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Kathryn Straker edited the post New in MusicID Data: Cashbox Magazine (1944-1996) in the group MusicID Community

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:31:47 -0400

The MusicID team is delighted to announce a new addition to our ever-expanding selection of music charts, the infamous Cashbox Magazine (1944-1996). From arcade machines to murder, no one can accuse The […]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post 2022 Digital Research Fellowship in the group MusicID Community

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:04:46 -0400

MusicID's fifth annual Digital Research Fellowship is currently accepting proposals!

Awarded competitively to a scholar from any discipline, at any stage of their career, the fellowship is designed to support […]

Melia Wong started the topic American Musicological Society - 87th Annual Meeting! in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:16:04 -0400

Join us for the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society (AMS)! To be held online on November 11-12 and 20-21, the AMS Annual Meeting features four full days of presentations, performances, workshops and networking events. Students are welcome. Explore the conference program and register now.

Become an AMS member to save up to…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post Revenue has been updated in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:49:19 -0400

Good news! Our Revenue module is now current through July '21. (The previous update was current through April '20.) The update affects rankings across the entire module, so be sure to crosscheck and update any […]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Revenue has been updated! in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:41:25 -0400

Good news - our Revenue module has had an update and is now current through July '21. Which hitmakers saw a boost in sales during quarantine? Find out now! http://revenue.musicid.academicrightspress.com/index.htm

The mathematician who manages Revenue and Impact, Steve Hawtin, typically updates the module 2-4 times a year, but for obvious reasons,…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic CFP: MusicID Digital Research Fellowship 2021 in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:23:41 -0400

MusicID Digital Research Fellowship 2021
Call for Proposals
Deadline: August 1, 2021
MusicID is pleased to announce its fourth annual Digital Research Fellowship in popular music studies.

MusicID is an academic platform that compiles current and historical music industry data in a single, easy-to-use source. MusicID Data gives researchers direct…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post 2021 Fellowship Now Accepting Applications in the group MusicID Community

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:17:25 -0400

MusicID Digital Research Fellowship 2021

Call for Proposals
Deadline: August 1, 2021

MusicID is pleased to announce its fourth annual Digital Research Fellowship in popular music studies.

Awarded […]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Presentation THIS FRIDAY for MEIEA Meets in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:14:56 -0400

Colleague Craig Hamilton, who moderated our recent panel at the 2021 MEIEA Summit, will be doing a presentation this Friday at 12 ET for the summer MEIEA Meet! The event is free for MEIEA members. Please join us for a great chance to learn some key concepts of data literacy and get an exclusive preview of his "Future is Now" module, which…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post MEIEA Meets Presentation, featuring Dr. Craig Hamilton in the group MusicID Community

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:12:18 -0400

This Friday at 12 ET, we are delighted to be presenting at this summer's MEIEA Meet. Our colleague Dr. Craig Hamilton will be presenting from his new module, "The Future Is Now," which is currently available only […]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Symposium: "Music Industry Data in Action" Speakers and Abstracts in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:52:30 -0400

The program for the upcoming symposium and workshop, "Music Industry Data in Action," is now available!

Thursday at 13:00 Eastern I will be hosting a small, one-hour symposium highlighting some of the practical ways that scholars are currently using music industry data (record charts, song and artist revenues, etc) in their research. Andrew Ullah…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post "Music Industry Data in Action" Guest Speakers & Program in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:45:40 -0400

This Thursday at 1:00 pm Eastern (18:00 British/10:00 Pacific) we will be having our first symposium and workshop, to illustrate a few of the practical uses of music industry data in a variety of […]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:30:21 -0400

Scroll down through thread replies for an archive of previous weeks.Apologies for the lag in chart updates, MEIEA planning has been taking my full attention. I *wrote* the chart roundups for April, but apparently forgot to post them to the internet. So let's just skip over that and get back to it with the week before last.
Week of May…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Virtual Symposium and Workshop: Music Industry Data in Action (17 June) in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 31 May 2021 23:20:50 -0400

