Meet the Industry twins: 'Record' & 'Music'

Okay, so you can’t turn anywhere online at the moment when looking at the music industry without tripping over coverage and opinion on yesterday’s IFPI Digital Music Report 2010 (I notice the irony in mentioning this as I introduce you to an article of me giving coverage and opinion to the very same topic). While [...]

Fan Inclusion: A Unique Fan Experience

For me, one of the most exciting elements of a transitional music industry in which independent artists are becoming empowered is that bands are free to make their own rules and guide their own stories and careers, without being stuck in a ‘traditional’ release campaign structure.
More and more frequently I’m reading articles covering independent artists [...]

What will 2010 hold for the music industry?

How better to start a new year of articles than with a look ahead to what may come in the next twelve months?
After reading Nick Crocker’s article on Mashable, I’ll admit I was initially critical of it. I felt that it was a very ’safe’ list of predictions:

“Labels will get smart”
“Physical sales will continue to [...]

Sharing Is Becoming Less Of A Dirty Word

Developments in both the music industry and that of how we interact as a society (through an increased use and reliance on the internet as a means of communication) have gone firmly hand-in-hand over the last twenty years. In fact, it is quite possible to draw correlations between the two through the well-documented ups and [...]

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.

iTunes, The Majors & The Balance Of Power

With the announcement of the changes to Apple’s iTunes Music, the world has been given an insight into the balance of power shifting back towards the major record labels, and potentially a glimpse of a weakened or panicking Apple.