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Vinyl Sales Surpass CD Sales in 2020

As reported by Consequence of Sound, vinyl sales have surpassed CD sales in the US. According to a new report from The Recording Industry…

Jan 28, 2021

Vinyl Sales Surpass CD Sales in 2020

Jan 28, 2021

A Breakdown of Kanye West’s Deal Points

Kanye is at it again! Can Mr. West take down the major record labels and publishing companies with his 7-step proposal? Only time will…

Sep 23, 2020

A Breakdown of Kanye West’s Deal Points

Sep 23, 2020

Emerging Global Markets

Top 10 Global Markets as it pertains to the music business

Nov 18, 2019

Emerging Global Markets

Nov 18, 2019

Audiomack, the New Wave

Posted by Forbes, In 2012, David Ponte and Dave Macli had an itch to take advantage of an open market in music streaming that wouldn’t last…

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

Is the future of music distribution really Blockchain Technology?

Blockchain the past year has been extremely intriguing. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin made early investors billions of dollars and the…

Dec 6, 2018

Is the future of music distribution really Blockchain Technology?

Dec 6, 2018

Digital Distro: Financial transparency: how DSP’s payout and how to solve the pricing disparity

Streaming services (Spotify, Apple, etc.) calculate royalties for artists by putting all of the subscription revenue in one big pool.

Dec 3, 2018

Digital Distro: Financial transparency: how DSP’s payout and how to solve the pricing disparity

Dec 3, 2018

How to pitch your music to over 100 Spotify Curators

Spotify has democratizes pitching to Spotify playlist editors by building a submission form into Spotify for Artists.

Oct 1, 2018

How to pitch your music to over 100 Spotify Curators

Oct 1, 2018

The Music Modernization Act

Repost from an article posted by The Verge, The US Senate has approved the Music Modernization Act of 2018, S.2334, with unanimous consent…

Sep 20, 2018

The Music Modernization Act

Sep 20, 2018

Who would have thought, Cardi B…

According to Variety, With more than 100 million streams worldwide in just a week, Cardi B’s new album “Invasion of Privacy” has shattered…

Apr 16, 2018

Who would have thought, Cardi B…

Apr 16, 2018

Apple is shutting down the iTunes download store

According to a report posted by Digital Music News, Apple is now scheduling an end date for paid iTunes music downloads, according to…

Apr 9, 2018

Apple is shutting down the iTunes download store

Apr 9, 2018

Stephen Cirino

Stephen Cirino

CEO - futuremgmt / Professor @UArts / AVP of DEI @UArts / Curator of relevant music business news / www.stephencirino.com

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