Raine Group forecasts that independent artist sector will earn over $2bn this year

Merchant bank says ‘DIY’ artist income, specifically, will jump by 27% to $1.22 billion in 2020
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Penske Media makes substantial equity investment in Music Business Worldwide, strengthening partnership

“MBW has tapped into a top tier audience with quality well above and beyond offerings by competitors.”
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Music streaming needs to change. Is Amazon already ahead of the curve?

Record label executives in the United States could be forgiven for treating themselves this month. For a while now, fears have existed that audio streaming growth would start to slow in the U.S. If this tipping point happens — when this tipping point h…

How podcasts are damaging the potential growth of the recorded music business

Music streaming services – particularly Spotify – are morphing into something else entirely
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Smart speaker sales expected to do another $3bn in revenue in the US this year

Wireless earbuds are expected to shoot up to a peak of $2 billion in revenue this year, according to the CTA
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Why does the music industry still judge itself in weekly intervals?

Are charts which appear every seven days really cut out for the modern era?
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Rolling Stone Launches Music Charts That Are Updated Daily

Rolling Stone has launched five music charts powered by analytics firm Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which the magazine acquired last year. The debut comes almost two months later than originally planned. Taking a stab at the iconic Billboard charts that its hopes to dethrone, Rolling Stone says…