https://medium.com/@tunesandtales/the-record-label-crisis-37842a67be24
Twenty First Century Music
links to interesting articles about the music industry, compiled here mostly for my own benefit
Saturday 9 December 2023
Saturday 26 August 2023
Thursday 11 May 2023
Thursday 4 May 2023
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Thursday 16 February 2023
Thursday 9 February 2023
Monday 30 January 2023
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Sunday 26 June 2022
Thursday 23 June 2022
KATE BUSH IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST RIGHT NOW. SHE’S OWNING IT.
Good on how much money artists are making out of streaming.
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kate-bush-is-the-worlds-biggest-independent-artist-right-now-shes-owning-it/
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Wednesday 8 June 2022
Saturday 28 May 2022
Monday 23 May 2022
Thursday 5 May 2022
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Thursday 27 January 2022
Thursday 11 November 2021
analysis of TikTok hits
"If you’re looking to achieve TikTok fame, we’d recommend your song conform to the following standard: have a catchy, danceable, electronic beat; exude a happy, party mood; use simplistic, relatable profanity-free lyrics; have a familiar-sounding melody; and employ repetitive, flowy rhymes that lend themselves to easy memorization and interpretive dance moves. Simple, right? Well, even Steve jobs once said: that “Simple can be harder than complex”. And he didn’t have to compete with the likes of Drake and The Weeknd!"
https://musically.com/2021/11/11/magic-formula-tiktok-song-success-ai-analysis/
Thursday 7 October 2021
The Music Industry Is Built on Artists, but Shuns Creators
"Currently, more time is spent watching others play video games on YouTube and Twitch than total viewing hours of Netflix, ESPN, HBO, and Hulu combined."
https://future.a16z.com/music-copyright-ugc/?curator=MusicREDEF
Thursday 9 September 2021
Merck Mercuriadis on Kanye West: 'I'll help him whenever he needs my help'
Plus some bold predictions about the likes of Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Bieber etc.
https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/merck-mercuriadis-on-kanye-west-i-ll-help-him-whenever-he-needs-my-help/084087
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Friday 18 June 2021
Friday 11 June 2021
Monday 31 May 2021
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Saturday 10 April 2021
Glass Animals: How Heat Waves became the ultimate sleeper hit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56667366
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Friday 19 March 2021
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Friday 5 March 2021
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Saturday 20 February 2021
Thursday 18 February 2021
Friday 12 February 2021
Thursday 11 February 2021
Tuesday 2 February 2021
Monday 1 February 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Friday 15 January 2021
'We've Never Seen Anything Like This': Spotify Reacts to Olivia Rodrigo's Record-Breaking 'Drivers License'
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9511182/olivia-rodrigo-spotify-hit-success/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily&utm_term=daily_digest
https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-song-drama-sabrina-carpenter-joshua-bassett?fbclid=IwAR2Aq0ceWH2_N3Zv5EkXE2JudOczu2p2y9rQu3kt6H0UO908VDsvAyU5uAs
Thursday 7 January 2021
Monday 14 December 2020
Monday 7 December 2020
Monday 23 November 2020
Wednesday 18 November 2020
Monday 16 November 2020
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Friday 16 October 2020
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Friday 2 October 2020
Thursday 1 October 2020
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Monday 28 September 2020
Friday 25 September 2020
Thursday 24 September 2020
Wednesday 23 September 2020
Friday 18 September 2020
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Monday 14 September 2020
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Thursday 3 September 2020
Monday 31 August 2020
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Monday 17 August 2020
Thursday 13 August 2020
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Monday 10 August 2020
Thursday 6 August 2020
Saturday 25 July 2020
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Monday 20 July 2020
Friday 17 July 2020
Friday 10 July 2020
Thursday 9 July 2020
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Saturday 6 June 2020
Sunday 24 May 2020
Friday 22 May 2020
Friday 15 May 2020
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Friday 1 May 2020
Thursday 23 April 2020
Monday 30 March 2020
Friday 20 March 2020
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Saturday 29 February 2020
Thursday 20 February 2020
Thursday 13 February 2020
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Friday 7 February 2020
Thursday 6 February 2020
Monday 27 January 2020
Sunday 26 January 2020
Friday 17 January 2020
Thursday 9 January 2020
Tuesday 7 January 2020
Sunday 5 January 2020
Saturday 21 December 2019
Thursday 19 December 2019
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Thursday 12 December 2019
Thursday 5 December 2019
Monday 2 December 2019
Saturday 30 November 2019
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Friday 22 November 2019
Thursday 14 November 2019
Tuesday 12 November 2019
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Thursday 31 October 2019
Saturday 26 October 2019
Thursday 24 October 2019
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Sunday 22 September 2019
Thursday 19 September 2019
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Thursday 12 September 2019
Friday 6 September 2019
Thursday 29 August 2019
are any real people reading this blog?
If you're a real person and you're reading this, it would be great to hear from you!
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Thursday 22 August 2019
Sunday 7 July 2019
Friday 28 June 2019
Thursday 13 June 2019
Monday 10 June 2019
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Tuesday 16 April 2019
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Thursday 4 April 2019
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Thursday 28 March 2019
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Sunday 24 March 2019
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Friday 15 March 2019
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Thursday 7 March 2019
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Monday 25 February 2019
Friday 15 February 2019
Wednesday 6 February 2019
Friday 25 January 2019
Friday 7 December 2018
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Thursday 8 November 2018
Monday 5 November 2018
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Friday 5 October 2018
Thursday 4 October 2018
Sunday 23 September 2018
Friday 21 September 2018
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Thursday 13 September 2018
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Saturday 21 July 2018
Thursday 19 July 2018
Monday 9 July 2018
Thursday 28 June 2018
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Monday 25 June 2018
Thursday 21 June 2018
Saturday 2 June 2018
Saturday 26 May 2018
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Thursday 3 May 2018
Monday 30 April 2018
Friday 27 April 2018
Thursday 26 April 2018
Monday 23 April 2018
Friday 13 April 2018
Thursday 5 April 2018
Wednesday 4 April 2018
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Monday 26 March 2018
Friday 23 March 2018
Thursday 22 March 2018
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Tuesday 13 March 2018
Sunday 11 March 2018
Friday 9 March 2018
Thursday 1 March 2018
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Monday 26 February 2018
interview with Phil Harvey and Dave Holmes (Coldplay)
Keith Rosencraft indeed... how soon they forget.