Music industry

We’ve had quite a week in the music industry with Universal going public and streaming platforms evolving into new fields with Twitch and TikTok making headline

Generally speaking, understanding the music industry is one of the main challenges for technology experts. How did we manage to make Reprtoir adapted to music?

Alongside the usual catalog acquisitions announcement, the main platforms supporting the distribution of content are seeing a few changes come up.

You already know it, artists have an ever-changing role to get in touch with their communities and the evolving tools at their disposal are making headlines.

The music industry has a lot of moving parts, which is why interoperability becomes key, especially when we are talking about music metadata standards.

Let’s take the time to talk about Social Media / Streaming platforms and the importance of strategy to keep audiences on them. A real noticeable challenge.

Music is fundamentally linked to online communities and the efforts made to monetize them. Let’s see how the field is adapting to new consumption habits.

What are the best practices for your tracks releases? Reprtoir built a software suite to help you through the whole process, and we're happy to give you tips!

This week, let’s take a moment to overview the news that confirms a clear trend towards social music in our field. Here is a bit of insight to help us refocus.

Music video royalties have been one of the most important content over lthe last year, but do you know how to manage them properly? We might have a solution!

Whether it’s Spotify or Universal Music Group, the money in Music has been one of the most talked-about topics this week. Let’s dive into our Weekly Roundup!

We've heard about synchronization being one of the key turns for artists in the music industry, but are you up to date of what music sync licensing is?

The music industry is undergoing many changes, and sometimes, when you’re directly in it, zooming out to get a view of the full picture can be tricky.

What is a music publisher? Who are the main publishers companies? Know everything there is is to understand in music publishing on Reprtoir's blog!

Music business is changing, it is sometimes good to take some time to reflect and understand how consumption and habits interfere in the process.

What do record labels do? How does a record label work? We're answering your questions on Reprtoir's blog, since we've a record label software with our users!

Is DDEX metadata something you should take a look at? The DDEX format for music is a standards setting organization to make the exchange of data easy.

What is common works registration? Discover what is behind CWR for music publishing administration and how it could impact your music business.

This week, everyone is talking about how music streaming has been managed lately (for a change), but also about the astronomical annual report of Hipgnosis!

Let’s talk about the music business, changing through Spotify’s new features, but also on how the field is being viewed after a rough year.

What happens when the music industry is facing new ways to get revenue out of digital presence? Even the main players have to find how to stay in the game!

As you might know, Reprtoir is based in France. Having customers across the world, we know how tricky differences in copyright are, especially in France!

This week, in the music industry, rights have been studied, behaviors have been looked at and new features have been unrolled. Discover our new Weekly Roundup!

Unmissable when working in the music industry: copyright. Then how to find your path in music copyright laws? Let us help you understand everything!

This week was the one of Believe and its IPO, but many other current cases are still developing in the music industry. Here are the news of the week!

The music industry has seen some positive and optimistic signs this week, and consumption habits have a lot to teach us. Let's dive in!

This week has been an interesting one to watch, mainly because data and insights are pouring out of a few moves made by streaming platforms.

Performance royalties are the payment that represents the right to broadcast a musical work, but how does that work? We went back to basics for you!

Since many usages are moving and evolving, many platforms are rising up and being created. How is innovation integrated and centralized by music main players?

Mechanical rights and royalties are some of the most misunderstood royalty streams that exist in music. Let us guide you through it!

How are music companies supporting their growth today? We have some examples from Believe to major trends such as NFTs and artists' strategies to keep up!

If you're involved with the music industry, you'll need to understand publishing royalties. Discover our new article of the series Music Industry Essentials!

2021 is already gathering its fair share of major deals, especially in music rights management, publishing or even rethinking the music industry.

Reprtoir's series on Music Industry's Essentials is focusing on Collective Management Organizations and their implications in music rights management.

Through this accelerated digitalization of the music industry, innovation is taking an important place in rights management. How is it set to evolve?

Music industry is moving forward, this week could not have been more obvious about this. New models, new technologies, new usages… Let’s take a look!

Among changes between the models in place and the ones starting to emerge, how are the music actors handling the situation? We have a few insights to share.

When the giants from the music industry are evolving, it involves a lot of movement in business models and financings. How are the biggest actors acting today?

After the publishing of several numbers on 2020's music industry, it is now the time to take a look at how some of the main actors are reorganizing.

We've been hearing about user centric models for music streaming, but what exactly are we talking about? We went deeper on the potential change for streaming.

The UK Parliament has been hearing the main actors of the music industry on rethinking the streaming economy. Here is an update after the final hearings!

Music is getting announcements almost every day in these first months of 2021. More importantly, we are redesigning the digital streams of revenue for music.

We've been hearing a lot about NFT and blockchain related currencies in latest weeks. We thought we'd give it a look and see how it could fit the music field.

We took a look at music industry's numbers after yearly reports were published by the major actors, here are a few insights from the music industry's data!

Streaming music is set to be very different in the future, and this week as been full of weak signs to predict these transformations. Here are the ones we found

Musictech is a wide sector activity, but when it comes to record labels & music publishers, it's crucial to keep an eye on them to define an innovative strategy

Navigating the ocean of content online can be tricky for music professionals, especially when the main actors are rolling out new features, adapting to rights..

Now that we've seen a bit of 2021, let's take a moment to anticipate some of the main trends we should keep an eye on in music business.

What the tech trends we should keep an eye on for the music industry? The year is still young, and we wanted to take a moment to tackle the future solutions.

