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Making artists heard: Women in the music industry

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Hanna Kahlert

1 Feb 2023

Cultural trends

In and among the chaos of Eurosonic, MIDiA sat down for a fireside chat with artist Marina Herlop to talk about what it is like to be a producer in the music industry today. Or, more specifically, what it is like to be a female music producer – who are wildly outnumbered by men, at 38 to 1 .

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Could AI generate music’s Instagram moment?

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Tatiana Cirisano

31 Jan 2023

Music streaming

Pop quiz: Is the hit ‘Kill Bill’ sung by SZA or Ariana Grande? The answer is, of course, SZA, but TikTok users could be forgiven for any confusion. An artificial-intelligence-generated version sung in Grande’s voice has been circulating the platform, causing a frenzy.

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It is time for DAWs to break the boundaries of conventional music production

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Srishti Das

30 Jan 2023

emerging markets

We recently wrote about how the direction of music inspiration has reversed , that established music markets have begun to draw inspiration from sounds, scenes, and cultures from emerging markets, such as Nigeria, South Korea and India.

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What comes next in the music streaming model makeover

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Tatiana Cirisano

17 Jan 2023

Music streaming

Independent artists

The independent music community has been rallying for change to the streaming payment model for years. Now, major labels are joining the chorus. Why? The pro-rata model has long benefited bigger record labels, but their cut of the pie is now diminishing due to a number of factors: The growth of independent music, fragmentation of consumption, localisation of music scenes, and the vast amount of music hitting streaming services.

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Emerging market music cultures are shaping the global music industry

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Srishti Das

13 Jan 2023

cultural insight

emerging markets

The music industry's focus has slowly but steadily moved towards emerging markets in order to find the next billion music consumers. The first phase of this move saw major labels consciously pushing their music into new markets in the pursuit of creating new cultural moments.

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Music discovery in 2023 is about the journey, not the moment

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Tatiana Cirisano

12 Jan 2023

Music streaming

Oversaturation was among the hottest music industry topics of 2022. By now, we have all read — and maybe gasped at — the recent estimate that more than 100,000 new songs hit streaming services daily.

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Has the streaming slowdown arrived?

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Mark Mulligan

10 Jan 2023

Streaming Music

global streaming revenues

ERA, The UK trade association for entertainment retailers released its annual estimates for the UK entertainment market, showing strong growth for video but less impressive increases for music and games.

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What ChatGPT can do for independent music

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Tatiana Cirisano

21 Dec 2022

independent music

Independent artists

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT , the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that could potentially change the music industry. While the conversation has mainly focused on how ChatGPT can help with music creation, it is worth considering how it could also assist early-stage artists with marketing and planning.

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Music industry revenues in review – what 2022 tells us about 2023

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Mark Mulligan

15 Dec 2022

Music industry 2023

music industry revenues

With a 2023 set to be a challenging year for the global economy, it is a good time to look at how the music industry has performed in the year to date. That is exactly what we have done in our forthcoming report: ‘ Music industry earnings Q3 2022: Pre-recession growth’ .

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Party in the front, business in the back: Why Apple Music Sing is so savvy

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Tatiana Cirisano

13 Dec 2022

Music streaming

Streaming services are increasingly taking steps to diversify their offerings , and the latest example came last week from Apple Music. Just in time for holiday sing-a-longs, the service introduced a new, subscriber-only karaoke feature called Sing, where users can sing along to “tens of millions” of songs with beat-by-beat lyrics.

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Music subscriber market shares 2022

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Mark Mulligan

7 Dec 2022

Music subscriber shares

music subscribers

MIDiA has just released its annual ‘Music subscriber market shares’ report and dataset, with data for 23 DSPs across 33 different markets ( clients can access it here ). Here are some of the key global trends: Music subscriptions may be recession-resilient, as China leads the way As the world edges towards a recession, the music streaming market continues to stand strong.

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How touring pits artists against their own fans

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Tatiana Cirisano

6 Dec 2022

The live music industry is now facing the reckoning we predicted last spring, as it is increasingly clear that touring is not financially sustainable for most artists, while superstars are facing backlash for skyrocketing ticket prices.

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What Elon's Twitter means for music

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Tatiana Cirisano

29 Nov 2022

Content Creators

When we wrote about Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter back in April, the idea that it would actually happen seemed far-fetched. Now, of course, Musk really is in charge, and the fate of the social platform, which 24% of consumers use weekly, is unclear.

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Will the recession change Big Tech’s view on entertainment?

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Mark Mulligan

25 Nov 2022

Music start up Utopia just announced a round of layoffs , fitting into a much bigger dynamic that may reshape the entertainment landscape. There are many reasons why the coming global recession will be unique, but the one that is most relevant to the digital entertainment sector is that it is going to be the first one since modern consumer tech has been truly mainstream.

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The record labels’ TikTok opportunity cost

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Tatiana Cirisano

22 Nov 2022

Music streaming

With their short-term music licensing agreements soon to expire, record labels are reportedly pressuring TikTok to sign an ad revenue share agreement, which would see TikTok pay a share of advertising revenue to music rightsholders.

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Join our MIDiA Community - Your opinion can shape the future of your industry

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Srishti Das

21 Nov 2022

MIDiA Community

Over the years, the most influential people in the music, video, games, and podcast industries have used the data and insights that we gather through our surveys. We are now ready to take the next step to collect more insights directly from you through our community.

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Artists – take our survey and get a free MIDiA report

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Mark Mulligan

15 Nov 2022

Independent artists

With 2022 coming to a close, and Spotify’s Wrapped just around the corner, artists are beginning to look back across the year at how they performed and what they have achieved, and whether it lines up with their hopes for the coming year.

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The coming long-tail cull

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Mark Mulligan

8 Nov 2022

independent creators

When governments plan to introduce controversial new policies, they prepare the ground in advance (dropping hints in speeches, privately briefing journalists, etc.), so that by the time the new policy finally arrives, it does not feel quite so controversial.

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Artists and managers: Help shape the future of artist services

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Kriss Thakrar

7 Nov 2022

Independent artists

It has arguably never been harder for artists to break through on social media, streaming, and in the real world. We repeatedly hear how artists and their teams are overextended, burned out and overwhelmed by the demands of the modern music industry.

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The cost of music streaming just went up — here is what must come next

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Tatiana Cirisano

3 Nov 2022

Music streaming

It is finally happening. Apple Music raised its music streaming subscription price for the first time ever, following price rises from the likes of YouTube and Deezer, and Spotify indicates that it will do the same in 2023.

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