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MUSIC INDUSTRY REVIVAL The Chart of the Day shows the trends and distribution of US music industry revenues since 1978. The top year of the industry was 1999 in terms of revenue: the CD-peak. In the following period, illegal Internet music sharing (namely, the launch of Napster in 1999) let the spirit of piracy out of the bottle and significantly reduced the money coming in. In this regard, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the music industry lobby, has been announcing the death of the sector and the need to criminalize piracy for roughly 15 years. The process even inspired South Park at the time, in the legendary episode "Christian Rock Hard" (Season 7, Episode 9). FBI commandos take in the boys for downloading a few songs. They are shown - among other things - that Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich (Metallica sued Napster in 2000) will have to wait for a few months for his new gold-plated shark tank bar next to his pool (Lars sobs in the background) because they downloaded those tracks. A link to the scene can be found in the sources. Ultimately, the problem was not remedied by regulation and the FBI (if we think it is solved now, of course) but by streaming. Of course, the gap is still significant (36%) from the obscene income levels of 1999, but the industry is thanking you. It is doing well: more realistic pricing and fair service led to another boom. An interesting offshoot is the renaissance of vinyl records (4x in 10 years), partly nostalgia and the desire to return to the material world. However, those with really keen ears refer to the musical quality. In any case, even Lars Ulrich might have been able to buy that gold-plated shark tank bar since then. (AP) #music #industry #revenues #revival #cd #vinyl #streaming #south #park #piracy #napster

A coalition of music groups have formed Music Votes. They will focus on three main areas: voter registration, ID laws, and turnout. What we love is that they are working with record stores and venues, places not always populated by voter information groups. It's an impressive coalition! They've brought in #iVoted, a group that focuses on music fan voter turnout to help identify specific artists for specific cities to help turn out the vote. There are environmental music groups like Reverb, the Hip Hop Caucus, and the Environmental Voter Project involved. #votingmatters #greenvotes

New Post: Remembering the Music Industry Players Who Died in 2024 - https://lnkd.in/gnenpePC - There’s simply no way around it. The music industry, with all its boundless nooks and crannies, will say farewell to many behind-the-scenes players over the course of 2024. From corporate executives of all stripes, to agents, managers and live promoters, to deal-making lawyers and policy-influencing lobbyists, and studio producers and other knob-twisters and songwriters, they are all part of the fabric of music. To honor those who have passed on, we’re highlighting these often-unsung individuals who’ve left a lasting impression across every aspect of the business. In the early months of 2024, we’ve already lost important figures including label executive Bob Fead, consequential lawyer Leon Wildes, a pair of BBC Radio icons, an inventor of one of music’s weirdest devices and the Svengali-like figure who gave the world Milli Vanilli. Here are the industry players we’ve lost in 2024: - #news #business #world -------------------------------------------------- Download: Stupid Simple CMS - https://lnkd.in/g4y9XFgR -------------------------------------------------- or download at SourceForge - https://lnkd.in/gNqB7dnp

Just a topic on creating music for discussion if anyone has time for it any more. I have made 100% of my income over the last 20 years playing my own music. It's a niche genre, and I'm not claiming to be anything....just saying that I don't listen when people tell me it can't be done. What rock (especially) needs before it is completely dead are not great singers, not great performers, not great players, not great places, not great promotion. There has only been one property in the music business since it's beginning that makes it relevant to any audience, and that is great songs. There is sacrifice one must make to write and record original music before you will find out if you're any good at it. There is also a matter of how long before others think you are good enough to be paid for it. That is what paying dues as a songwriter means; Having the faith in your work to continue making that foundational sacrifice to getting there. Those who have been paying dues are the reason we've started TexLa Music Group, on 30 acres in the middle of nowhere, which is east of Houston in Fannett, TX. We are an invitation-only 24 track API studio looking for working songwriters that need help making their next "record" and willing to look at every creative idea to help great songwriters have careers making great songs. Don't let the overwhelming costs of a recording studio stop you from being the working songwriter you are. If we believe in your songs and your work ethic, we can figure out a way to make it happen. We are already producing and still upgrading but will officially open July 4th, 2024 with an invitational "BBQ Bash On The Bayou". I'm slow at updating the website at TexLaMusicGroup.com but feel free to contact us there if you are a working songwriter with great songs.

