Twenty First Century Music

links to interesting articles about the music industry, compiled here mostly for my own benefit

Friday, 7 December 2018

The Gatekeepers of SoundCloud Rap

https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/the-gatekeepers-of-soundcloud-rap.html
Posted by Nuxx at 16:35 No comments:

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Jonathan Dickins interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jonathan-dickins-on-adele-working-with-labels-and-what-makes-a-great-manager/
Posted by Nuxx at 10:17 No comments:

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Forbes Marshmello interview

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2018/11/07/forbes-30-under-30-cover-story-how-marshmello-became-a-44-million-dj/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 01:11 No comments:

Milk & Honey interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lucas-keller-lots-of-people-told-me-that-managing-songwriters-and-producers-wasnt-a-real-business/
Posted by Nuxx at 00:49 No comments:

Thursday, 8 November 2018

John Janick interview

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=314109
Posted by Nuxx at 10:21 No comments:

Monday, 5 November 2018

PROFITS, PAYMENTS AND PODCASTS: 5 TAKEAWAYS FROM SPOTIFY’S Q3 EARNINGS CALL

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/profits-payments-and-podcasts-5-takeaways-from-spotifys-q3-earnings-call/
Posted by Nuxx at 23:51 No comments:

Ditto Music interview laying into major labels

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ditto-music-lee-parsons-interview-749510/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 10:01 No comments:

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Chance the Rapper on Apple Music and streaming exclusives

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/10/09/chance-the-rapper-apple-music-streaming-exclusive/
Posted by Nuxx at 10:30 No comments:

Friday, 5 October 2018

Jamie Oborne interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-1975-are-the-best-band-in-the-world-like-unquestionably-the-best-band-in-the-world/
Posted by Nuxx at 01:50 No comments:

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Justin Tranter interview

https://www.playboy.com/read/school-of-pop-how-justin-tranter-became-the-man-behind-almost-every-song-you-love
Posted by Nuxx at 15:10 No comments:

Sunday, 23 September 2018

SPOTIFY’S DIRECT DISTRIBUTION DEALS: WHAT DO ARTISTS GET PAID?

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-direct-distribution-deals-what-do-the-artists-get/
Posted by Nuxx at 22:24 No comments:

Friday, 21 September 2018

Spotify testing tool to allow artists to upload music directly

https://musically.com/2018/09/20/spotify-tool-artists-upload-directly/
Posted by Nuxx at 00:12 No comments:

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Dan Wilson interview

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dannyross1/2018/09/05/from-adele-to-halsey-this-hitmaker-sees-no-closing-time/#2e7c79a62024
Posted by Nuxx at 06:11 No comments:

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Valerie Simpson interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/songwriters-should-be-prepared-to-go-through-a-lot-of-stuff-to-get-to-the-real-thing/
Posted by Nuxx at 22:48 No comments:

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Dre London interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dre-london-my-ambition-to-build-an-empire/
Posted by Nuxx at 09:51 No comments:

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

interview with Zach Gurka of Ground Up Mgmt

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dannyross1/2018/07/27/from-dua-lipa-to-the-chainsmokers-this-music-manager-creates-new-rules/#2a89c6d472c5
Posted by Nuxx at 10:04 No comments:

Tuesday, 14 August 2018

the songwriting camps where pop's biggest hits get crafted

http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/the-songwriting-camps-where-pops-biggest-hits-get-crafted.html
Posted by Nuxx at 14:34 No comments:

The Evolution of Country Music in Nashville

http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/the-evolution-of-country-music-in-nashville.html
Posted by Nuxx at 14:25 No comments:

Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Spotify’s playlist for global domination - Daniel Ek interview

https://www.fastcompany.com/90205519/spotifys-playlist-for-global-domination?curator=MediaREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 22:46 No comments:

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Jean-Paul Goude's best photograph: an androgynous Grace Jones

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/aug/01/jean-paul-goude-best-photograph-grace-jones-nightclubbing
Posted by Nuxx at 23:37 No comments:

Saturday, 21 July 2018

Spotlight: Commission Music Co-Founders on Breaking Lil Dicky & MadeinTYO, Being Bigger Than an Indie Label

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8465783/commission-martini-neumann-lil-dicky-madeintyo-spotlight-interview
Posted by Nuxx at 16:34 No comments:

