Back in early 2007, MySpace began a decline in web traffic that has continued to this day. At that point, MySpace was on top of…
Season’s Greetings! I’d like to personally thank you for picking up this December 2009 issue of The Music Business Journal. We feel it contains a…
“Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that…
Since the beginning of the recorded music industry, record companies have been subjected to a constant and bitter recrimination from artists all over the world,…
Millions of people use Google to learn about bands as well as find music on the Internet. Considering two of the top ten queries surrounding…
Although it has taken a while to catch on, mobile devices are now beginning to prove themselves as essential tools that have essentially transformed the…
It is somewhat interesting how people sometimes re-analyze the music business and the current social scene only after the death of an important political figure…
With the advancement of musical technology, practically anyone can create a hit song from the comfort of his or her own home. Audio workstations like…
The following table illustrates the plight of the record companies since the inception of the iPod and iTunes in 2001. The $.99 of a song…
With great pleasure, I would like to introduce you to this October 2009 edition of The Music Business Journal. It is tremendously exciting to be…
The digital music revolution started with peer-to-peer file sharing late in 1999 and changed forever the terms of recorded music transactions. Consumers suddenly could enjoy…
By now, you’ve probably played Rock Band, the music based video game in which you and three friends can play and sing along, using instrument…
Anyone that has been following music business trends for the past few years is likely familiar with the high profile direct-to-fan campaigns (those that focus…
Live Nation has put considerable effort behind creative promotions, hoping to stop the decline in attendance figures this year. The company began trading on the…