tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:32 +0000links to interesting articles about the music industry, compiled here mostly for my own benefithttp://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (World's Greatest Music)Blogger1142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-968991493663520003Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +00002025-07-23T09:20:49.386+01:00<p><a href="https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/uk-major-labels-commit-to-landmark-step-of-per-diem-payments-to-songwriters-for-sessions/092353">https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/uk-major-labels-commit-to-landmark-step-of-per-diem-payments-to-songwriters-for-sessions/092353</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2025/07/uk-major-labels-commit-to-landmark-step.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-2209069267812179515Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:14:00 +00002024-12-29T00:14:57.893+00:00<p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/">https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-ghosts-in-machine-spotifys-plot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4304046650239575388Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:18:00 +00002023-12-09T23:18:40.996+00:00<p><a href="https://medium.com/@tunesandtales/the-record-label-crisis-37842a67be24">https://medium.com/@tunesandtales/the-record-label-crisis-37842a67be24</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-record-label-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-5284147243919438466Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:17:00 +00002023-08-26T16:17:16.012+01:00<p><a href="https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/american-sajaegi/">https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/american-sajaegi/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/08/american-sajaegi-on-rich-men-north-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-5759370274432130116Thu, 11 May 2023 16:10:00 +00002023-05-11T17:10:45.865+01:00<p><a href="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/05/10/spotify-royalties-analysis-may-2023/">https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/05/10/spotify-royalties-analysis-may-2023/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-much-does-successful-pop-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-7709166321277847300Thu, 04 May 2023 14:59:00 +00002023-05-04T15:59:50.665+01:00<p><a href="https://medium.com/@sam-lee/have-spotifys-playlists-lost-their-power-c4c96540030b">https://medium.com/@sam-lee/have-spotifys-playlists-lost-their-power-c4c96540030b</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/05/have-spotifys-playlists-lost-their-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-6469236705707103942Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:12:00 +00002023-03-01T14:12:06.262+00:00<p><a href="https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-long-does-pop-culture-stardom">https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-long-does-pop-culture-stardom</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/03/how-long-does-pop-culture-stardom-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-7022729163978276619Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:23:00 +00002023-02-16T15:23:18.710+00:00<p><a href="https://www.musicradar.com/news/inside-the-fight-fix-streaming">https://www.musicradar.com/news/inside-the-fight-fix-streaming</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/02/inside-fight-to-fix-streaming-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4496288483669842412Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:39:00 +00002023-02-09T11:39:30.633+00:00<p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pop-songwriters-industry-broke-1234662448/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pop-songwriters-industry-broke-1234662448/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/02/songwriter-streaming-royalties-she.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-3568793449484373673Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:40:00 +00002023-01-30T23:40:54.593+00:00<p><a href="https://jaxsta.com/news-article/45879-honors-list-top-100-producers-2022">https://jaxsta.com/news-article/45879-honors-list-top-100-producers-2022</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-worlds-top-100-producers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-9161356403022102952Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:53:00 +00002022-11-08T11:53:59.927+00:00<p><a href="https://themusicnetwork.com/spotify-sulinna-ong-interview/">https://themusicnetwork.com/spotify-sulinna-ong-interview/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/11/spotifys-sulinna-ong-talks-trends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4430952949663845662Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:49:00 +00002022-11-08T00:49:51.579+00:00<p><a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-pays-artists-little-music-royalties-insiders-fed-up/#recipient_hashed=73f4140a8c0b5aab06284e9176e4a568d88749dc844322ea53b2a6d34132f64e&amp;recipient_salt=eddc6ca26eaa406239588165d8c22a71c72eca20db527f4d64677a1cab8f6ece">https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-pays-artists-little-music-royalties-insiders-fed-up/#recipient_hashed=73f4140a8c0b5aab06284e9176e4a568d88749dc844322ea53b2a6d34132f64e&amp;recipient_salt=eddc6ca26eaa406239588165d8c22a71c72eca20db527f4d64677a1cab8f6ece</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/11/tiktok-pays-artists-almost-nothing-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-8950367304663140492Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:51:00 +00002022-06-26T23:51:35.312+01:00<p><a href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/uk-artist-handbook-supporting-artists-to-get-the-most-out-of-tiktok">https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/uk-artist-handbook-supporting-artists-to-get-the-most-out-of-tiktok</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-artist-handbook-supporting-artists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-499814752585578938Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:31:00 +00002022-06-23T17:31:17.781+01:00<p>Good on how much money artists are making out of streaming.