Record label

I feel like the illegally downloaded music has significantly impact on the artists and on the Record Labels. When I pirate music, although the artist is somewhat benefitting from the publicity and by their music being listening to, they are majorly being hard done by money wise and it is not just the Labels and the artists that are suffering. The effects of piracy shockwaves all the way down to the shops and online stores from which the music is sold…

markets, specifically the music industry. The record industry “accounts for a small, but valuable percentage of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and plays a large role in fulfilling the entertainment needs of individuals” (Bender 1). According to the U.S. Census Bureau statistics, the average American spends about $50.17 annually on music and listens to around three hours of it (Bender 1). Even though a few artists are still selling numerous amounts of records,…

A record label makes, distributes and markets sound recordings; basically at the end of the day they're out to make money. How has the music industry been affected by the Internet and digital downloading? This question is important because the Internet is the Music Industry's new problem. Music in today's world without the Internet will be the main question or main concern if we did not have it. Where would the music industry be without the Internet and the power to share files, MP3 waves and…

genres are birthed and begin to gain popularity daily, most without any trace of a record label to their names. The term “Indie used to mean without a record deal, all by themselves”, but was stolen by record companies and turned into a synonym for alternative. However, thanks to the internet, the common musician can begin to reclaim the “Indie” term. The driving force behind this push for abandoning record labels is the internet’s universal…

transformation, concerning the artists, labels, and marketing what is demarcated as music business is not the trade of solely making songs but also a platform to monetize an artist success. The three sources Chief Keef by Hopper,The Will.i.am and the science of Global Pop Domination by Noris,and The Doctor is in by Seabrook entail themes such as; the business aspect in the music industry should be scrutinized due to the major negative and positive impacts played by record labels on the commerce…

than others. Music artists get money from getting record deals. That record label takes a small percentage of your sales. When signing to record deal you are in a contract in which you agree to put out so many studio albums. Music artists get money from getting record deals. That record label takes a small percentage of your sales. When signing to record deal you are in a contract in which you agree to put out so many studio albums. The record label in return helps broadcast you.…

Taylor Swift’s record label has finally explained why the country-turned-pop singer decided to pull her entire music catalogue from the Spotify streaming service. During the week of her release of her successful album 1989, Swift took down the single “Shake It Off,” along with all of her other music. Scott Borchetta, president of Swift’s label, Big Machine Label Group, has stated that removing her songs was a “big fist in the air” that he believes other big-name artists will likely follow. In…

Due to his rise in fame for his musical skills and bad record deals, Nipsey Hussle wanted to create a business model that allows him to make more money being independent. There are a lot of independent artist around the world, but Nipsey Hussle reached out to others and read books over business to create a plan…

The first company I looked into in depth was iTunes and its corresponding Apple Music. Through iTunes, artists receive less than 10% of the price of the sale of their song. For a $9.99 download, the artist receives 94 CENTS, the record company receives $5.35, and iTunes receives $3.70. For every song downloaded, the artist gets NINE CENTS. They put in so much work only to earn nine cents. As the average minimum wage in the United States is currently $1,071.20 a month, the average artist needs to…

Growing up, I always listened to music - not much has changed since then. My father, a fellow music lover, was the one who got me into the artists I listen to today, most of which are smaller, indie label singer songwriters. While the content we consume is similar, the ways we consume have changed dramatically. The internet has grown tremendously in the past few decades, especially when it comes to the music scene. Nowadays, we have things like iTunes and Spotify to listen to what we want, when…