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for MusicID's first ever symposium and digital workshop, Music Industry Data in Action.
About the event
At MusicID, we have the good fortune of hearing about exciting work being done by scholars in diverse fields, all over the world, every day. With so many fascinating projects on our radar,…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post Music Industry Data in Action: A mini-symposium and digital resource workshop in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 31 May 2021 22:54:28 -0400

Music Industry Data in Action: A mini-symposium and digital resource workshop presented by MusicID

MusicID is delighted to announce its first ever Digital Symposium and Workshop, to be held […]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 18 May 2021 18:21:24 -0400

Chart news for the week of March 26
UK
Albums
Justin Bieber had the most streamed album in the UK this week, getting 25.4 million track hits from his new release, Justice.In physical sales, Lana del Rey set a new record for fastest-selling vinyl of the century (for a female act). Her new album Chemtrails sold 16,700 LPs this week. She has the…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker edited the post MusicID at MEIEA Virtual Summmit (May 17-18) in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 10 May 2021 03:21:00 -0400

MusicID is proud to sponsor the 2021 MEIEA Virtual Summit, to be held May 17 – 18, 2021.

MEIEA (Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association) brings music and entertainment educators and practitioners together to promote scholarly research on its subject, provides resources, encourages the exchange of information, and promotes stu…[Read more]

Roger Press replied to the topic Valuing publishing rights artist catalogues. Now David Bowie is virtually valued in the discussion MusicID Community

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:40:06 -0400

Well, joking about Bowie aside, we know Bob Dylan has sold his catalogue of publishing rights. So how do scholars and business people go about valuing these entities? One way is to use some sparkling new tools. Createsafe has developed one.

The simulator is a precalculation model. When I first went to work at EMI my job was to live in…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic Valuing publishing rights artist catalogues. Now David Bowie is virtually valued in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:53:01 -0400

MusicID is a great resource to drive valuations of publishing catalogues. Read on...
Elon Musk Acquires David Bowie Songwriting Catalog Using Bitcoin, Plots “Live On Mars?” Hologram Concert
L4LM | Thursday, April 1st, 2021

Modern Renaissance man and billionaire global tech pioneer Elon Musk made a splash in the music publishing world on Thursda…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:07:54 -0400

UK
Albums
Week of March 5

The last week of February in the UK charts had a milestone that I personally was quite excited about: Scottish prog group Mogwai scored their first #1 album, As the Love Continues. This week, they've dropped to #23, but that's still pretty good for Mogwai. Since their first release in 1997, they've had ever stronger…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic New research video! Nirvana vs. Michael Jackson in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:26:43 -0400

We are very excited to share our latest research video, a reworking of our old insight into Nirvana's chart performance against Michael Jackson's. You can read about it over on our blog, or get straight to it on YouTube here. If you'd rather read it than watch it, you can get the PDF from the blog post.

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post New Video: When Did the '80s Die? in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:22:15 -0400

Anyone who has been in touch with us here at MusicID over the past few years has likely been walked through one of our favorite examples of a startling insight, in which we look at the Billboard 200 during the […]

Roger Press started the topic Spotify new genre and decade-based mixes. MusicID insights gives you the data in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:28:02 -0400

Well, it is expected that Spotify will launch new types of mixes from time to time. They through their algorithms at the music and see what happens. As a scholar, with MusicID you can see the stream counts. You can work out whether they're selecting the right music, in your opinion. Read more at Music Ally…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic Music Management course funded by the EU. Free to all. Enjoy the learning in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:21:57 -0400

Hi All,
A colleague of mine taught music management at the Sorbonne during the last 20 years. He is part of this free music industry education programme funded by the European Union and the EEA.
http://mmmproject.eu/
Just an FYI and you can share it, of course. I'm becoming a social media maven.

Roger Press replied to the topic History of Rock courses. Where MusicID shows what could not be seen before. in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:59:12 -0400

Here are the next courses from module 11 all the way to module 25

...

