by randyrowe | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The value of the recorded music market in Norway jumped 17% year-on-year in the first half of 2013, according to new IFPI figures – largely thanks to a huge increase in the use of streaming services. The global recorded music body’s stats show that streaming...
by randyrowe | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Signaling the strength of Internet and satellite radio, SoundExchange paid out a record $149 million to record labels and artists in the second quarter of 2013, 55% increase over the same period in 2012. SoundExchange is the non-profit organization that collects...
by randyrowe | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
After years of debate and controversy the French Government has finally backtracked on the law which allowed errant subscribers to be disconnected from the Internet. This morning a decree was published which removed the possibility for file-sharers to have their...
by randyrowe | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
SiriusXM Radio said Tuesday that it added 715,000 net new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 25 million as of mid-year. The satellite radio firm controlled by John Malone’s Liberty Media, said that was a new...
by randyrowe | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
At the midway point in 2013, Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience” and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” (featuring Wanz), lead as the year’s biggest-selling album and digital song in the United States,.,...
