Top news of the week: 29.12.2022.
Honoring the Behind-The-Scenes Music Industry Players We Lost in 2022
As the year draws to a close, we pay tribute to the executives, songwriters, managers, producers, promoters and more who passed on over the past 12 months.
How a YouTube Channel Is Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide in Japan
With 7 million subscribers, The First Take has featured Harry Styles and Avril Lavigne and helped break new artists on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
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What 2022 Music Business revenue tells us about 2023 [Mark Mulligan of MIDiA]
Major record labels and many music industry sectors notched a strong year in 2022 despite a challenging global economy. Mark Mulligan of MIDiA looks at what that will mean in. Continue ...
Is the TikTok Music Era over?
Many musicians rose to stardom thanks to TikTok, but was this just another trend that’ll be replaced with the next big thing? by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Last year. Continue reading
Music’s Top Global Money Makers of 2021
Taylor Swift topped this year’s global tally with an estimated $65.8 million on the strength of her sales and streaming income.
Music Predictions for 2023
Let's bring out the crystal ball and predict the big industry-wide changes that will matter to indie musicians in 2023!
Paranoia and Digital Music
It is a real pain in the ass to come up with an interesting topic every week to write about. I started thinking of some of the personalities that have been involved recently in …
The Best Music Books of 2022
A history of hip-hop in Atlanta, the definitive Chuck Berry bio, the story of women in country music, and much more