Thursday, 19 July 2018

MERCK MERCURIADIS WANTS TO RAISE A BILLION DOLLARS. AND THEN HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/merck-mercuriadis-wants-to-raise-a-billion-dollars-and-then-he-wants-to-change-the-face-of-the-music-business/
Posted by Nuxx at 07:37 No comments:

Monday, 9 July 2018

Millions of Followers? Yes, But Some Top Spotify Playlists Fall Short on Engagement

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8463174/spotify-playlists-engagement-analysis-study?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 14:57 No comments:

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Matt Pincus interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/matt-pincus-this-is-probably-the-most-exciting-time-i-can-remember-in-the-music-business/
Posted by Nuxx at 22:18 No comments:

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Tap Mgmt interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/artists-have-the-best-chance-of-success-when-they-get-things-rolling-themselves/
Posted by Nuxx at 01:14 No comments:

Monday, 25 June 2018

Quality Control interview

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=312319
Posted by Nuxx at 23:56 No comments:

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Jamie Hartman's tips for songwriters

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/people-in-the-music-business-often-do-and-say-cruel-things-in-order-to-elevate-themselves-avoid-these-people/
Posted by Nuxx at 02:06 No comments:

what to do if a band's name is similar to yours

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/06/trademark-101-what-to-do-if-a-bands-name-is-similar-to-yours.html
Posted by Nuxx at 01:55 No comments:

Saturday, 2 June 2018

Twitter thread about Spotify usage and how to get on Discover Weekly

https://twitter.com/cheriehu42/status/1001809657478963200
Posted by Nuxx at 00:47 No comments:

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Daniel Glass interview

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dannyross1/2018/05/23/meet-the-music-exec-taking-bands-from-the-fringes-to-the-grammys/#2deef1475b13
Posted by Nuxx at 00:25 No comments:

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Post Malone's Manager Dre London On Secrets to Success -- And Singer's Plans to Launch Own Label

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8457392/post-malone-manager-dre-london-label-interview-photos?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 22:23 No comments:

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

songwriting and anxiety

https://somethinghonest.blog/index.php/2018/05/13/songwritingandanxiety/
Posted by Nuxx at 00:19 No comments:

Thursday, 3 May 2018

How American R&B Songwriters Found a New Home in K-Pop

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/american-rb-songwriters-talk-writing-k-pop-hits-w519033?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 12:34 No comments:

SPOTIFY Q1 2018 RESULTS: FULL STREAM AHEAD

http://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/spotify-q1-2018-results-full-stream-ahead/
Posted by Nuxx at 11:36 No comments:

Monday, 30 April 2018

SWEDEN MIGHT JUST HAVE SHOWN US WHAT THE FUTURE OF MUSIC REVENUES WILL LOOK LIKE

http://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/sweden-might-just-have-shown-us-what-the-future-of-the-music-revenues-will-look-like/
Posted by Nuxx at 10:41 No comments:

Friday, 27 April 2018

How This Startup Is Finding Millions in Unclaimed YouTube Revenue For Artists and Labels

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8357947/create-music-group-youtube-revenue-recovery-artists-labels?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 15:57 No comments:

Thursday, 26 April 2018

‘We’ve got more money swirling around’: how streaming saved the music industry

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/24/weve-got-more-money-swirling-around-how-streaming-saved-the-music-industry?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 00:45 No comments:

Monday, 23 April 2018

how Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You was written

https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000005469604/ed-sheeran-shape-of-you.html
Posted by Nuxx at 13:59 No comments:

how Zedd's The Middle was written

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/arts/music/diary-of-a-song-the-middle-zedd-maren-morris-grey.html?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 13:58 No comments:

Friday, 13 April 2018

Platoon interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/platoon-denzyl-feigelson-saul-klein-artists-are-telling-other-artists-about-us/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 11:49 No comments:

Thursday, 5 April 2018

musicologists post-Blurred Lines

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/music-copyright-after-blurred-lines-experts-speak-out-w518206?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 14:44 No comments:

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Mark Mulligan on Spotify looking forward

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/spotify-dpo-day/
Posted by Nuxx at 13:19 No comments:

