The music industry has managed to turn into what is a rapidly growing, mostly digital industry. Record companies, in order to be the driving force behind this new digital age of music, have bent over …
The IFPI Global Music Report 2018
The IFPI Global Music Report 2018 is out and says that: “In 2017, the global recorded music market grew by 8.1%. This was the third consecutive year of global growth and one of the highest rates of g…
Spotify, SoundCloud and Deezer launch Digital Music Europe
Spotify, SoundCloud and Deezer has founded a new European lobbying organization, Digital Music Europe (DME), its aim being to “advocate for policies that shape a favourable business environment for di…
Amazon might launch its streaming music service in India
The Economic Times has reported that Amazon is most certainly getting ready to take India by storm early next year with the launch of its streaming music service. Numerous production firm executives h…
Not even Steve Jobs thought this would become reality
Streaming platforms in the the US market are racking up more annual cash from music than iTunes ever managed to do with their digital download services. It’s important to remember, in retrospect…
After 15 years of decline, France’s recorded music market returns to growth
France’s recorded market returned to significant financial growth for the first time in 15 years in 2016. Record businesses annual revenues in the territory have been cut in half over the past decade,…