A Decade of DJing; Inside the Music Industry’s Ongoing Distribution Crisis; Will Spotify’s…
A decade of DJing: how technology changed the art form — djmag.com
A decade of DJing: how technology changed the art form — djmag.com
Over the past 10 years, DJing has undergone seismic transformations in technology and process.
‘The Whole System Collapsed’: Inside the Music Industry’s Ongoing Distribution Crisis — www.rollingstone.com
It’s amazing how a company most have never heard of can bring the U.S. music industry to its knees,’ said one label exec struggling to get his artists’ records into stores.
Will Spotify’s “Investment Year” Pay Off? — www.fool.com
The company’s 2018 investments paid off in 2019. Will its 2020 initiatives do the same?
Lyor Cohen on Why YouTube and the Music Biz Are Getting Along Better Than Ever — www.billboard.com
The industry’s biggest frenemy has always helped break acts like rising rap star Roddy Ricch. Now it’s signing up more subscribers and bringing in serious revenue — and finally winning over some label executives.
Why Spotify is NBC’s secret weapon to promote ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ — www.fastcompany.com
The show’s unique tie to music — and broadcasters’ increasing need to go multiplatform — made it a perfect marketing matchup.
Armin van Buuren Shaped Streaming Radio and Festival EDM as We Know It — indyweek.com
The world-famous DJ and producer knows trance music’s not very cool. He’s just here for good vibes and saving the world.
YouTube is frontrunner in the mobile streaming wars, and it’s not even close — www.theverge.com
New reports suggest that YouTube is still the one to beat when it comes to mobile video streaming. Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and others are trying to compete, but YouTube is top dog alongside growing apps like TikTok.
Radio goes online to fight audio-streaming platforms — www.financialexpress.com
Online music streaming had a reach of 37% in 2019 while that of radio declined to 41%. In absolute numbers, the reach of radio was 377 million whereas online music streaming had a reach of 331 million in 2019.
Why Spotify Is Buying Bill Simmons’ The Ringer — www.fool.com
Just like that Playboy subscription, this isn’t really about the articles.
A day in the life of… Samantha Sawyer, CCO at B2B music services company 7digital — econsultancy.com
Having worked at a major city law firm, Polygram and the BBC, Samatha Sawyer now sits on the senior leadership team at 7digital, a B2B music services company.
Does streaming spoil us for choice? — www.varsity.co.uk
Izzi Dickson dissects the pros and cons of the rise of streaming.
How producers are mastering tracks for music streaming services — routenote.com
In the age of music streaming we are hearing music differently.
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