Top news of the week: 01.12.2022.
Low Returns From Music Streaming Not Result Of Market Dominance, UK Regulator Says
In a final report, watchdog says UK policymakers must determine if revenue splits from services like YouTube and Spotify are “appropriate and fair.”
‘Streaming has unshackled us to compete and unshackled artists to be heard.’
Mom + Pop founders discuss the development of the label and the challenges that come with working in the independent market today…
22 best data sources to understand the music industry in 2022
Here is Music Ally's handy primer on the best sources of data on the music market: industry stats, surveys, forecasts and more.
How $40m-backed Symphonic Distribution plans to be a ‘true alternative’ to traditional labels
Founder & CEO Jorge Brea on the challenges in the distribution space and how his company is trying to differentiate itself…
‘Thriller’ Turns 40: How Michael Jackson Moonwalked the Music Business Out of a Recession
“It helped pull us out of the disco days and it became a whole new world,” says one former Epic Records exec of the landmark album.
Universal acquires 49% stake in independent music powerhouse [PIAS]
Deal follows the formation of a strategic global alliance between the two companies in June 2021…
A conversation with OpenAI’s ChatGPT about the music industry
Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has revealed its latest project. “We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT..."
Will the recession change Big Tech’s view of music & entertainment? [Mark Mulligan]
Meta laid off 11,000 employees, Stripe cut 1,000 because it overexpanded during its lockdown boom, Apple froze hiring, and 10,00 layoffs are in the cards for Amazon. Big tech is undergoing ...