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The Rise of Free Music
These days there are hundreds of options for acquiring music from free legal download and streaming services. Many of these sites offer streaming and/or downloading options. Some are up there for the...
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Survey of British Youth
British Music Rights survey on music consumption of people aged 14-24. The average age of respondents was 22. This is the largest UK academic survey of its kind. * 14-24 year olds love music – arguably...
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Music Stats for 2008 from Soundscan
The Nielsen Company Soundscan report for 2008 shows some interesting statistics. Legitimate digital sales continue to climb with some truly astonishing numbers. • Music purchases (transactions) in 2008...
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The Future of Music Book and Podcast
Our book is available in various forms. You can listen to the book on iTunes as a podcast for free. Go to the iTunes store and search “Future of Music” podcasts and subscribe. You can buy the book on...
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New Media Economics in Indie Rap – Welcome to the Future
Guest Post by MC Lars Back in 2005, my former manager at Nettwerk, Tom Gates, gave me a copy of Kusek’s “Future of Music” book. “Read it,” Gates said. “It might be interesting to you.” I read the...
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Musician Economics 101
From Hypebot. It’s no secret that the amount of money artists are earning from recorded music is declining. But by how much? And as digital sales replace physical and streaming music gains traction...
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A Shift Towards Legal Solutions for Music
From Katheryn Glass. After years of attempting to battle illegal downloading of musical tracks on the Internet, the recording industry has taken its case to Washington. The industry backed a bill,...
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India Provides a Glimpse into The Future
All markets are not the same. Most people in India have not had access to high-speed Internet or a PC. The wired broadband penetration of India stands at about 13 million subscriptions and there are...
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http://digitalcowboys.com http://futureofmusicbook.comI heard this song again and had to post about it one more time. This is a blast from the past (2006) written and performed by MC Lars and inspired...
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