Could it be that the best way for musicians and rights holders to earn more money moving forward it to get more listeners to ditch traditional AM/FM radio in favor of online streaming? According to the math, services like Pandora provide higher payouts for more royalty types than their broadcast…
Category archives: Broadcast & Satellite
Spotify Takes On Apple’s Beats 1 With New Artist Hosted Radio Shows
Spotify announced artist hosted playlists and shows more than a year ago alongside the announcement that it was adding video. They’ve slowly built a portfolio of artist and media driven playlists, but two new ongoing series suggest a major expansion of the offering. ___________________________________________ Spotify has launched two new artist…
Broadcast Radio Losing Influence As Teens Flock To Streaming And YouTube, Says New "Music And Millennials" Study
On demand streaming is now the format of choice for 15-19 year olds, according to a new study by the Music Business Association and LOOP, and most of those listeners are coming from broadcast radio. ______________________________________ 15-to-19 year olds have embraced on-demand streaming as their format of choice, accounting for…
Radio Airplay: Still Worth It? [Brian Hazard]
Here musician Brian Hazard walks us through his experience using Jango/Radio Airplay to promote his music, allowing us to see how effective this sort of paid promotion is, and whether it’s actually worth the time and money invested. _________________________ Guest Post by Brian Hazard on Passive Promotion Jango is a…
Why Music Streaming Services Need To Attract An Older Audience
With few exceptions, the majority of streaming platform users tend to be largely in the under 35 set, but these services might do well to start courting an older demographic, with their deep pockets and streaming compatible tastes in music. ____________________________________ Guest Post by Heather Willensky With Troy Carter heading…
Beers, Blue Jeans, And Broadcast Radio vs. Pandora
For all the criticism leveled at Pandora of late, it seem the popular internet radio service is helping out some mid-tier musicians, or at least those who play country music, by providing them with significantly greater airtime than traditional broadcast radio. _________________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and…
Is Narcissism Ruining the Live Experience?
Alicia Keys recently joined the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Guns N’ Roses and many more who want you off your phone at their events by turning to Silicon Valley startup Yondr – a company dedicated to creating "phone-free spaces" at concerts, events and other places. They’re not alone,…
Court Rules: Remastering Resets Copyright
The court’s recent ruling that remastered recordings of pre-1972 works should be granted a new sound recording copyright will likely have far-reaching implications for the music business, particularly where radio is concerned. Here we look at what some of those implications might be. _____________________________ Guest Post by Harrison Speck, Policy…
Rihanna, Drake, Desiigner And More: Songs Of Summer 2016
Summer is officially upon us, and the question of which hits will be blaring ad nasuem at every beach party and barbecue is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Here we look at which tracks the data suggests will be the receiving the most airplay as summer kicks into full…
"Nashville" Heads To CMT, Hulu For Season 5 Thanks to $11 Million In Government Incentives
"Nashville" found a new Season 5 home after ABC dropped it. CMT and Hulu picked it up with the help of $11 million in economic incentives. $8.5 million comes via the State of Tennessee Film Office, $1 million from the City of Nashville, $1 million from the Nashville Convention &…