Does Streaming Cannibalise A-La-Carte Sales?

In Europe, particularly the UK, uptake of music streaming services has been explosive. The two services driving this explosion are we7.com and Spotify. Almost each week you hear media reports of one being larger than the other in terms of the number of consumers using their “free” ad-funded services. Yet if the service is free [...]

Event Report: AIM Music Connected 2009 (London)

Yesterday TMV attended the annual AIM Music Connected event in London. The event was full to the brim for the whole day and there was good networking for all who used the opportunity to do so. TMV managed to get some juicy quotes from the keynote and panel sessions of the day, all of which [...]

Report on the Great Escape Festival & Conference, Brighton, 15th – 17th May 2008

Hot Flash: New models embracing fan participation prior to the recording of music are working!

This report will provide a brief overview of the music seminars organised by the consultancy group MusicAlly for the Great Escape Festival. I’ll also present a round up of the live music showcased over the weekend.

Black Box Income? The Digital Black Hole! So What Incentive Is There To Be An Artist Anymore?

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Purchasing and/or illegally sharing music files has been fairly standard for almost a decade. In reality we have had MP3s since 1994. So why in most artists recording contracts do labels still refer to digital sales as “New Media”? There is nothing new about it.