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The Impact of Race on Music Success: Addressable Market and Black Artists In this video, we explore the influence of race on music industry success, focusing on the addressable market and the limitations faced by black artists. Join the discussion on the disparities and opportunities within the industry. #RaceInMusic #MusicIndustrySuccess #AddressableMarket #BlackArtists #MusicDisparities #OpportunitiesInMusic #MusicIndustryBias #MusicMarketTrends #MusicIndustryInequality #IndustryInsights

SUMMARY: 💾 Floppy disks remain a cherished medium in the 🎶 music world, with a unique cultural and artistic significance highlighted by collectors and creators alike. MAIN POINTS: - Floppy disks are used for releasing music, demonstrating the medium's enduring appeal despite technological advancements. - The limited storage of floppies challenges artists to creatively condense their work, fostering a niche community. - Discogs lists a growing number of floppy music releases, reflecting a sustained interest in this format. TAKEAWAYS: - Floppy disks symbolize a blend of nostalgia and punk ethos in music distribution. - They represent a counterpoint to the impermanence of digital media, offering a tangible connection to art. - Despite their obsolescence, floppies are celebrated for their role in preserving unique cultural artifacts. #nostalgia #floppydisks #musiclovers #musicproduction #musicmarketing https://lnkd.in/ecyfGRmD

My pleasure Atul Churamani sir, I hope there are more fruitful discussions about - 1. the core business models of streaming services and how to pivot to sustainability 2. an affordable 'easy-recharge' kind of roll out of public performance licenses to establishments playing music in India 3. rolling out the user-centric royalty distribution system (listener's money goes only to the artists they listen to) and comparing data with the current pro-rata system (all listener's money pooled into one pot and then distributed as per creator's proportion to all streams on that platform)

The Pitfalls of Black Elitism in the Music Industry Discover the negative effects of black elitism in the music business, as an industry insider reveals the hypocrisy and self-sabotage within. Understand the importance of inclusivity and maintaining relationships for sustainable success. @derrickmc @iambvaughan #MusicIndustry #BlackElitism #InclusivityMatters #IndustryInsights #RelationshipBuilding #SuccessTips #MusicBiz #BusinessHacks #BreakingBarriers #IndustryHypocrisy

It's great to see that the BRIT Awards are committed to making the show more inclusive, responding proactively to last year’s feedback by taking concerted actions for 2024. Nice one Dr Jo Twist OBE (she/her) YolanDa Brown OBE DL and the BPI team. #BRITs The 60 / 40 gender split in favour of female artists for the nominees in the Artist of the Year category is one of the standout developments following last year’s controversy. Doubling the number of nominations for Artist of the Year, International Artist of the Year and introduction of R&B as its own genre award are also positive steps forward, together with greater transparency in setting out the makeup and demographics of the Voting Academy. Plus the selection of Youth Music funded partner Saffron Records as the 'Official Supported Non-Profit for 2024' for the BRIT Awards & Mercury Prize is brilliant to see. It’s important now to build on this positive momentum as there’s more to be done to ensure a creative, diverse, and inclusive music industry. For young people, it’s imperative they see people like them represented in the nominations, awards and wider music industries. From a wide range of backgrounds in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability and socioeconomic background. It’s about young people having role models representing them and their lives both on and off stage.   It’s also great for creativity too. Greater diversity produces greater music. Artists from a range of backgrounds create songs and lyrics often expressing their own lived experiences, challenges and observations on society. This provides us with rich, thoughtful music from a multitude of voices, platforming the diversity and creativity of the UK.   And it all starts at the grassroots, supporting young people at the earliest age to make, learn and then earn in music. This is the national ecosystem we support and invest in at Youth Music and we ask the music industries to do the same with us. This in turn will create the very pipeline of diverse creative talent that’s being called for. ⬇️⬇️

Building Bridges: Black and Browns in the Music Industry In this video, we discuss the relationship between black and brown communities in the music industry and how it impacts their collaboration and success. Join us as we explore the importance of mutual respect and unity in building a stronger music community. #BuildingBridges #BlackAndBrownUnity #MusicIndustryCollaboration #RespectandUnity #MusicCommunity #HipHopCulture #ArtistCollaboration #CulturalDiversity #RapMusic #MusicIndustryInsights