Class #11: —Festivals
-Jimi Hendrix, “Star Spangled Banner” & “Voodo Chile (Slight Return)” (live)
-Cream, “Sunshine of Your Love” & “Crossroads” (live)
-Country Joe and the Fish, “Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag” (live)

Class #12: —White Masks
-Led Zeppelin, “The Lemon So…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 01:15:06 -0400

March catch-up for the US here.

USA

Billboard 200

Week of March 6

1. Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen
2. Positions, Ariana Grande
3. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke
4. The Voice, Lil Durk
5. Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty

Week of March 13

Not a lot of commentary for this month, because as you can see, there hasn't…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:13:41 -0400

For the week ending February 12-13
USA
Well, last week's prediction that Morgan Wallen, who was recently dropped by his record label over his use of racial slurs, was not long for the top 40 turned out to be wrong. I should know better, with America. Dangerous sits at #1 for the fourth week.

The Hot 100 has no major changes in the top…[Read more]

Roger Press replied to the topic How does Eminem revenue change over the decade from 2010 to 2020? in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:25:33 -0400

This is a commentary on Napster by a wonderful professor at uPenn, Peter Fader and Wendy Moe, written twenty years ago. This is when piracy was becoming very widespread. This analysis of the CD market is instructional for users of big data. It shows how much information available to company executives was ignored back in those days. Today big data…[Read more]

Roger Press replied to the topic Bhaskar Menon of EMI remmebered in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:23:45 -0400

Another bio. My old boss just updated me how much Bhaskar Menon was a mentor to him, even after retirement.

https://www.emiarchivetrust.org/bhaskar-menon-emi-and-capitol-records-legend-dies-at-86/

Roger Press started the topic Bhaskar Menon of EMI remmebered in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:19:00 -0400

I worked at EMI last century, and my boss told me anecdotes about Bhaskar Menon. Of course he was known as the driving force behind Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon which was in the Billboard charts for 741 weeks.

This is his moving New York Times obituary which came out yesterday.

Bhaskar Menon, Who Turned Capitol Records Around, Dies at 86…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic And why is recorded music streaming declining in France? in the discussion MusicID Community

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:50:24 -0400

I love the French. But what's with the French? Can't get my mind around this. The pandemic is leading to more and more streaming around the world. Why not France? It is their national character? Well let's read Music Ally and do the work to understand this.

...

France recorded music revenues grew by just 0.1% in 2020

The 2020 figures are…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic Streaming. The latest information from Music Ally. Tremendously well researched in the discussion MusicID Community

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:18:32 -0400

Did you know that the top 500 artists on Spotify last year generated around $1.85bn in royalties from the streaming service - 37% of its overall payouts?Or did you know that the 286,000 DIY artists releasing through distributors generated $1.17bn of Spotify royalties last year – around 23.5% of the total?You do now. These are just a couple of th…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic The large Music Markets. Analysis by MRC data, Billboard in the discussion MusicID Community

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:56:13 -0400

I listened to this great seminar yesterday, by Helena Kosinski at MRC Data. She is particularly interesting on Radio and the relationship of the different streaming services. It is astonishing to me what a hold radio still has over music consumption. All those top 40 stations make it nice and easy to listen.

This is the link and you just have to…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic How does Eminem revenue change over the decade from 2010 to 2020? in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:21:13 -0400

What does Eminem revenue look like in 2020?

8 Mile made three times the revenue of Music To Be Murdered By. Delve into granular data for precise insights. At MusicID Revenue we calculate the indicative revenue. For each alum and single, we apply the IFPI audited revenue in each country. It is very clever mathematics which Steve worked out. How do…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic History of Rock courses. Where MusicID shows what could not be seen before. in the discussion MusicID Community

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:16:59 -0500

This is a document we have from a few years ago. It shows the structure of a 20 course History of Rock overview.

Yes, it may seem a bit long, but I wanted to share it. Nothing like the detail of a course structure to make scholarship come alive. I just find this inspiring, and a professor at Tufts gave it to me as an example we could share. I…[Read more]

Roger Press started the topic Royalties for streaming paid by what the fans love. Yes. Soundcloud leads in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:53:05 -0500

Just in from the great people at Music Ally.

