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<< Previous | Next >> April 4, 2012Ringtones Are Still Bigger Than Spotify, Rhapsody, & Rdio CombinedIt's the same reason why CDs are still selling billions, year after year. Technology simply moves faster than consumers, and older formats die hard. Which is why ringtones still accounted for $277.4 million in revenues last year - in the US alone - according to stats just released by the RIAA. That compares to $241.0 million revenues from the likes of Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, MOG, and ilk, according to the same dataset. [via Digital Music Review]
April 2, 2012Digital Music Now Pays Artists More Than PubsUK songwriters, composers and music publishers received 3.2 percent higher royalty earnings in 2011, as new online music services boosted payouts, according to paidcontent.org.
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January 28, 2012Spotify hits 3m subscribersSpotify has signed up three million paying subscribers after launching in the US and creating a deep partnership with Facebook. [via The Telegraph]
January 6, 2012The Music Business Welcomes the Future, a Decade Behind ScheduleIt took more than a decade. But the music industry’s sales numbers are finally starting to make sense to the kind of people who are reading this story right now: For the first time ever, the labels’ digital sales have surpassed CDs and vinyl. But just barely: Digital sales accounted for 50.3 percent of all U.S. music purchases last year, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read full article in All Things D.
January 3, 2012Albums decline but digital rises
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December 21, 2011[Infographic]: Impact of Online MusicThe Grovo Labs infograph embedded below was designed to show how much the internet has impacted the music industry globally, both good and bad. Some of the facts: -- An artist needs to have their song streamed on Spotify over 4 Million times a month, just to make minimum wage ($1,160) -- Only 17% of global online consumers legally download digital music -- iTunes (23 countries) is only the second largest online music service, second to eMusic (27 countries) Click here for full size infograph here:
December 16, 2011[Infographic]: Ringtones make up 1/3 of the online music industryIn 2011 ringtones seem like a distant memory. You probably haven't downloaded one in years, and the idea of having a hit radio song play every time your phone rings makes you shudder with embarrassment. Yet ringtones are, somehow, far from dead. Somewhere out there, millions of people are still buying ringtones like it's 2005. This infographic by musicproductionschool.net illustrates the ringtone industry today, and it will surprise you.
November 11, 2011Ringtones Are a $2.1 Billion BusinessIn a new study, Gartner says worldwide online music revenue from end-user spending Is on pace to total $6.3 billion in 2011, up from $5.9 billion in 2010.
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August 8, 2011Spotify’s U.S. Score So FarThe streaming music service has already signed up 1.4 million U.S. users for its free trial, according to a source familiar with the company’s operations. And Spotify now has 175,000 paying U.S. subscribers, less than a month after it finally opened its doors in America, says the same source. [via All Thing D]
June 14, 2011Report: iTunes costs $1.3 billon per year to run
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June 4, 2011Apple reportedly pays $100 million to music companiesApple reportedly has cut a deal with the largest of the four major music companies, securing the rights to its songs for Apple’s coming iCloud music streaming service.
[via Appolicious]
May 3, 2011RIAA figures reveal continuing decline in mobile music salesA RIAA report reveals the continuing decline in mobile music sales, which fell from 306 million units in 2009 to 221 million in 2010, with ringtones down 41%, ringback tones down 26% and even full-track music downloads down 23%. [via music :) ally]
April 29, 2011CD and mobile music sales fall in 2010, but vinyl continues its resurgenceWhile sales of compact discs and ringtones suffered double-digit declines last year, vinyl records enjoyed what appears to be an enduring resurgence in 2010, according to figures released Thursday by the RIAA. [via The LA Times Blog]
March 11, 2011China's online music industry reports increased harvestOnline music content and service providers in China earned about 2.3 billion yuan (349.8 million U.S. dollars) last year, up 14.4 percent from 2009, said a report released by China's Culture Ministry on Wednesday. English.xinhuanet.com reports
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March 9, 2011Spotify hits milestone with 1 million subscribers
Online music service Spotify has announced that it now has one million paying subscribers across Europe, reports the BBC.
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February 28, 2011Music Sales Down To One Album Per Person Per Year
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Music labels making millions from YouTube, says GoogleYouTube has revealed that its music partners, which range from Sony, Warner, Universal and EMI to independents and individual artists, have doubled and in some cases trebled their monthly revenues over this time last year. [via The New Zealand Herald]
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February 27, 2011In Brazil, the Future of the Music Business is in Cell Phones–And Already Here
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January 17, 2011The Beatles Have Already Sold More Than 5 Million Songs on iTunes
[via Mashable]
January 8, 2011Against Headphones
Read full article. Change in Prevalence of Hearing Loss in US Adolescents (JAMA). Related articles on teenage hearing loss.
