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3rd Midem African Forum coming to Langa, Cape Town The Midem African Forum 2020 will be held at the Bridges For Music Academy in Langa, Cape Town. Midem’s third African Forum is coming to the Bridges For Music Academy in Langa, Cape Town on Friday, 28 February 2020. This enriching forum will include keynote talks, […]
The real value of Spotify streams to artists If you thought that Spotify streams brought in the dough, you are sorely mistaken. Music streaming may be all the rage, but in terms of providing a salary to artists, it’s a dismal practice. That being said, former web developer and musician Alex Leonard wanted to show […]
SoundCloud is on a comeback streak having doubled revenue in 2017 SoundCloud made over $100 million in 2017. The Berlin-based streaming company has had a rough few years. In 2017 they had to lay-off 173 staff members in order to keep the sinking boat afloat. Then came the blow of founding member and CEO Alexander […]
Sony Music hits Billion dollar mark in quarterly revenue The winds are a changin’ as Sony hits Billion dollar mark. With technology and the rise of streaming, the music industry and record labels have evolved and fought to stay on top and now it seems that they have adapted and are now succeeding heavily. During […]
SAE launches Music Business Fundamentals Short Course SAE Institute in Cape Town has just launched a new 8 week short course called Music Business Fundamentals. The course will commence on 3 October and runs two nights per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Facilitated by Damian Malgas, who lectures 2nd year music degree students in Music […]
Soundcloud financial report reflects $44 million losses The Soundcloud financial report reflects $44 million in losses, showing signs that the company may be forced to close down. Earlier we reported on how Soundcloud’s important deal with Universal Music Group may put the streaming site in the running. However, the figures that the Soundcloud financial report […]
