Tunedge is proud to announce its partnership with Concord Music Publishing, a world leader in publishing, sound recording, and theatrical performing rights. This chilling re-imagination of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic “Getting to Know You” has to be heard to be believed: a new twist on an old classic would be an understatement. Rodgers & [...]
It’s no secret that the digital revolution certainly upended the traditional music industry–iPods were introduced two decades ago (!) and streaming services now account for the large majority of how consumers listen to music. Unfortunately, streaming revenues can often yield only around a penny per stream, not to mention the fact that labels and publishers [...]
Saudi Arabia’s XP Music Conference recently took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which drew hundreds of music industry professionals from the Persian Gulf and around the world. According to a new article in Variety, the purpose of the conference was to embrace new potential opportunities in the music industry. Justin Bieber, one of the biggest [...]
China’s digital music industry is now the second largest in the world with over $2 billion in sales just last year--moreover, they are expected to surpass the US by 2024 with a $3 billion estimate, this according to an article in the South China Morning Post. Streaming now accounts for approximately 20% of China’s digital [...]
TIDAL, the entertainment streaming service, announced that they will be launching a new “HiFi Plus” membership option that aims to be more “user-centric.” According to a new article on Music Business Worldwide, its new “fan-centered” royalties approach has the support of over 100 label and distributor partners. TIDAL will now have 3 membership tiers--the HiFI [...]
Great lyrics are a key component of any good pop song, and more often than not, in popular music, lyrics utilize particular rhyme schemes. Writing a good rhyme scheme is harder than it sounds: a well-crafted scheme enhances the song itself and hooks into our memory, while a clichéd scheme can come off as hackneyed [...]
The music industry has been undergoing rapid shifts since the turn of the century, including the advent of mobile technology, streaming, and file sharing just to name a few. Ten years from now, the business of music will no doubt look differently than it does today, in a variety of ways. Bob Lefsetz has a [...]
While streaming services have upended the way listeners consume music, the importance of regionality still has profound implications for artists, labels, consumers, and promoters. A new article at Music Business Worldwide breaks down six particular reasons why with streaming services, we may be thinking global, but still acting local: Styles and subgenres: Streaming has no [...]
AI, or artificial intelligence, is drastically changing how we interact with technology, and the exponential growth in AI has been profound. Regardless of whether we are excited or pessimistic about AI in our lives, there is no doubt that AI will continue to proliferate. Even the music industry now finds itself being impacted by AI [...]
With more and people working from home, and with our increasing reliance on computer and technology to do our jobs, a majority of Americans are more sedentary and unhealthy than ever before. Composers, audio engineers, and musicians are especially prone to being stuck in front of their gear for hours on end, and while it’s [...]