Streaming, record label’s biggest source of revenue, is becoming predictable. Revenue consistently grows by double digit percentages from year to year: Spotify’s revenue was up 26.6% in the third quarter, while streaming at Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment …

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In a market driven mostly by live events, several DJs have scrambled to find new sources of income because the pandemic driven them off the street almost one year ago. Livestream sets have offered a stopgap to get some, but …

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Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has signed new licensing and distribution deals with Kobalt Music Group and the European independent record label Cooking Vinyl that will help those companies establish a firmer foothold in the Chinese market. Under the Kobalt agreement, Tencent …

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Geffen Records has made industry veteran Nicole Bilzerian into the newly-created position of executive vp, it was announced Wednesday (July 15). Bilzerian extend and will oversee advertising operations at the label alongside executive vp/GM Lee L’Heureux, that arrived at the company. …

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At his home in Atlanta, Ben Hiott has never been busier. The 32-year-old is your co-founder of digital advertising agency Get Engaged, which specializes in influencer marketing. Ever since artists started canceling tours and press runs & ldquo;We’ve noticed a …

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