MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #53

Happy Friday,

please enjoy reading this week's newsletter and have a wonderful weeekend.

Cheers,

Matt

Taylor Swift, like Dave Chappelle, is leveraging the power of the Internet to take control of their art.

Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4, pause for 4… Repeat. When we think success, we tend to think big numbers. Most familiar examples of success have big numbers in common, especially those examples discussed around the world in newsletters and blogs like this one. The logical conclusion: success = […]

Buoyed by lockdown, streaming enjoyed another strong year in 2020, up 17.1% on 2019 according to MIDiA’s recorded music market shares report . But the revenue slowdown will come in 2021, driven by…

The music industry is facing an uphill battle as data volumes continue to explode. We examine how rights holders and their systems are coping.

As Spotify turns 15 this month, we look at 15 ways the streaming giant has changed, reinvented and reshaped music and the music business.

Epic Games has raised another $1 billion to fund its plans to build a metaverse, with Sony contributing $200 million.

MUSIC & GAMING: A NEW WAY TO PLAY New report explores how music companies and creators should rethink building and monetising fandom LONDON—Tuesday, April 13, 2021: MIDiA Research, in partnership…

Steve Stoute tells MBW about what Apple's investment means for UnitedMasters and gives us his predictions for the future role of record labels in the music…

The Guardian has talked to 25 figures from the music world ahead of publication of a parliamentary report

The songs that are popular, far away from you