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Billboard Dance Power Players 2018

https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8258223/billboard-dance-power-players-2018-the-managers-live-leaders-tastemakers?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 17:15 No comments:

Monday, 26 March 2018

Spotify Saved Music. Can It Save Itself?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-23/spotify-saved-music-can-it-save-itself?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 22:42 No comments:

Friday, 23 March 2018

Inside The Chainsmokers' Plan to Rethink the Album Cycle

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8257719/inside-the-chainsmokers-plan-rethink-album-cycle?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BB%20MASTER%20Record%20Labels%20Update2&utm_term=biz_recordlabel
Posted by Nuxx at 23:44 No comments:

Thursday, 22 March 2018

interview with Carl Hitchborn of High Time (The Hunna, Coasts)

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/carl-hitchborn-i-realised-that-no-one-in-the-music-business-really-knew-what-they-were-doing/
Posted by Nuxx at 22:56 No comments:

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

smart speakers

http://musically.com/2018/03/21/smart-speakers-impact-music/
Posted by Nuxx at 22:36 No comments:

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Inside the booming black market for Spotify playlists

https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/spotify-playlist-black-market/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 10:32 No comments:

Sunday, 11 March 2018

explanation of breakage in the streaming era

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=310836
Posted by Nuxx at 22:45 No comments:

Friday, 9 March 2018

KOBALT INVESTS $150M IN INDEPENDENT ARTISTS TO CHALLENGE ‘STUPIDITY’ OF TRADITIONAL MAJOR LABEL DEALS

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kobalt-invests-150m-in-independent-artists-to-challenge-stupid-traditional-major-label-deals/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 14:52 No comments:

Thursday, 1 March 2018

interview with Frazer T Smith

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43224339
Posted by Nuxx at 11:41 No comments:

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

10cc - how we made I'm Not In Love

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/26/10cc-how-we-made-im-not-in-love
Posted by Nuxx at 11:58 No comments:

Monday, 26 February 2018

interview with Phil Harvey and Dave Holmes (Coldplay)

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/they-played-a-tiny-cafe-there-were-four-people-in-the-audience/

Keith Rosencraft indeed... how soon they forget.
Posted by Nuxx at 22:56 No comments:

Sunday, 11 February 2018

how Stockholm, Sweden became a dominant force in global pop music

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/how-stockholm-became-a-dominant-force-in-global-popmusic/article37541953/
Posted by Nuxx at 21:53 No comments:

Tuesday, 6 February 2018

So Much for Conversion: Apple Set to Pass Spotify in Subscribers

https://musictechpolicy.com/2018/02/04/so-much-for-conversion-apple-set-to-pass-spotify-in-subscribers/
Posted by Nuxx at 00:57 No comments:

Monday, 5 February 2018

Charlie Puth Takes Charge: The 'Attention' Singer on His New Critical Acclaim and Why His First Album Was 'Not Me At All'

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/8097384/charlie-puth-voicenotes-interview-billboard-cover-story-2018?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 16:26 No comments:

Here’s Why Migos, Drake, and Rae Sremmurd Are Releasing These Giant, Bloated Records

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/02/heres-why-migos-drake-and-rae-sremmurd-are-releasing-these-giant-bloated-records/?curator=MusicREDEF
Posted by Nuxx at 15:24 No comments:

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

2017 Streaming Price Bible! Spotify per Stream Rates Drop 9%, Apple Music Gains Marketshare of Both Plays and Overall Revenue

https://thetrichordist.com/2018/01/15/2017-streaming-price-bible-spotify-per-stream-rates-drop-9-apple-music-gains-marketshare-of-both-plays-and-overall-revenue/
Posted by Nuxx at 15:18 No comments:

Monday, 29 January 2018

The Future of the Streaming Economy: 5 Things to Watch

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8095788/future-streaming-economy-5-things-to-watch-jordan-bromley
Posted by Nuxx at 17:44 No comments:

Minty Fresh: Spotify Makes a New Home for EDM - Chartmetric data

https://blog.chartmetric.io/minty-fresh-spotify-makes-a-new-home-for-edm-62eccfee2b09
Posted by Nuxx at 13:15 No comments:

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Bruce Allen interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bruce-allen-artists-today-have-more-power-than-they-realize/
Posted by Nuxx at 23:07 No comments:
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