Sam Ash Closing All Stores After 100 Years In Business
Musical instrument retailer Sam Ash Music announced today that it is closing all of its stores:… Read More Sam Ash Closing All Stores After 100 Years In Business
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Vinyl Sales Double In One Year, Driving Growth In Physical Album Sales
For the first time at the midyear point, vinyl album sales outpaced CD album sales — with vinyl album volume at 19.2 million versus CD album volume at 18.9 million.… Read More Vinyl Sales Double In One Year, Driving Growth In Physical Album Sales
US Music Industry Revenues Way Up, As Streaming, Vinyl Sales Grow
While it was a terrible year for most performing musicians, the pandemic didn’t stop people from streaming and buying more music.… Read More US Music Industry Revenues Way Up, As Streaming, Vinyl Sales Grow
The Graph The Record Industry Doesn’t Want You To See
via the Times UK: This is the graph the record industry doesn’t want you to see. It shows the fate of the three main pillars of music industry revenue – recorded music, live music, and PRS revenues (royalties collected on behalf of artists when their music is played in public) over the last 5 years.… Read More The Graph The Record Industry Doesn’t Want You To See
Native Instruments Decides Music Trade Shows Kompletely Useless
Native Instruments sent a big F.U. to the music trade industry today, announcing that it will no longer appear at NAMM, Musikmesse and other trade shows: Berlin, July 7th, 2009 – Native Instruments today announced that it will no longer maintain a booth presence at industry tradeshows like the NAMM Show, Musikmesse or AES in… Read More Native Instruments Decides Music Trade Shows Kompletely Useless
Here’s Why You Hate Pop Music
Waxy’s Andy Baio has taken a statistical look at how the record industry has changed in the last fifty years, and it looks like there’s a good reason why you hate so much mainstream pop music: the variety of pop music is less than half of what it was in the sixties: According to Billboard,… Read More Here’s Why You Hate Pop Music
Jean Michel Jarre On The Internet, Record Labels
Clash Music has an interesting interview with synth music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre. It touches on some very timely subjects, including the role of the Internet in music: The Internet isn’t the only answer I think that the Internet might become the ultimate marketing machine, but I also think that in maybe five years’ time,… Read More Jean Michel Jarre On The Internet, Record Labels
Trent Reznor On The State Of The Music Industry
New York Magazine has an interesting interview with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. While the focus is on Reznor’s collaboration with Saul Williams, Reznor also cuts loose on the state of the music industry. “It’s just an awkward time right now to be a musician,” says Reznor. “The reality is that people think it’s… Read More Trent Reznor On The State Of The Music Industry
Nine Inch Nails F***’s Major Labels Like An Animal
Nine Inch Nails announced at its site that it is going forward without a major-label contract. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. I have been under recording contracts… Read More Nine Inch Nails F***’s Major Labels Like An Animal
Most Musicians See No Benefit to RIAA Campaign Against File-Sharers
While the RIAA argues unequivocally that the file-sharing services are hurting musicians, musicians have their own opinions. A new study shows that more musicians feel that file-sharing benefits them than feel that it hurts them. Most musicians feel that the RIAA suits against file-sharing music fans will not benefit either musicians or songwriters. The new… Read More Most Musicians See No Benefit to RIAA Campaign Against File-Sharers
