how successful songs have changed over the decades

http://blog.echonest.com/post/70299217721/7-decades-7-musical-evolutions

Spotify’s revised plan to dominate the crap out of rival music services

http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/12/spotifys-revised-plan-to-dominate-the-crap-out-of-rival-music-services/

Amazon's best sellers of all-time

http://evolver.fm/2013/12/13/amazons-music-numbers-reveal-differences-in-fans-based-on-format/

Beyoncé

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/business/media/beyonce-rejects-tradition-for-social-medias-power.html?ref=media&_r=0

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5839718/how-beyonces-beyonce-stayed-secret-until-the-day-of-release-its

13 ways to make money with your songs

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5839701/13-ways-to-make-money-with-your-songs-guest-post

why full albums need to go from YouTube right away

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/why-full-albums-need-to-go-from-youtube-right-away/

Soundcloud names best marketing campaigns of 2013

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/12/soundcloud-names-best-marketing-campaigns-of-2013-exclusive.html

Noel Gallagher's Epic Year-End Gripe Session

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/noel-gallaghers-epic-year-end-gripe-session-20131205

interview with Martin Goldschmidt of Cooking Vinyl

http://www.themusicnetwork.com/hot-seat-martin-goldschmidt-founder-cooking-vinyl/

what Spotify's royalty numbers don't tell us

http://pando.com/2013/12/04/what-spotifys-royalty-numbers-dont-tell-us/

This includes the claim that artists (not labels) are "paid by their 'market share.' This means the higher the percentage of Spotify’s total streams an artist comprises, the higher payout he receives per stream. Macklemore and Rihanna, the most streamed artists of 2013, receive more than Galaxie 500. Interestingly, Spotify calculates this by artist, not by song, so a modest hit by Galaxie 500 would earn a lower per-stream rate than an unpopular Macklemore song."

Biggest Soundcloud mistakes

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2013/11/19/biggestsoundcloudmistakes

Spotify explain what they pay out

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/it-s-official-spotify-pays-out-between-0-007-per-stream/056928

have we reached social media's tipping point?

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147232-music-vs-the-web--have-we-reached-social-medias-tipping-point

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4440235

streaming revenues in Denmark

http://cphpost.dk/news/streaming-musics-popular-but-is-it-a-boon-or-boondogglee.2937.html

a review of the Blockbusters book

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/12/02/131202crbo_books_sanneh?currentPage=all

Landmark Beyonce File-Sharing Prosecution Fails to Intimidate

http://torrentfreak.com/landmark-beyonce-bittorrent-prosecution-fails-to-intimidate-131127/

inside a Twitter robot factory - about fake Twitter profiles

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304607104579212122084821400

revisiting the Long Tail

http://musicmachinery.com/2013/11/23/revisiting-the-long-tail/

interview with Michelle Jubelirer

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09612

James Arthur interview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24772058

Spotify - friend or foe of musicians? Newsnight report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24767631

Rob Stringer interview

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5763153/q4-label-special-columbias-rob-stringer-on-big-releases-dark

Making Money from Movie Streaming Sites - An Insider's Story

http://torrentfreak.com/making-money-from-movie-streaming-sites-an-insiders-story-131019/

Thom Yorke expands upon anti Spotify statements

http://www.stereogum.com/1506862/thom-yorke-expands-upon-anti-spotify-statements/franchises/wheres-the-beef/

the 10 best lectures on electronic music ever

http://news.beatport.com/blog/2013/09/26/the-10-best-lectures-on-electronic-music-ever-watch-them-now/

Lohan Presencer vs Spotify

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/lohan-presencer/spotify-streaming-sustainability_b_4015442.html

Kanye West. Zane Lowe.

http://www.rap-up.com/2013/09/24/10-quotables-from-kanye-wests-zane-lowe-interview/

The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies of the Modern Music Industry

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2013/20130925lies

Pigeons & Planes on music streaming future

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/09/music-streaming-future/

The Fifth Harmony fan army and streaming - it increasingly seems like hype will be spotted in the modern era, if it's effective

http://musicmachinery.com/2013/09/13/the-fighting-fifth-the-fifth-harmony-fan-army/