Rumours that SoundCloud would become the first big music streaming service to adopt user-centric payouts were correct. The company has just announced plans for what it's calling 'fan-powered royalties'.

What's really nice is that some other streaming companies are starting to do things with tip jars a…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Postdoc opportunity at Durham University in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:38:37 -0500

This is a close deadline, but in case it's of interest to anyone, Durham University (UK) has a postdoc research opportunity in the digital humanities, for anyone with a PhD (or about to submit) in DH or a relevant CS or mathematics field. The listing is here:…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic CCNY breaks ground in creating Digital Humanities minor in the discussion MusicID Community

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:32:55 -0500

In general Digital Humanities news, CCNY (City College of New York, a part of the CUNY network) recently received a groundbreaking $150k grant to develop a digital humanities program. The initiative, which is led by Renata Kobetts Miller and Thomas Peele, will allow CCNY to establish a digital humanities minor.

CCNY's digital humanities project…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post CCNY Receives $150k Grant for Digital Humanities in the group MusicID Community

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:30:04 -0500

In Digital Humanities news, CCNY (City College of New York, a part of the CUNY network) recently received a groundbreaking $150k grant to develop a digital humanities program. The initiative, which is led by […]

Kathryn Straker replied to the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:58:39 -0500

Chart news for week of February 5

United Kingdom

The honor of the top 5 albums this week goes to all British artists, the top 4 all new releases making their chart debuts.

The #1 album, Celeste's Not Your Muse, belongs to a debut album by a British woman for the first time since 2015.
The #2 album, Money Can't Buy Happiness by rapper Fredo was…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic HC Site Up and Running + New Case Studies in the discussion MusicID Community

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:00:44 -0500

We now have our HC associated site up and running, at musicidcommunity.hcommons.org.

Our primary site for product and subscription information will remain http://www.musicidhub.com, but please follow the HC blog to keep up with Community announcements. Here we'll share new case studies and research, upcoming conferences we'll be attending, and so…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker wrote a new post Life Cycle of #1 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the 1960s to 2010s in the group MusicID Community

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:41:56 -0500

Variance of the Life Cycle of # 1 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the 1960s to 2010s
By George Pearson

How do the life cycles of singles charts compare from the 1960s to 2010s?

An artist’s a […]

Rebecca Farrell edited the post Welcome to the MusicID Community in the group MusicID Community

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:48:59 -0500

We are delighted to launch our new MusicID Community on Humanities Commons. MusicID is the premier aggregator for global music industry data. With more than 500 million lines of source chart data, researchers have access to 120 years of artist, album and song information from 5,452 charts from 74 countries. MusicID's infographic, chart and graph…[Read more]

Rebecca Farrell edited the post Beatles vs. Musicals: The battle for year end supremacy in the 1960s in the group MusicID Community

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:27:08 -0500

By Katie Straker
PhD Candidate, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Research question: What unexpected insights does chart data reveal about The Beatles’ commercial dominance in the 1960s and tell us about the decade’s musical life?

The MusicID startling insight
MusicID shows the startling insight that in the 1960s, soundtrack albums surpassed the…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic Weekly Charts Roundup in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:56:24 -0500

Scroll down through thread replies for an archive of previous weeks.

Weekly charts round up, EUROVISION EDITION!

I don't know about you all, but my casual interest in Eurovision has turned into full on Eurovision mania after this dismal year. I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more wind machine. The finals were a full week ago, so…[Read more]

Kathryn Straker started the topic New YouTube Channel in the discussion MusicID Community

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:45:22 -0500

MusicID now has its own dedicated YouTube channel! Please subscribe to keep up with the latest tutorials and research demos.

We hope you'll enjoy our newest video, a case study on hidden hits of the '60s, by yours truly.

Kathryn Straker created the group MusicID Community

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:55:48 -0500