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"Deluxe Packages & The Independent Artist": Multi-tier Releases for the Indie Musician
With the success of multi-level priced releases by artists such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails showing that true fans are willing to not only spend money on what is also being offered for free, but that in many cases they are willing to spend far greater amounts of money on extra materials than has [...]
Can Vinyl Save The Music Industry?
After reading an article today concerning ‘saving the music industry‘ through Gibson’s ‘lifestyle’ portal, I came to think about one of their points in particular (Nb – regular readers of my blog will note the sarcastic quote marks above and reading the article for thirty seconds will show why). While it is well documented that [...]
Spotify & 7Digital Announce Download Deal
It seems that someone has been reading my recent posts, as today Spotify have announced a deal with 7Digital to include buy links for users to purchase and download tracks they have heard through the service.
Stream Upselling, Not Selling Upstream…
With the potential shown by current internet darling, Spotify, there lacks a previous revenue potential for labels, and arguably for streaming services. While the key word of advertising hopes to compensate somewhat for lost music sales, whether they be digital or physical, new style streaming services do not allow for middle ground between new solely [...]
Torrents, P2P & Other Scapegoats
With the Pirate Bay trial drawing to a conclusion, much has been spoken regarding the role file sharing networks have played in the decline of record sales, but there are a number of elements that have all impacted on the industry and must be taken into account.
The Other Side of the Long Tail
With the proliferation and relative ease of access for digital music for independent artists, the ‘long tail’ theory looks very promising. A new study by Will Page of the MCPS-PRS alliance gives us a view of what is faced regarding digital sales online.
The Future Of Music Retail, Part 2: The Digital Marketplace
Following on from the Part 1 discussion of how high street music retail has been affected by the global economic downturn, we now look at the impact this may have on digital music sales.
