From Rumba to Reggaetón: Latin Music in Billboard’s Backpages
The magazine has covered Spanish-language music for well over a century.
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Riches in Niches: As the Music Business Nears Peak Streaming, Where Will Growth Come From Next?
Read more: Riches in Niches: As the Music Business Nears Peak Streaming, Where Will Growth Come From Next?With the growth of the recorded music business in North America and Europe slowing, the industry will soon have to look to other markets and products to keep the dough rolling in.
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Business, Business News, catalog acquisitions, catalog sales, For the Record, Private Equity, Tech Industry, Tech News
What Does Private Equity Mean for the Music Business Long-Term?
Read more: What Does Private Equity Mean for the Music Business Long-Term?Private equity isn’t wrecking the industry. But investors own rights to music by Stevie, Whitney, and now Cyndi Lauper. How much will that change things?
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How Iceland Found Its Place in the Global Music Market
Read more: How Iceland Found Its Place in the Global Music MarketThe small Nordic country has a strategy to export its artists. I-pop this isn’t.
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Why is the Internet Archive Streaming Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry Without a License?
Read more: Why is the Internet Archive Streaming Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry Without a License?A label lawsuit says the organization’s “Great 78s” project amounts to just that. And it’s hard to see what its defense would be.
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Confessions on Our Dance Lore: Four Decades of Madonna in Billboard’s Back Pages
Read more: Confessions on Our Dance Lore: Four Decades of Madonna in Billboard’s Back PagesAhead of the Celebration Tour’s launch, we’re reviewing XLI years of Madame X archives.
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Artificial Intelligence, Business, For the Record, Star Wars, Tech, Tech Industry, Tech News, Wes Anderson
What the Wes Anderson ‘Star Wars’ Trailer Means for Music
Read more: What the Wes Anderson ‘Star Wars’ Trailer Means for MusicSo far, AI is all slick surface. That could push musicians toward warmer, more organic sounds. Will Rock Strike Back?
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For the Record: The Real Problem With Fake Drake
Read more: For the Record: The Real Problem With Fake Drake“Heart on My Sleeve” shows that generative artificial intelligence can create passable pop songs. But the real issue is how fast it will make them.
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For the Record: Amid Wave of Antisemitism, Labels Should Look at Acts With Care
Read more: For the Record: Amid Wave of Antisemitism, Labels Should Look at Acts With CareAfter recent stories about UMG and BMG dropping acts over extremist views, music companies might want to reexamine their sign-first-ask-later approach.
