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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last week, Luminate Data released its 2022 Year End Music Report , a summary of the past year in music consumption, demographics, and other data. Although much of the report focuses on demographic data oriented towards advertising and brand partnerships, it contains a few buried gold nuggets that suggest that the album portion of the music market is returning to the state it was in decades ago: vinyl LPs. Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music and then briefly MRC Data) has published year-end reports for the past few years. These have become one of a small group of landmark music industry barometers, along with the RIAA’s Music Revenue Reports, IFPI’s Global Music Report, and Edison Research’s Infinite Dial study. Luminate’s data measures music consumption (streams, sales volumes, radio airplay) rather than revenue. Many of the statistics that the 2022 report shows are in line with what industry watchers have expected to see: … [Read more...] about Luminate Data Music Report: The Album Is Once Again A Vinyl LP

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When it comes to the traits that help solidify business partnerships, attributes like trust and a willingness to collaborate to find win-win solutions can play a key role in building a strong, mutually beneficial relationship. But how do you get to that foundation of trust and collaboration in the first place? Quite often, it comes down to empathy — or the ability to detect and understand the feelings of others. Empathy is often confused with sympathy, but it goes so much deeper than that. Sympathy is essentially a sense of pity when someone else is distressed. Empathy, on the other hand, is seeking to truly understand what another person feels, and demonstrate the compassion and understanding they need to feel valued and appreciated. When leaders better understand what empathy is and how it can make a difference in their business relationships, they can position themselves to participate in more meaningful and … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons Empathy Is Vital For The Solidifying Of Business Partnerships

Jeff Beck's death quickly reverberated around the music world. Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later enjoyed a prolific solo career, has died, his official website said Wednesday. He was 78 years old. A guitar virtuoso and innovator who was also one of the world's great rhythm and blues interpreters, Beck died "peacefully" after being stricken by illness. "On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck's passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday," a statement on the English-born musician's website said. "His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss." Beck's death quickly reverberated around the music world, with tributes pouring in from rock icons like Ozzy Osbourne, with whom Beck once collaborated, and Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons, who called Beck's passing … [Read more...] about Jeff Beck, guitarist inspired by Pandit Ravi Shankar, dies at 78

David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, died Thursday at the age of 81, according to several media outlets. According to the New York Times, the musician died Wednesday night, citing a text message from Crosby’s sister-in-law. Several media outlets, citing anonymous sources, reported Crosby’s death; The Associated Press could not reach Crosby’s representatives or his widow. Crosby received a liver transplant in 1994 after decades of drug use, and he lived through diabetes, hepatitis C, and heart surgery in his 70s. While he only wrote a few well-known songs, Crosby was at the forefront of the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, whether triumphing on stage with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young at Woodstock, testifying on behalf of a hirsute generation in his anthem “Almost Cut My Hair,” or … [Read more...] about Rock Legend David Crosby Dead at Age 81

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Music and brands have been intertwined with one another for decades. From songwriters penning jingles for TV spots in the ‘50s to superstars like Beyoncé getting paid a reported $24 million for one concert to open a new hotel, the relationship between musicians and the music industry and brands of all types has changed dramatically in the past half-century, and it is not done evolving. Many brands understand that music is important to their marketing efforts in one way or another, and there are countless examples of commercials, campaigns, and projects crafted by musicians, their teams, marketing departments and even outside firms that connect the two worlds that have worked brilliantly…but there are likely just as many that have failed. So why does one attempt land so well while others falter? How important is music to a brand, especially one looking to boost sales or reach a new audience? Two experts who have spent … [Read more...] about ‘How Music Grows Brands’: One Book And Two Authors Explain It All

PHOTO: Members of BTS - Jungkook, Jin, V, RM, Jimin, J-Hope and Suga (L-R) K-Pop fans, and groups, are getting behind the Black Lives Matter issue as a sweep of global attention is now on the US and the protests that are igniting around the country. Protests have erupted in cities around the world as attention is drawn to the plight of African Americans and a history of systemic abuse by police and the judicial system in the US. Now fans of world supergroup BTS , the world’s biggest music group out of South Korea, have raised and donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement, matching the donation of the same amount by the group members, within 24 hours. K-Pop is the genre of South Korean pop music, currently the latest ‘thing’ in the music world. BTS – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, V, Jimin and Jungkook – have also made statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence.” Last week’s BTS tweet has … [Read more...] about Music supergroup BTS donated $1 million to ‘Black Lives Matter’. Their fans responded.