Dec 17, 2007 | Live Music, Music Industry
The potential of brand marketing and strategic alliances with non-music industries lies in the fact that the music industry has been experiencing an ongoing phase of transition. This has at the end of the day caused album sales to exponentially turn down over...
Jun 10, 2007 | Music Industry
The recorded music industry has been able to dominate format changes and dictate to the public what it can buy. It now faces the prospect of having to compete in a changing market where consumers have become accustomed to acquiring music in digital formats in contrast...
Nov 11, 2006 | Decolonization, Live Music, Music Industry
American music exposes the country’s multi-ethnic population through a varied range of styles. Rock, country, R&B and blues, jazz, and hip-hop are among the country’s most internationally renowned genres. Since the beginning of the 20th century,...
Dec 18, 2005 | Digital Music, Music Industry
A case recently brought before the US Supreme Court offers a prime example of the wealth of promise and danger a new technology can pose to the music business. On June 27, 2005, the Supreme Court found that filesharing companies using peer-to-peer (P2P) networks were...