What to know about digital music distribution in different parts of the world With any music distributor you select, you would want to ensure that it possesses the technical competencies, resources, a…
On the way to a fair digital marketplace
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…
Beatrising licensing agreement with Facebook
This agreement gives Facebook’s users the ability to use music as part of their interaction with the platform, whilst creating a collaborative environment for Beatrising Distribution and its members t…
Apple is doing away with the download option on iTunes Music
The fact that ‘people have stopped buying’ has made Apple executive Jimmy Iovine opt for a shut-down. A firm shut-down date of the iTunes music download store is in the planning stages, as sources ins…
The Chinese Tencent is becoming a colossal in global streaming
Not only did Tencent Music do a 10% equity swap deal with Spotify in December 2017, it recently led the investment round for the India-based streaming service Gaana for a whopping $115 million. This m…
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…
Brasbeat: the new Brazilian electronic music store
Beatrising reached a new partner in Brazil: Brasbeat, a download store focused on electronic music. It’s 100% Brazilian and sells music in Reais to people from within Brazil. Brasbeat believes i…
A study states that music on YouTube hinders piracy
It has been shown that YouTube actually reduces music piracy, as proven through research of exclusive YouTube data along with a survey of thousands of users in a variety of countries. The researchers …
DIGITAL MUSIC MARKETING
The digital music market is booming and has attained momentum over a period of the last ten years as a result of the growth of the various digital platforms that allow you to play music from wherever you are. As the digital music market grows so does the competitions in the industry because everyone wants their music to be heard and everyone wants to be on the top rated list of the music industry but none of this says that digital marketing is not important for the growth of your music career. In fact it is essential and highly recommended for the success of your career. Digital music marketing allows the promotion of your music over a variety of platforms, the use of a music distributor even makes easier as they can help distribute your music over different many platforms where your music will be listened to and gain publicity. Beatrising is one of the many platforms that can give you digital music marketing assurance as they distribute to the best platforms. Digital marketing is healthy for the growth of your music and even with all the competition out there, a good marketer will enable you surpass them all.