Australia’s Alison Wonderland Has The No 1 Dance/Electronic Album In The USA
Sydney DJ Alexandra Sholler (aka Alison Wonderland) has the number one Dance/Electronica album in the USA this week with ‘Awake’. It what is an incredibly low number to score a US number one, ‘Awake’ sold just 4,000 albums from traditional sales and then was credited a further 3000 sales for streams. In Australia last week, […]
Developing a new market
By Zack Salem As an artist development consultant, I work with bands and solo performers of all styles and at all levels of experience. Most of them have unique problems or issues, but one common mistake I see artists make is poor development of the markets they play in. Anyone can put together a tour. […]
Interview with Jenn McMillan
Jenn McMillan, Michigan-born musician has been spreading her songwriting and musical talent across the great lakes state for years and is ready to inspire as many people as possible with her music from coast to coast. What was your first eye opening music experience? (JM)My first eye opening music experience happened the first time I […]
Global recorded music industry revenues topped $17bn in 2017
The global recorded music business generated wholesale revenues of USD $17.4bn in 2017 – up 8.5% year-on-year. According to calculations from Midia Research, this figure represented year-on-year growth of $1.4bn, taking the industry back to its highest level since 2008 ($17.7bn). This increase, says Midia, comes after global recorded industry grew by over $1bn in 2016. […]
Facebook signs music licensing deals with Merlin, Beggars Group, [PIAS] and Ingrooves
Facebook has announced new multi-territory licensing deals with some of the most influential independent companies in the music industry. The key agreement, naturally, is with Merlin – which represents more than 20,000 independent record labels and distributors, and says that this membership commands over 12% of the global digital recorded music market. Earlier this week, Midia Research […]