Vevo and Miley Cyrus etc

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-helps-vevo-conquer-mtv-in-video-views-battle-8814877.html

which music services are growing, which are shrinking

http://musicmachinery.com/2013/09/08/which-music-services-are-growing-which-are-shrinking/

How Ylvis The Fox went viral with help from Stargate

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5687217/how-ylvis-the-fox-went-viral-with-help-from-stargate-qa

Kanye West aiming high

Ministry of Sound vs Spotify

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2013/sep/04/ministry-of-sound-spotify-lawsuit

is the EDM bubble about to burst?

http://thequietus.com/articles/13249-edm-video-games-industry-collapse-deadmau5

Barrett Strong and Motown's first hit, Money

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/arts/music/for-a-classic-motown-song-about-money-credit-is-what-he-wants.html?ref=music&_r=0

an oral history of Soul Asylum's Runaway Train

http://www.spin.com/articles/soul-asylum-runaway-train-oral-history-dave-pirner/

assessing the impact of streaming on total music revenue growth

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/assessing-the-impact-of-streaming-on-total-music-revenue-growth/

"Grooveshark is the best streaming site"

http://www.businessinsider.com/grooveshark-is-the-best-streaming-site-2013-8

Rick Nowels interview

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5672722/rick-nowels-lana-del-rey-co-writer-talks-summertime-sadness

New York Times article - I want my YouTube

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/arts/music/pop-music-videos-i-want-my-youtube.html?hp

Vice's article about Silibil N' Brains

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/meet-the-two-scottish-rappers-who-conned-the-world

Malcolm Gladwell on the complexity of the 10,000 hour rule

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2013/08/psychology-ten-thousand-hour-rule-complexity.html

Zoe Keating's streaming revenue

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/zo%C3%AB-keating-returns-to-show-us-the-streaming-music-money.html

is this the worst Diplo interview of all time?

http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/332536/is-this-the-worst-diplo-interview-of-all-time.htm

the ten things people in the music industry want from your Facebook page

http://sentric.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/the-ten-things-people-in-the-music-industry-want-from-your-facebook-page/

how the Hot 100 became America's hit barometer

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/08/01/207879695/how-the-hot-100-became-americas-hit-barometer

new YouTube features

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/youtube-adds-marketing-features-offers-live-streaming-other-options-to-more-channels.html

marketing The Book of Mormon

http://www.officialtheatre.com/blog/book-of-mormon-marketing/

Mike Einziger from Incubus on co-writing Avicii's Wake Me Up

http://news.radio.com/2013/07/18/incubus-mike-einziger-on-the-making-of-aviciis-chart-topping-wake-me-up/

how Believe by Cher came about

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb99/articles/tracks661.htm

The early days of Queen by Norman J Sheffield

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2368614/Queen-Freddie-Mercury-felt-like-god-Then-started-behaving-like-man-signed-band.html

Mark Mulligan writes something fairly definitive (thank God) on Spotify vs Nigel Godrich

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/streamings-dirty-dozen/

Nigel Godrich vs Spotify

Nigel's initial points on Twitter

Nigel says majors did secret deals with Spotify (true)

Brian Message backs Spotify

Brian Molko backs Nigel

Lefsetz backs... well neither party really, but definitely not Nigel

Music Ally on how streaming could work better for artists

Techradar's pro-Nigel piece

Techradar's pro_Spotify piece

clearing up Spotify payment confusion

Billboard's timeline of the Justin Timberlake campaign

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/1552367/justin-timberlakes-promotional-run-up-to-the-2020-experience-a?page=0%2C0

Icona Pop: from the dumper to no. 1 in 28 easy steps

http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/icona-pop-from-the-dumper-to-number-one-in-28-easy-steps/116574/

who needs the critics?