A lawsuit has been going on for a long time between Spotify and Pro Music Rights, showing just how tough relations can be between the music industry and tech.

The UK Parliament has launched a Streaming Inquiry, and after gathering testimonies, they heard some of the main music industry actors. So what happened?

Licensing content, managing content, creating new options to broadcast music and live performances... What happened this week in the music industry?

Acquiring many famous catalog is one thing, but what comes next? Capitalizing on back catalog required even more investment, we went into what could be expected

How should music professionals take advantage of a fully digital environment? We went into details in the link between social platforms and music business

This week has been rich in terms of deals made by the big actors from the music industry. We thought we would take a quick tour of the main announcements.

How is Social Media moderation susceptible to affect music professionals’ strategies? The current global situation forces us took a bit deeper in this relations

Being at home most of the time has changed our artists' audiences. And maybe there's more to it than only marketing strategies: how is Social Media helpful?

Time for a quick look back as January ends: how is music streaming doing and how has it impacted revenues for music professionals?

Yes, music streaming is evolving and being revised. But what about new potential content broadcasting channels? We decided to open up our scope for streaming.

Last year has seen a trend is music catalog sales, and it doesn't seem like it's going to stop immediately. So what pushes record artists to sell their catalog?

Since we released our new software solution to manage royalties, we've been looking at what happened in music rights management lately. So what's coming?

As we're starting off 2021, livestream is becoming a big part of music industry's actors strategies. How are virtual performances going to evolve this year?

On the occasion of releasing our brand new solution dedicated to music professionals to manage music royalties, we decided to take a look at music rights today.

Considering the fully digital music industry music pros are evolving in today, it is essential to upgrade the tools these teams are working. We can help!

How did we end 2020 in the music industry and how is 2021 looking? We have been taking a look at several deals, catalog acquisitions and music streaming changes

Many music publishers had to adapt to the current opportunities during this (long) period of lockdown. We noticed a few strategies worth mentioning here!

These last few months, while having been rough on the music industry, we have witnessed many new strategies set up by record companies to exist online.

Record labels have had to get creative over the last few months to maintain their artist development strategies, and especially on new platforms.

The music industry is developing new business models, relying onto new digital platforms and adapting development strategies to a fully digital ecosystem.

2020 has been challenging for the music industry, from lack of live to streaming models. With the latest numbers in mind, how is the music industry getting by?

How are music professionals dealing with the current situation? These actors at the core of the music industry are proving to be resilient, let's see how.

We've seen many deals happen this week, giving clear signs that the whole music industry is leaning into the fully digital context we are in.

Why do we keep talking about TikTok in the music industry? And how much do you know about user-generated content? Here is a bit of analysis for record labels.

How can data help record labels make the right decision for their music business? Between standards and strategies, Reprtoir summarized all elements for you.

Music publishing is a major part of the music industry. After getting through the details of its functions, let's focus on how music publishers are doing today.

Reprtoir is building a SaaS solution for music publishers to work on musical works and management. We're going back to basics to music publishing for you!

Reinventing business models has been on everyone's mind in music, but now that we've seen new companies and a few tweaks arrive, where are we?

The not-so-new comer in the music industry, making investment on tracks available is here, and as you can imagine, it got us curious about Hipgnosis.

Reprtoir is going back to the foundations of a record company's role, its relations with the music industry and artists!

How are rightholders dealing with contracts with labels today in the music industry? While demands to revisit them have been made for years, things are moving.

The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of music royalties to all artists, independently from their country. What does it imply for European music actors?

How has technology impacted the music industry? This time, we're taking a look at content online, and its changes we can witness now, anticipating the next ones

How is the music business evolving along music copyright and royalties debates? The team went over the news to get a sample of an answer.

It is no secret that the music industry is adapting to social distancing work methods, here is our view of the current events to help you see the bigger picture

Innovation in music industry has always been a challenge to face by professionals. How is the MusicTech movement, and especially label services, impacting us?

We've noticed several important music publishing deals being made this week. So here is your quick recap of the music publishing market!

Let's take a look at how the mainstream platforms are impacting the way we manage online music today, for professionals, it is always about adapting!

Looking at a few initiatives and potential deals this week, we wanted to take a look at how artists are getting paid today, and how to anticipate the future.

As a follow up on our music royalties series, we wanted to talk about the links between the music and gaming industries regarding the challenges on rights.

The music industry is facing challenges regarding the acceleration of digitalization. This week, we're focusing on how artist and label services are involved!

Livestream is still well used today, and has been since the beginning of the year. And it came with many rights management problems, here is our take.

How are music industry business models being reinvented? Considering the current situation, many new deals and revenue streams are being revisited.

As music professionals ourselves, dealing with streaming royalties is one of our core activities. We went over details about royalties to help you get clarity.

Streaming platforms have been innovating on recorded content, and this week got a few announcements on the market's numbers!

Many business models are being revisited for the music industry, and it might change a lot for professionals. We're talking music streaming transformation!

As we are beta testing Royalties Manager with our users, we wanted to give you the basics on royalties for music and the challenges we face in music business.

What is at stake when it comes to online content for the music industry? We gathered a few news from this week to make up a few trends.

How music deals are currently being made is shaping up the future of our music industry. Here are a few news that caught our eye this week.

Music business is slowly picking up and surely, many predictions are now outdated. We took some time to go over some prospective ideas for next month.

How is the future of entertainment being shaped up by the news today? From TikTok's new developments to Napster's new owner, we gathered the main changes.