Independent Labels Claim Fifth Consecutive Album of the Year Grammy
They entered this year’s ceremony with nominations in almost all of the big categories, and although the independents came out on top in only a minority of those contests, they managed to walk away with the evening’s most coveted trophy. Mumford & Sons’ victory for Album of the Year for Babel marks the fifth consecutive win in…
Grammy Awards Draw More Than 28 Million Viewers, Second Biggest Audience in 20 Years
The Grammy Awards had the second largest audience for the awards broadcast since 1993, according to Nielsen updated preliminary live plus same day ratings, and set a new social TV record for an awards show. The 55th annual Grammy Awards had more than 18.7 million social media comments, second only to the 2013 Super Bowl,…
Concord, Warner Bros. Lead Record Labels With Most Grammy Awards at 2013 Ceremony
Concord Records artists scored the most Grammy Awards, picking up eight, followed closely by Warner Bros. Records, which won seven, thanks to the six awards picked up by Nonesuch Records. Concord winners — either on its label or distributed labels — included Paul McCartney’s “Kisses on the Bottom” (Hear Music) for best pop vocal album;…
Mumford & Sons, Fun., Gotye, Black Keys Win Big at Grammy Awards
Artists responsible for two of the biggest-sellers of 2012 were rewarded with Grammy Awards at Sunday night at Staples Center, a rare moment in which public taste and the ballots of Recording Academy voters were in sync. Fun. was named best new artist and their “We Are Young,” which has sold 6.2 million copies, was…
iTunes Song Downloads, 2003-2013
It’s funny, because for a moment there I thought you said ‘download cannibalization‘… And these are just the paid ones. According to IFPI stats, paid downloads traditionally represent about 1/20th of broader downloads (the rest being illegally obtained). Which means there at least half-a-trillion downloads waiting for or entering a cloud-enabled reincarnation – on iTunes…
I’m a Music Industry CEO. And I Think Sonicbids Made Millions by Exploiting Struggling Artists
Did Sonicbids make millions the wrong way? The following comes from Lee Parsons, cofounder and CEO of Ditto Music, a direct-to-fan service that competes with Tunecore, ReverbNation, and CD Baby. It was first posted as a comment on Digital Music News. “I have never respected Sonicbids, both when I was an artist and now as…
Kanye & Will Smith In The Lab In Brazil
It’s no surprise that one half of the Throne isn’t attending tonight’s Grammys. During his current excursion in Brazil, Yeezy was spotted in the studio with Big Willie. No word on if it is new music related or just indulging in the culture, but peep Mr. West creating Samba music below. We see you Kim.
Sundance 2013: The Sound of Your Story
[vimeo 57934665 w=560 h=315] Dolby Presents: “The Sound of Your Story” at Sundance Film Festival 2013 Ben Burtt (Lincoln, Star Wars, Wall•E, Indiana Jones, Star Trek) Randy Thom (Flight, How to Train Your Dragon, Cast Away, Apocalypse Now) Erik Aadahl (Argo, Tree of Life, Transformers: Dark of the Moon) Will Files (Cloverfield, Star Trek Intro…
Sonic Touch 19: AudioBus and iMPC
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVU3g1ABEL8] In our pre Christmas show, Gaz Williams and Nick Batt take a look at the newly released AudioBus inter application audio routing app, plus Akai’s new iMPC app.
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