Music business

Just a couple of weeks ago, on April 27, I attended the Social Music Jam conference in Barcelona. I was in charge of moderating two panels: one on “The State of the Music Industry in Spain” and a debate on “Spotify: Does it Help or Interfere with...

"Maybe the next $100 million round is right around the corner. Or, maybe those outrageous ransoms are just a memory."

This much we know: The rise of digital music has completely changed the music industry. "It's upside down," says Dan Teree, a former Vice President of Ticketmaster. "Nobody buys music anymore.

The music industry enjoyed its best sales performance for eight years in 2011, as CDs’ collapse decelerated, digital sales continued growing and new services were launched to capitalise on in-roads made in combating piracy.

"Spotify has declined to respond to our inquiry regarding the Black Keys, preferring a terse statement to Bloomberg instead. And, this very long interview with CNN on Thursday that skips the Keys issue entirely, and only lightly addresses a growing problem with marquee artists and indie labels."

"Here's a snapshot of what the music industry looked like when Napster first arrived in June, 1999."

"I recently discovered the Music Industry Reconstruction Project, a growing project seeking new ways to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing the music industry as identified through a discussion of professionals on LinkedIn. It is a very exciting project, and while I do not believe each of the project's objectives are still relevant in today's business environment, the underlying spirit is worthy of much attention."