This #WorldRadioDay, let's confront the stark reality of the persistent, decades-long oversight that has artists from GRAMMY-winning global icons to local emerging artists left uncompensated for U.S. radio airplay. It's a mistreatment that often takes people by surprise, and it's easy to understand why. It's in sharp contrast to both global norms and practices within other platforms in the United States. Across every other democracy, terrestrial radio compensates artists for their work. Similarly, the U.S. recognizes the value artists bring to streaming, satellite, and cable. Yet #BigRadio has benefited from hundreds of billions in advertising revenue generated over a century from the loophole that exempts them from paying artists for their music. This is all at the expense of those who created the music that drew in the listeners. Artists should be fairly compensated each and every time their recorded work is used. It's the right thing to do. It’s time that broadcasters share a fair portion of their earnings. The American Music Fairness Act is a pivotal opportunity to correct the longstanding oversight. Let's join together to ensure a fairer future. It's not just about music; it's about justice, equity, and the future of our industry. #MusicFairness #FairCompensation #IRespectMusic

🔔 🔔 I’m starting a newsletter 🔔 🔔 As a music executive of over eleven years, I’ve worked with fantastic people. But as a gender and racial minority working in alternative music, a big passion of mine has been highlighting underrepresented Black talent who occupy this space. black radical - my new Substack - will be a place to highlight these artists. Curated by me, it’ll exclusively feature Black musicians who write, perform and produce in alternative music through interviews, features and a playlist. It's alternative in its broadest sense: It could be artists that perform indie, classical, singer-songwriter, post punk, ‘guitars’, experimental etc. In some instances, it’ll feature Black artists that perform in outwardly looking Black genres that don’t often get mainstream coverage: jazz, blues, world for example. Artists of any size and stature are welcome and features won't necessarily be beholden to release timelines. It’ll launch in late June (date tbc) but for now, I’d be so grateful if you could: ➡ SUBSCRIBE to the substack (link in post) ➡ SHARE the link (and info) with anyone you think might be interested in it in any form. I’m really keen to do collaborations that compliment the newsletter and can help me get the word out there, e.g: writing or contributing to features, podcast interviews, conference talks and teaming up with like-minded people, so please reach out if you have ideas or just want to share some music with me: [email protected] (or drop me a message on here) The goal is simply to create a space where Black talent is highlighted exclusively, without room for or risk of tokenism and to make it a tool for discovery. This is a labour of love, and something that I’m doing outside my normal work. It's not a media or music biz commentary/criticism newsletter, just an opportunity to celebrate talent through a finite lens. ❤️My hope is that loads of cool things develop from this project in the future so if you like the sound of this, a post boost would be much appreciated. ❤️

The kind folks at The Way We Roll podcast, Phil Friend & Simon Minty, were kind enough to invite me onto their show recently (link in the post below). Here we are talking about Attitude is Everything, barriers to music & live events for disabled people, & my old nemesis #BreastCancer #TriggerWarning This includes a frank discussion about the emotional & physical aspects of cancer treatment. Take it easy everyone ❤️ #AccessToMusic #AccessToLiveEvents #AccessToHealthcare #BreastCancer #LivingWithACancerDiagnosis

Quite relevant after Spotify announced that it would not pay artists until they hit an as yet unannounced threshold. The fact that artists who use Spotify still have to pay their monthly £10.99 subscription fee is incredulous and downright cheeky. "Sorry, you need to have to have at least (for example) 1,000 streams to get paid the 30p that it generates. By the way, pay us our eleven quid subscription fee." Spotify says it's about being fairer to "working artists", but what does that even mean? I make my synthy music at home. I work very hard on it, but a) I don't make albums every day, since composition, article/novel writing and life take up a lot of my time), and b) I don't gig my one man in-the-box ambient music, for obvious reasons: it's hardly club-filling bangers to boogie to. Spotify also claim that this was to add quality control to the music in its catalogue. So, "unpopular" music is bad music? How naive do they think we are? We know EXACTLY how it works. Money talks. Mo' money, mo' curated playlist appearances. It's a nonsense, and how the industry is clawing back power from independent and working class artists. Great for Ed Sheeran, superstar, but not for Ed Smith, singer songwriter from Dagenham. Mind your head on the glass ceiling, you know? #musicfairness