Below, are a few articles I have found interesting and helpful regarding the vastly changing music industry. If you would like to submit an article or website please feel free to contact me.
Selling Music Online – TuneCore
Analytics & Insights for the Music Industry – Next Big Sound
Licensing/Sample Clearance – Harry Fox Agency
The Root – The Music Industry’s Funny Money
The Smoking Section – The 8 People Every Successful Rapper Needs On The Team
Pandora – Pandora and Artist Payments
Social Times – VEVO Has Paid $200 Million Back to Artists in 3 Years
Hypebot – Behind the Numbers: What Artists Earn From Spotify
Band Zoogles – 5 Ways to Get Your Music Noticed by Music Bloggers
Forbes – The First Step To Building Your Personal Brand
Digital Music News – Music Sales Somehow Didn’t Implode Last Year…
Complex – 10 Music Industry Heads Who Should Be A&Rs
New York Times – Not Like the Old Boss: Hip-Hop’s Spirit Guide
New York Times – As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle
Thisis50 – 50 Cent’s GRODT 10 Year Anniversary Infographic
Business Insider – How Alex Day Became The Biggest Unsigned Singer In The World, Without Touring
Billboard – Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports: What Are Their Prospects?
Jay Shells – The “Rap Quotes” Project
DreamVille – J. Cole Breaks Down “Power Trip” Production
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2013 – In Conversation with Troy Carter (Atom Factory)
RIAA – RIAA Announces Inclusion Of Digital Streams To Gold & Platinum Awards
Billboard – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on Revolt TV, Time-Warner Deal, MTV’s Influence (Q&A)
Revolt TV – Timbaland Talks About Working on Jay-Z’s Magna Carter Holy Grail
Billboard – Russell Simmons, Steve Rifkind, Brian Robbins Launch All Def Music Label Through Universal
NPR: This Beat’s For You
Billboard – Lyor Cohen Unveils 300, New ‘Content Company’ with Atlantic Deal, Google Backing and Ex-Warner Brass
All Access – Nielsen Survey Finds Radio Still Top Way To Discover New Music
New York Times – Bieber’s Manager to Start Entertainment Investment Fund
New York Post – Indie Artists are New No. 1 in Music Industry
New York Times – Family and Football, With a Few Audibles, for Music Executive
Forbes – How Mike Will Really Made It
New York Times – Beats Music Enters Online Streaming Market
Fast Company – Troy Carter: Fired By Lady Gaga and Loving It
New York Times – New Venture to Mine Twitter Data to Find Music’s Next Big Thing
ShopTalk by Nick Onken – Episode 1: Scooter Braun
New York Times – Warner in Deal to Sign Acts Found on Shazam
New York Times – The Man In The Middle
BuzzFeed – How Young Thug Got Trapped By A $15,000 Advance From A Major Label
The Hollywood Reporter – Power of Pitbull: ‘Timber’ Rapper Reveals Plan to Become Next Billion-Dollar Brand
Mashable – Radio Is Still the Most Popular Way to Find New Music, Study Says
Noisey – Venturing Down The Lemon Brick Road: How Gucci Mane Feeds The Streets From Jail
Billboard – How Universal Music Group’s New Top-Level Troika Brings Peace (For Now)
ASCAP – Booking Your Own Tour: A How-To Guide
New York Times – Jimmy Iovine, a Master of Beats, Lends Apple a Skilled Ear
Beats Music – Apple to Acquire Beats Music & Beats Electronics
Medium – Why Being a Hip-Hop Producer Sucks
New York Post – Amazon to Launch New Music Streaming Service
FastCompany – How DJ Skee Is Reinventing What It Means To Be A DJ
Forbes – Will The Album Go The Way Of The VHS Tape?
New York Post – Sony Threatens to Leave Licensers Amid Royalties Battle
Complex – How Much Does It Cost to Book Your Favorite Rapper?
Hot97 – Ryan Leslie: Cassie got me paid & I still make more money than most artist!
Rolling Stone – Dawn of Def Jam: Watch Rick Rubin Return to His NYU Dorm Room
Sterling Berliant – Sickamore talking with LA Reid about A&R at the Revolt Music Conference 2014
The Combact Jack Show – The Kevin Liles Episode
The Fader – With Migos, The Atlanta Mixtape Meets Big Data
NY Times – SoundCloud Signs Licensing Deal with Warner Music
Jezebel – A Chat with Dionne Osborne, the Vocal Coach Who Changed Drake’s Style
Medium – Why 2014 Was One Of The Best Years For Rap
NY Times – Jay Z Bids on Aspiro, a Swedish Music Streaming Company
NY Times – Hot 97, a Hip-Hop Pioneer on Radio, Reaches a Crossroads
RIAA – News and Notes on 2014 RIAA Music Industry Shipment and Revenue Statistics
NY Times – Global Online Music Sales Slightly Surpass CDs and LPs
Four Pins – Drake In Real Life
NY Times – A Rapid Rise for Shawn Mendes, in Tune with Social Media
Complex – The Sound of Success: Meet Scott Vener, the Man Behind the Music of ‘Entourage’
WSJ – How the Cash Flows in Spotify Streams
NY Times – Zane Lowe, the D.J. Scratching Out of Beats 1 for Apple
Rap Radar Podcast – EP 2: J Cole’s manager – Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad
Pitchfork: The Compton Sessions: How Dr. Dre Created His Comeback
Fusion: Money in the music streaming business keeps mysteriously disappearing. Here’s why.
Medium: The Definitive Album Release Checklist
Wired: Can Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Save the Music Industry?
Grantland: Mac Miller Finds the Way
The Fader: OVO’s Family Business
NY Times: Poo Bear, Speaking Softly and Carrying a Bieber Comeback
HBO on Vimeo/Dreamville: J Cole: Road to Homecoming
YouTube: Jake One Beat Making Videos
NY Times – Chance the Rapper Honors Chicago, His Hometown, With Magnificent Coloring Day
School of Greatness: Scooter Braun on Creating a Life and Legacy That Matters with Lewis Howes
Rap Radar Podcast – Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua
Rap Radar Podcast – Cortez Bryant
Rap Radar Podcast – Sickamore
ABC News – Music Mogul Chance the Rapper on Changing the Music Industry
NY Times – Apple Music: Platform? Promoter? Both.
Billboard – The Weeknd Opens Up About Paparazzi & Overcoming Stage Fright In Rare Interview
A Waste of Time with Its The Real – Young Sav & Steve-O
A Waste of Time with Its The Real – Sickamore
Tax Season – The Karen Civil Episode
Drink Champs – Scott Storch & Steve Lobel
The New Yorker – Nas on Investing in Products People Want | TechFest | The New Yorker
DJ Booth – Why Lil Yachty Not Knowing Who Handles His Publishing is Alarming
Beats 1 – OTHERtone on Beats 1 with Jimmy Iovine
Books I have read and found useful:
- Music Law: How to Run Your Band’s Business by Rich Stim
- The Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies, Third Edition by Steve Gordon
- All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman
- Hitmaker: The Man and His Music by Tommy Mottola
- The Soundtrack of My Life: Clive Davis by Clive Davis & Anthony DeCurtis
- The Keys by DJ Khaled
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