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kate-bush-is-the-worlds-biggest-independent-artist-right-now-shes-owning-it/">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kate-bush-is-the-worlds-biggest-independent-artist-right-now-shes-owning-it/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/06/kate-bush-is-worlds-biggest-independent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-5180357234093979469Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:25:00 +00002022-06-14T15:25:37.693+01:00<p><a href="https://ra.co/features/4013?curator=MusicREDEF">https://ra.co/features/4013?curator=MusicREDEF</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/06/electronic-music-is-in-social-rut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-7876597223268951176Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:09:00 +00002022-06-08T03:09:12.279+01:00<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1m-KgEpoow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1m-KgEpoow</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-tracked-what-happens-after-tiktok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4195727419474993553Sat, 28 May 2022 21:36:00 +00002022-05-28T22:36:50.780+01:00<p><a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-song-promo-campaigns-teasers-marketing-songwriter-splits/#recipient_hashed=73f4140a8c0b5aab06284e9176e4a568d88749dc844322ea53b2a6d34132f64e">https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-song-promo-campaigns-teasers-marketing-songwriter-splits/#recipient_hashed=73f4140a8c0b5aab06284e9176e4a568d88749dc844322ea53b2a6d34132f64e</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/05/tiktok-is-testing-ground-for-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-2564482702238489318Mon, 23 May 2022 22:24:00 +00002022-05-23T23:24:01.976+01:00<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/22/1080632810/tiktok-music-industry-gayle-abcdefu-sia-tai-verdes-celine-dion?t=1653286209987&amp;t=1653312282768">https://www.npr.org/2022/05/22/1080632810/tiktok-music-industry-gayle-abcdefu-sia-tai-verdes-celine-dion?t=1653286209987&amp;t=1653312282768</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/05/npr-on-tiktok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4438140324716283187Thu, 05 May 2022 02:03:00 +00002022-05-05T03:03:57.461+01:00<p><a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-marketing-music-industry/">https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-marketing-music-industry/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/05/noticing-fewer-mega-hits-on-tiktok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-1455732857200843499Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:26:00 +00002022-02-16T00:26:34.304+00:00<p><a href="https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2022/02/11/re-david-macias-spotify/">https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2022/02/11/re-david-macias-spotify/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/02/david-macias-on-spotify.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-6139455305218057653Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:24:00 +00002022-01-27T14:24:46.221+00:00<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whQ8UBoz-To">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whQ8UBoz-To</a><br /><br /><a href="https://alecbowmanclarke.com/2020/06/04/one-month-anniversary-of-buying-plays/">https://alecbowmanclarke.com/2020/06/04/one-month-anniversary-of-buying-plays/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-letting-record-labels-influence-personalized-recommendations-so-long-as-they-pay-for-it-in-royalties/">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-letting-record-labels-influence-personalized-recommendations-so-long-as-they-pay-for-it-in-royalties/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2022/01/some-articles-about-hyping-spotify.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-631950425072387107Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:57:00 +00002021-11-11T22:57:24.655+00:00<p>&nbsp;"If you’re looking to achieve TikTok fame, we’d recommend your song conform to the following standard: have a catchy, danceable, electronic beat; exude a happy, party mood; use simplistic, relatable profanity-free lyrics; have a familiar-sounding melody; and employ repetitive, flowy rhymes that lend themselves to easy memorization and interpretive dance moves. Simple, right? Well, even Steve jobs once said: that “Simple can be harder than complex”. And he didn’t have to compete with the likes of Drake and The Weeknd!"</p><p><a href="https://musically.com/2021/11/11/magic-formula-tiktok-song-success-ai-analysis/">https://musically.com/2021/11/11/magic-formula-tiktok-song-success-ai-analysis/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2021/11/analysis-of-tiktok-hits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-8821029201870302493Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:15:00 +00002021-10-07T23:15:16.397+01:00<p>"<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: minion-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; max-height: 1e+06px;">Currently, more time is spent&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.adweek.com/sponsored/gaming-as-a-cultural-force-just-stepped-to-the-forefront-of-entertainment/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4100ff; font-family: minion-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; max-height: 1e+06px; transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out 0s, border-color 0.3s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><i style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px;">watching others play</span></i><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px;">&nbsp;video games</span></a><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px;"><span style="font-family: minion-pro, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">&nbsp;on YouTube and Twitch than total viewing hours of Netflix, ESPN, HBO, and Hulu combined."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: minion-pro, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 22px;"><a href="https://future.a16z.com/music-copyright-ugc/?curator=MusicREDEF">https://future.a16z.com/music-copyright-ugc/?curator=MusicREDEF</a></span></span></span></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-music-industry-is-built-on-artists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-4681002445757894845Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:48:00 +00002021-09-09T17:48:40.160+01:00<p>Plus some bold predictions about the likes of Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Bieber etc.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/merck-mercuriadis-on-kanye-west-i-ll-help-him-whenever-he-needs-my-help/084087">https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/merck-mercuriadis-on-kanye-west-i-ll-help-him-whenever-he-needs-my-help/084087</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2021/09/merck-mercuriadis-on-kanye-west-ill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296180331590313884.post-2400556062377767641Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:08:00 +00002021-07-27T13:08:31.373+01:00<p><a href="https://music-tomorrow.com/2021/07/are-we-at-the-dawn-of-ar-data-wars/">https://music-tomorrow.com/2021/07/are-we-at-the-dawn-of-ar-data-wars/</a></p>http://twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com/2021/07/are-we-at-dawn-of-data-wars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nuxx)0