January 2, 2011Most US Internet users have paid for contentNearly two-thirds of US Internet users have paid to download or access online content such as music, movies or news articles, a survey showed Thursday.
[The AFP]
December 18, 2010Apple owns 66% of online music market, Amazon second at 13%iTunes now makes up 66.2 percent of the online music market, according to new numbers from NPD, with Amazon coming in second with 13.3 percent for the third quarter of 2010. [via arstechnica]
December 15, 2010Ringtones had their day
Ringtones were super-hot in the middle of last decade, as everyone started to get cellphones, and have since fallen in popularity. Note the diminishing spikes around Christmas, which peaked in 2004. Silicon Alley Insider Chart Of The Day via Business Insider.
November 30, 2010Telecom companies cash in on national anthemsInterestingly in many countries, national anthems and national songs are a rage for ringback tones and caller tunes, writes DN&A.
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November 24, 2010Beatles Sales On iTunes Top 450K
[via Billboard. Image from nextweb.]
November 18, 2010Beatles storm iTunes charts on first day of sale
[via The Guardian]
November 9, 2010Music streaming seen boosting mobile sales-studyMobile operators should ditch their music download stores and opt for partnerships with music streaming services if they want to generate more revenue and make customers stick, a study found, reports Reuters.
Read full article. Related: - Music Streaming is a 1.1 bn opportunity for European operators in 2011
October 20, 2010Music Streaming is a EUR 1.1 Bn Opportunity for European Operators in 2011Large mobile operators could add millions of euros to their bottom line by partnering with a music streaming service, according to the findings of a research project between Informa Telecoms & Media and Spotify. [via Cellular News]
October 11, 2010mSpot Tops 500K Downloads In Two Months
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September 9, 2010iPhone Apps Overtaking Songs in Total Downloads
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August 18, 20101 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
According to a new study, one in five teens (i.e 6.5 million teens) has a slight hearing loss, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years. the AP reports.
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August 10, 2010How Two Former Ringtone Giants Are Faring As That Market Crumbles
Fox Mobile and Thumbplay are two of the largest companies that specialized in ringtones and are now trying to reinvent themselves. Read full article.
July 21, 201020% of British smartphone users listen to radio on their mobile phone
Of those, over half (53%) use a radio app at least once a week; 54% select the station using specific FM preset while 14% run an app for a specific radio station.
[via IntoMobile] Related: - Smartphone Apps: The New Transistor Radio
June 26, 2010A year after his death Michael Jackson's ringtone sales
Michael Jackson's ringtone sales totaled 1.5 million in the United States alone a year after his death.
May 21, 2010Apple's iTunes lead increasing, now selling 26.7% of US musicAccording to a report published by Billboard, Apple's iTunes store, which emerged in 2008 as the top U.S. music account for the first time, widened its lead last year over former market leader Walmart. [via AppleInsider]
May 19, 2010Mobile Music Downloads Struggle to Make HeadwayFewer than 2 percent of mobile users in the United States and western Europe used their phone to download music in the first quarter, reports ABCNews.
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May 18, 2010Shazam Has Identified 1 Billion Songs To Date
May 11, 2010Women Download More Mobile Content?According to i4U News, a Myxer a study on user purchasing habits found that women tend to overwhelmingly drive mobile media sales. The average woman on their site downloads 17% more items than the average man.
March 16, 2010Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royaltiesBritish songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings.
March 10, 2010Ringtones - don't pay the priceAccording to Directgov, 37 per cent of 11 to 18 year olds have used music or video content on their phone in the last six months. But many are unaware of the charges for these services.
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February 21, 2010Beyonce named top artist of the decade
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February 4, 2010Australian Music Market Up 4.8% In 2009According to Billboard, full-year 2009 trade figures by labels body ARIA show a 4.8% gain in wholesale revenue to $395 million, powered by a booming digital music sector and solid CD album sales.
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February 3, 2010Music's lost decade: Sales cut in halfAt the end of last year, the music business was worth half of what it was ten years ago and the decline doesn't look like it will be slowing anytime soon. Money CNN reports.
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January 19, 2010Ringtones' requiem
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November 25, 2009Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Ringtone
"All I Want For Christmas Is You," has been America's #1 holiday ringtone for the past three consecutive holiday seasons (2006, 2007, 2008), reaching cumulative sales of more than 1.6 million copies.
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