It's not always a bad thing to sign a record deal. It’s just bad for artists who don't have leverage. Many artists end up stuck in 360 deals because they didn't have any leverage when they signed the deal. Think about it: if you only have a few songs, no real fans, or very few people listening to your music, you don't have much power to negotiate. In this situation, the record label will likely take most of the control and profit because you don't have much to offer. However, imagine an artist who has a good number of songs, a decent fan base of real fans, and a significant number of people streaming their music. In such a case, a record label wouldn't take everything because the artist has something of value to bring to the table. The artist can easily negotiate and get what he/she deserves. All I’m saying is, If your goal is to be a signed artist, build leverage first! #music #recordlabel #musicians #musicindustry #musicbusiness

What is a superfan? For me it’s very simple. It’s the 2-3% of the population who go to concerts and buy merch. What it isn’t is the other 90% of people who listen to music and pay subscriptions for music streaming services like Spotify. These are radio listeners, who have been monetised and formed the basis of the increased revenues for labels for the past decade and a half. Being a superfan is simply being a fan of an artist or a scene. The rest, well they never mattered to anyone other than the big labels with their 45 years of catalog that could be monetised as they pretended to be in the music industry while the double digit growth was there in streaming. Now it’s time to get back to the business of music! #superfan #superfans #musicindustry #musicbusiness.

For independent music creatives, ensuring venues have the necessary licenses from PROs for public performances is crucial for financial stability and recognition. It guarantees that they receive rightful compensation for their art when it's played live, which can significantly contribute to their livelihood and encourage them to continue creating music. Without these protections, artists risk losing out on potential income and acknowledgment for their work. #IndieMusic #MusicCreators #PROs #PublicPerformanceRights #IndependentArtists #LiveMusic #SupportIndieMusic #MusicBusiness #Royalties #CreativeRights

Universal Music Group pulled all of their music off of TikTok today. This means the music of Taylor Swift, Drake, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles and more is no longer available on TikTok. Hopefully UMG and TikTok are able to come to an agreement in order for these artists to share their music on this platform again. #umg #universalmusic #tiktoknews #digitalmarketing #socialmediaupdate

New Post: LISA’s ‘Rockstar’ Rises Above All International Hits on Global Excl. U.S. Chart So Far in 2024 - https://lnkd.in/ganJCPUQ - LISA debuts at No. 1 on the July 13-dated Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with “Rockstar,” notably making BLACKPINK the first group with three members that have led the list as soloists. The song’s flashy debut also breaks a long streak of geographical monotony on the international ranking. The Global Excl. U.S. chart ranks the 200 biggest songs of each week, based on streaming and data from more than 200 international territories, with U.S. consumption removed, as compiled by data tracker Luminate. So, even more than the Billboard Global 200, and in further contrast to the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100, the Global Excl. U.S. chart has spotlighted artists from Africa, Asia, South America and elsewhere in its upper reaches since its 2020 launch. Related 2024 Midyear Market Share: Taylor Swift Helps Republic Beat WMG; Interscope, Warner Records… 07/11/2024 But while 2024 has minted new smash hits and ascendant stars, those breakthroughs have generally been by American acts, and performed entirely in English. LISA stands out not only as the first Thai artist to top the list in 2024, but also as the first artist not from primarily English-speaking countries the U.S., Canada, or the U.K. to reach the summit all year. (“Still, “Rockstar” is sung almost entirely in English, with one line in Japanese repeated.) At 2024’s midyear point (reflecting charts dated Jan. 6-June 29), 47 songs reached the top 10 of Global Excl. U.S., up noticeably from 26 during the same period of 2023. But just 40% of 2024’s top 10s in that span were by artists from outside the mainland U.S., compared to 92% last year and 85% the year before. In terms of language, 34% of this year’s top 10s included non-English-language lyrics, down from 58% in 2023 and 64% in 2022. Each of the last two years had major narratives, particularly in Latin music, driving representation in their first six months. In 2022, Bad Bunny released his culture-dominating album Un Verano Sin Ti, which spawned seven top 10s on Global Excl. U.S. Last year, Peso Pluma led a streaming explosion of regional Mexican music, expanding the pan-Latin footprint on the global stage. Plus, a growing wave of Nigerian artists including CKay, Rema and Tems have diversified the top of the chart. More than that, those years featured Global Excl. U.S. top 10s from Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and beyond. Many of those territories have cracked the top 10 this year as well, but less frequently, and amid a much larger pool of hits.