Category: Music Industry

  • Most Popular Music Video’s of All Time

    Most Popular Music Video’s of All Time

    The top picks for most favorite music video’s ever made, is probably quite controversial, depending on your taste in music. A few did stand out as some of the most watched though. Some would consider Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” video as one of the most popular , and although it was one of the most expensive…

  • Katy Perry to Hubby Russell Brand: “Please Take Driving Lessons”

    Katy Perry to Hubby Russell Brand: “Please Take Driving Lessons”

    First, there was news that Katy Petty was giving her husband Russell Brand some private driving lessons. This was sometime during the middle of this year. Apparently, the new wife has gotten rather pissed (and maybe tired) of having to be the chauffer every time they had to hit the town, so now she’s making…

  • Industry applauds Government help with EFG

    The music and recording industry has expressed their appreciation and have been applauding the government of the United Kingdom for their efforts with the Enterprise Guarantee Scheme. The EFG, or Enterprise Finance Guarantee, is designed to help small record labels and music management companies and is spearheaded by the government’s Department of Business Innovation and…

  • The music industry

    The music industry has undergone quite a few changes over the last few years. People are not buying compact discs and even when they download music many times they are not paying for individual songs either. Concert ticket sales have gone down as well, many times this has to do with high prices for concert…

  • “American Idol” says goodbye to Sony

    The long standing partnership between Sony Music Entertainment and “American Idol” is finally over. No reason has been made clear as to why the agreement between the two was not renewed. The replacement for Sony, though, has already been announced. An official release stated that the Universal Music Group had signed a multiyear deal with…

  • Justin Bieber Gets More Youtube Hits than Lady Gaga

    Justin Bieber Gets More Youtube Hits than Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga is known for her outrageous outfits and out-of-this-world music videos that always leave mouths hanging open after a few minutes of viewing it, but apparently, it only takes a sixteen year old Canadian cutie to topple her over from being the most viewed artist on Youtube. The rumors are true, ladies and gentlemen:…

  • Which Music Artists Make Most Money?

    With Pop stars and Rock stars popping up all over the place it is difficult to gauge who is making money and who isn’t. Going by YouTube’s count, Justin Bieber should be the greatest artist of all time. The music video to his track “Baby” surpassed all to become the most watched music video of…

  • House Music is Here to Stay

    Thud thud thud thud… that regular monotonous beat that you might hear emanating from a night club, someone’s car or even their home is the hallmark of a genre of music known as House. House Music can be described generally as music with a hypnotic nature coupled with strong beats. It is a form of…

  • Music Industry Contracts

    Article written by Barry K Rothman. Once you are picked up by a record label, you will eventually be asked to sign a music industry contract. This is a very important point in your career. Not only does it mean that your career is possibly about to take off, it also means that you stand…

  • Image is Everything in Music Business

    In the music industry, your image is everything. Your ability to sing or play an instrument is second to the image that is created. This can be created by you, the artist or by your management company. The Spice Girls are an excellent example of image creation. Each girl was assigned a character which they…