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The Music Industry Officially Shuts Down Convert2MP3

The Music Industry Successfully Shuts Down Convert2MP3

June 21, 2019

The music industry continues to score victories in its fight against major music pirates. Starting a major offensive against music piracy several months ago, the Recording Industry Association of America (RI... Read More...

To Halt Rampant Fake Streams on Spotify, the Music Industry Signs Anti-Manipulation Code of Conduct

The Music Industry’s Largest Companies and Organizations Endorse the ‘Anti-Stream Manipulation Code of Best Practice’

Daniel Sanchez

June 20, 2019

A copy of the full document and its terms is below. Admittedly, the music industry has a major problem – fake streams. Three years ago, for example, Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) found that Jay-... Read More...

Record Labels’ A&R and Marketing Investment Reaches $5.8 Billion in 2017

Daniel Sanchez

May 22, 2019

In a new report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), record labels reached a new investment milestone in A&R and marketing around the world. In 2017, labels invested $5.8 ... Read More...

Paid Streaming Subscriptions Now Account for 37% of Global Recorded Music Revenue

Daniel Sanchez

April 2, 2019

This year, expect paid streaming music revenue to account for over half of all global recorded music revenue. According to the RIAA, paid subscription streaming in the US remained the largest driver of reven... Read More...

UK Trade Body Slams IFPI for Failing to Include Physical Sales

UK Trade Body Slams the IFPI for Failing to Include Physical Sales

Daniel Sanchez

October 15, 2018

According to the ERA, the IFPI has clearly omitted the growing trend of physical music sales worldwide. It’s difficult to ignore the physical sales boom. At the least for circular black discs. According ... Read More...

Streaming Officially Surpasses CDs as the Largest Worldwide Music Format

For the First Time Ever, Streaming Surpasses CDs as the Largest Music Format Worldwide

Daniel Sanchez

April 24, 2018

While CDs will likely go the way of the dodo very soon, the music industry remains in full recovery mode. According to a new report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the gl... Read More...

What the Music Industry ‘Comeback’ Really Looks Like

Paul Resnikoff

April 25, 2017

(Click to enlarge) The music industry is nowhere near its 1999 heyday. But at least it isn't collapsing anymore, according to data released today. When it comes to comebacks, this isn't exactly a New Englan... Read More...

Music Labels Say YouTube Is Flat-Out Lying About Its $1 Billion Payout

Daniel Sanchez

December 8, 2016

Google and YouTube: We paid out the music industry $1 billion. IFPI: No, you didn’t. Google announced on Tuesday that YouTube paid the music industry over $1 billion in advertising revenue alone in 2016. Ch... Read More...

Top YouTube to MP3 stream ripper sued by the RIAA, the IFPI, and the BPI.

RIAA, IFPI, and BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

Daniel Sanchez

September 26, 2016

Rip image by Peter Ostergaard, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC By 2.0) Just say no to Youtube to MP3 ripping? The industry is clamping down on the fast-growing streaming conversion... Read More...

Music Downloads Have Been Completely Swallowed by Streaming In Norway

Daniel Sanchez

August 12, 2016

In even more good news for the music industry as a whole, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or just plain IFPI, reported that music sales in Norway grew 7.8% over last year. For th... Read More...

BPI and IFPI Say Google’s Fight Piracy Report is ‘Greenwash’

Charlotte Hassan

July 13, 2016

Is Google's 'fight piracy' report just a load of... greenwash? Industry groups BPI and IFPI have long been at war with Google over their blasé attitude towards DMCA takedown requests, not to mention the inef... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: IFPI, Deezer, Apple Music, ADA…

Charlotte Hassan

July 7, 2016

The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has appointed Dr. David Price as Director of Insights and Analysis. Price has worked... Read More...

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