New York Times article

Hits rebuttal

Soundcloud fake plays

http://www.5chicago.com/features/april2013/how-to-become-a-fake-soundcloud-superstar/

three more articles about Daft Punk's marketing campaign

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/may/14/daft-punk-random-access-memories

http://bynd.com/blog/daft-punk-random-access-marketing/

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/1561386/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-columbias-rob-stringer-on-the-making

Daft Punk's Random Access Memories: a timeline of the global teaser campaign

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/1562715/daft-punks-random-access-memories-a-timeline-of-the-global-teaser

the best selling albums of all-time in the UK

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/abba-s-gold-overtakes-the-beatles-to-become-2nd-biggest-selling-album-in-uk-history/054751

Netflix

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-09/netflix-reed-hastings-survive-missteps-to-join-silicon-valleys-elite#p1

ignore the labels if you want to get signed

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/05/ignore-the-labels-if-you-want-to-get-signed.html

some interesting observations on pop music from Ezra Koenig

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2013/05/07/vampire-bank-holiday-weekend/

Bittorrent bundles

http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/07/bittorrent-bundles/

the appeal of Tumblr

http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/06/tumblrs-teenaged-double-edged-sword/

does Spotify work for independent artists?

http://www.sonicscoop.com/2013/03/20/inputoutput-podcast-does-spotify-work-for-independent-artists-an-interview-with-jeremy-devine-of-temporary-residence-records/

ASCAP or BMI - what's the difference?

http://www.grassrootsy.com/2013/05/01/ascap-or-bmi-whats-the-difference/

the business of Phish

http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/48216173465/the-business-of-phish

how many copies do you have to sell to have a no. 1 single in the UK?

http://www.masterton.co.uk/2013/04/hey-what-does-it-take/

Clive Davis's book - a cheat sheet

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/60-things-we-learned-clive-423616?page=show

behind the business model of MailOnline

http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2013-03-26/mail-online-biggest-news-site

iTunes makes a lot of money

http://www.asymco.com/2013/03/22/so-long-break-even/

Artists buying fake online Likes, views and followers

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/artists-buying-fake-online-likes-views-and-followers-report/054009

demographics of different social networks

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/03/where-are-my-fans-study-shows-social-sites-deliver-differing-demos.html

Kelly Clarkson vs Clive Davis

http://www.whosay.com/kellyclarkson/content/515466

Ed Sheeran knows what he wants: America

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-ed-sheeran-20130216,0,2531845.story

5 iconic songs despised by the people who created them

http://www.cracked.com/article_20231_5-iconic-songs-despised-by-people-who-created-them.html

a bit of detail about how Radiohead broke in Israel first

http://israelity.com/2009/01/20/the-radiohead-israel-connection/

'Harlem Shake': The Making And Monetizing Of The Latest YouTube Dance Craze

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/1539260/harlem-shake-the-making-and-monetizing-of-the-latest-youtube

10 Questions Artists Should Ask Themselves at the Beginning of Their Careers (To Increase their Chances of Success)

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/10-questions-artists-should-ask-themselves-at-the-beginning.html

I Fight Dragons Music Business Case Study - 1 song, 7.5 writers, 18+ versions

a guide to music journalism bullshit and cliches

http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/news/an-a-z-guide-to-music-journalist-bullshit.html

Just 5% of today's best-selling songs are written solely by their performer

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/just-5-of-today-s-best-selling-music-songs-are-written-solely-by-their-performer/053416

The Global Repertoire Database

http://legrandnetwork.blogspot.fr/2013/01/the-palace-of-data-is-taking-shape.html

interview with George Ergatoudis

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a454722/radio-1-head-of-music-george-ergatoudis-interview-we-dont-control-the-charts.html

Fish on the costs of touring

http://fishheadsclub.com/2013/01/29/touring/

New York Times article on streaming

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/business/media/streaming-shakes-up-music-industrys-model-for-royalties.html?_r=1&

I Fight Dragons Music Business Case Study - 1 song, 7.5 writers, 18+ versions

http://youtu.be/daBA3btdVKQ

GEMA versus YouTube

http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/28/gema-vs-youtube-lawsuit/

YouTube's Dirty Little Secret

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/youtubes-dirty-little-secret.html

4 facts about indie labels making money from YouTube

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/01/4-facts-about-indie-labels-making-money-from-youtube