Archive for "future trends"

The Big Four’s Digital Arms Race: Google’s Victory?

By Samuel Agini | September 3, 2011

Data published by comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in digital market research, shows youtube to be an important market for the biggest record labels’ promotion of their artists.

Dotted Music Readers Don’t Think MySpace Will Be Successful Again

By Andrew Apanov | August 30, 2011

As we reported in our weekly newsletter a week ago, MySpace’s new owner Specific Media had claimed to relaunch the social media mammoth in 2011, focusing solely on music.

Mobile Music App Revenue & Predictions

By Tom Davenport | August 10, 2011

The surge in mobile music apps has been significant. But how much are they earning the music business, and what will change in five years?

Shall Four Become Three?

By Samuel Agini | July 15, 2011

When Warner Music Group was sold to Access Industries in May, it was widely expected that the sale of EMI would follow suit. However, for the first time since WMG was put up for sale, the music industry Big Four are preparing for the possibility of further concentration of the music market.

Internet’s Effect On Music

By Gareth Almond | July 8, 2011

There is an abundance of articles online, detailing the many ways in which the music industry has fell victim to villainous pirates. Some might call it propaganda. However, the internet is breathing life back into an otherwise stale industry.