of Live Video Streaming
When Twitter acquired Periscope in 2015, the possibility to stream live video from and to your phone was a real innovation. At the time of the acquisition, Periscope hadn’t even launched yet and when it did, it quickly trended among early adopters and the broader tech community. Having reportedly paid slightly less than $100 million, Twitter’s decision to move in before Periscope had even publicly launched its app looked like a smart move at the time.... Read More
February 15, 2017 – Are Sales or Streaming Data More Relevant to Your Station’s Music?
Even though on-demand streaming services such as Spotify are rapidly replacing paid digital downloads at online stores such as iTunes, song sales data is still a relevant metric for radio programmers to examine when considering new music for airplay. Read more here.... Read More
February 14, 2017 – GRAMMY Awards Drive More Than 200 Percent Sales Gain for Adele, Beyonce & More
The 2017 Grammy Awards generated instant sales gains for the songs performed on CBS’ Feb. 12 broadcast, according to Nielsen Music. The tunes performed on the show scored a 207 percent gain in download sales in the United States on the day of the show, according to initial sales reports by Nielsen. Combined, the tunes performed on the awards (as well as the original versions of songs treated to cover renditions) sold more than 178,000 downloads on Feb.... Read More
February 14, 2017 – [WEEKLY SALES] Big Sean Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘I Decided.’
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published in Billboard) and BuzzAngle Music (published in HITS Daily Double). Big Sean rose to the top of the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts this week, scoring his second #1 album and fourth Top 10 solo effort with I Decided. The feat kept a surging Lady Gaga, fresh off her Super Bowl half-time performance,... Read More
February 10, 2017 – Earphones & Headphones Market to Surpass $19 Billion by 2022
Rising purchasing power of consumers, increasing penetration of online streaming services coupled with growing smartphone and other mobile device market to drive global earphones & headphones market through 2022, according to a TechSci Research Report. Read more here…... Read More
February 10, 2017 – Nearly Half of U.S. Music Sunscribers May Have Amazon Prime Music
“Nearly one-half of streaming music subscribers, the equivalent of 15% of all broadband households, indicate they have a subscription to Amazon Prime Music,” according to the research firm Parks Associates’ senior analyst Glenn Hower. Read more here…... Read More
February 9, 2017 – Country Strong: The Women of Country See Recognition at the GRAMMYS
Since the Best New Artist Grammy was first awarded in 1959, only a handful of winners have been country music artists. This year, not only are two of the nominees country artists, but they’re also women. Read more here…... Read More
February 7, 2017 – 2017 Music Trends: 7 Eye-Opening Predictions from Industry Pros
2017 will be a year of change — and the music industry is no exception. Less certain, however, is how the shifting landscape will affect your business. Don’t let yourself fall behind. Get the predictions you’ll need in Music Trends 2017, the third annual report packed with insights from 19 industry tastemakers at Newport Folk Festival, Afropunk, National Sawdust, and more. Read more here…... Read More
