The last couple of days have presented some interesting articles in regards to money distribution for digital sales & streams.
While on the surface, up-and-coming player Spotify seems like a great source for users (and attempting to curb illegal downloading), it appears there’s more to it than meets the eye.
While I fully support the idea of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Are You the “Starving-Artist” Type?
April 15th, 2010 
Justin 
Posted in Industry 
Tags: Chart, Digital, Last.fm, Money, Music Industry, Spotify.com, Streaming Music Services 
No Comments »I Want My (Sixty) Two Dollars!
April 7th, 2010 Greg
There isn’t much for me to say, that this lovely animated picture didn’t already say for me.
What we have here is an artist who released music on Warner Bros (a Major Label). He has posted a recent statement which included his first figures for the online sales of his band’s record(s). It shows that he [...]
Trent Reznor Case Study (Part 3)
April 1st, 2010 Greg So, you’ve seen the video. You’ve read my thoughts.
What effect has this had? How does is apply to you?
Good questions.
First off, after the success of Reznor (and Radiohead), we’ve seen many mega-artists drop their labels. Diddy, Hillary Duff, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Madonna amongst others have all parted ways.
One can assume that more and more [...]
Posted in Industry, Promotion Tags: Cloudkicker, Creative Promotion, Digital, Downloading, Goes Cube, Metallica, Music Industry, Radiohead, Trent Reznor 1 Comment »Trent Reznor: Case Study (Part 2)
March 31st, 2010 Greg Here is a more detailed take on that wonderful video.
Throughout his career, Trent Reznor has always openly discussed his frustration with various aspects of the music industry. The last record he released for a major label “Year Zero” seemed to really cap off everything he was saying.
Label attempts to shake every last penny from NIN [...]
Posted in Industry, Promotion Tags: Album Leaking, Creative Promotion, Digital, Music Industry, Trent Reznor 2 Comments »
