tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15122591824612724992024-03-13T15:51:22.434+01:00Music VidzA blog on the music industry and music video promosDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.comBlogger766125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-77967481727610441652022-09-13T08:15:00.001+02:002022-09-21T06:22:22.978+02:00INDUSTRY 2023<div><br></div><div>RADIO PAY TO PLAY CONTINUES <a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-labels-radio-pay-for-play/">Billboard</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>VINYL 2ND BIGGEST PHYSICAL FORMAT BY <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">UK REVENUE 2022 BEHIND NINTENDO SWITCH AHEAD OF PLAYSTATION AND CD </span></div><div><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/vinyl-outsells-playstation-but-not-nintendo-switch-games-in-the-uk-3309468">NME</a>.</div><div><br></div>Vinyl will overtake CD revenue by 2023 (UK). <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/glasgow-has-been-named-the-vinyl-collecting-capital-of-the-uk-3306050">NME</a>.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-63925523744679018232022-08-11T11:40:00.001+02:002022-08-11T11:40:21.811+02:00FCPX TIPS5 easy FX by Serge M (<a href="https://youtu.be/otTMLgj750w">YT</a>)DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-67022955636121106532022-08-02T10:16:00.001+02:002022-08-02T10:16:47.637+02:00TIKTOKI'll gather a few posts here as it's a big enough issue by itself.<div><br></div><div>PREVIEW CLIPS BUILDING MONSTER HITS</div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/01/people-love-to-feel-part-of-the-process-how-the-tiktok-teaser-turbo-charged-the-song-of-the-summer-race?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-80741050352323241442022-06-29T06:23:00.001+02:002022-06-29T06:23:23.863+02:00INSPIRING VIDEOS 1 METAL BALLADSI'll simply add an occasional source of multiple videos worth looking at for creative inspiration, starting with this <a href="https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/06/27/11-metal-songs-thatll-make-you-cry/">MetalSucks article</a> that features some stunning visuals.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-29281605723996444622022-06-06T14:07:00.001+02:002022-06-06T14:07:56.194+02:00Only 1 in 50 record producers are female: EqualizeHer campaignSee <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/linda-perry-non-blonde-pink-christina-aguilera-dolly-parton-gwen-stefani-courtney-love?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a> interview with Linda Perry.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-78872783051878834562022-03-19T08:41:00.002+01:002022-03-19T08:42:04.756+01:00VINYL Jack Black calls for new plants as backlog grows<p>NME </p><p><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-white-urges-major-labels-to-build-own-vinyl-pressing-plants-3182337">https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-white-urges-major-labels-to-build-own-vinyl-pressing-plants-3182337</a></p><p>The 0.5m copies of Adele’s latest album pressed on LP highlight how the big 3 are hogging and clogging the global supply - just as often with reprints of back catalogue albums like David Bowie l, the Beatles and Fleetwood Mac.</p><p>So now White Stripes icon Jack Black, who runs his own label and record plant, has called on the big 3 to build new pressing plants.</p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 18px;">Last year saw </span><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/uk-vinyl-sales-in-2020-are-the-highest-since-the-early-90s-2846310" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e2001a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; pointer-events: auto; text-decoration: none;">vinyl sales hit their highest since the 1990s</a><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 18px;">, having seen huge growth for the 13th year in a row. Figures revealed that nearly one in five (18 per cent) of all albums purchased across 2020 were vinyl, with 4.8 million LPs being purchased. The new numbers are 10 per cent up on 2019’s figures.</span></p>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-26493962745759686332021-12-18T06:25:00.001+01:002021-12-18T06:26:10.815+01:00BOOK 2005 Bloghouse dance was 1st online genre<p> An early, maybe archetypal, example of a music movement spreading through UGC-enabling sites like MySpace and despite its Aussie roots globalising through the internet.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/18/everyone-was-partying-for-their-life-bang-gang-bloghouse-and-the-indie-sleaze-of-the-mid-2000s?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">Guardian</a>: <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 19.200000762939453px;">“It was the first time that music was getting big on the internet instead of at the club, at the record shop or on the radio,” says Lina Abascal, the author of a new book, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0578983001" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-touch-callout: default; -webkit-user-select: text; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #a1845c; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 19.200000762939453px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Never Be Alone Again: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor</a><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 19.200000762939453px;">, which documents that brief but transformative moment.</span></p><p><span style="color: #121212; font-family: Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-size: 19.200000762939453px;">… </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 19.200000762939453px;">The new ability to distribute songs online meant homegrown music could easily be discovered abroad, without the financial backing of a big label: just upload the track and away you go. “Suddenly the distance between Paris and Sydney or LA and Melbourne was a click,” Abascal says. “That was a first-time thing.”</span></p>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-67657720072447958312021-12-01T09:21:00.001+01:002021-12-01T09:21:38.375+01:00Eddie Maiden Marvel Merch Tie-inQuite ingenious on both sides - offering an older market to Marvel and younger to Maiden! Loudersound.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-35412427185310680802021-10-17T08:03:00.001+02:002021-10-17T08:08:10.773+02:00TIK TOK ROCKS WITH BEATLES, FLEETWOOD MAC, INSANE CLOWN POSSEThe Beatles are consistently at the top end for physical album sales and streams over 50 years since they split - but were famously late to the streaming party, withholding permission from the likes of Spotify for years.<div><br></div><div>When they finally inked a deal with Spotify it (see also Taylor Swift and her row with Apple Music) marked the absolute mainstreaming of the platform. Their entry into TikTok marks the same for a platform that has already supercharged interest in the 70s Fleetwood Mac releases. See <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-beatles-have-now-joined-tiktok-with-dozens-of-songs-3072286">NME</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Another <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/these-insane-clown-posse-songs-have-gone-viral-on-tiktok-3072191">NME</a> feature highlights the success of Insane Clown Posse on the platform.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-58284230261753250142021-08-08T06:25:00.001+02:002021-08-08T06:25:20.936+02:00VIDEO GAME CONCERTS AND MERCH Ariana Grande Fortnite gigMarahmello and Lil Nas X have already shown the huge audiences and revenue this can attract...<div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/07/no-limits-in-the-metaverse-video-game-concerts-big-business?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-87593841295071834832021-05-31T05:16:00.001+02:002021-05-31T05:17:14.932+02:00RETROMANIA THE PHIL COLLINS EFFECT PCEFrom <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/331198be-c174-11eb-a26e-4c086490cfe1?shareToken=c1b27f5f98ee8d96b06944cd0c895e87">The Times</a>, an academic paper claiming artist critical credibility runs in 3 waves - very much linked to the age of media pundits - a decade of acclaim, a decade of derision, a decade+ of being reclaimed + rediscovered...<div><br><div>They claim in a paper that the PCE can be plotted in an N-shaped graph, with each phase lasting about ten years. In the case of Collins, 70, this tracks his ascent in popularity as a top solo artist in the Eighties, his fall from grace in the Britpop era before the period from 2001, when his work was “critically elevated to an even higher status than during its commercial peak”.</div></div><div>The researchers identify the PCE, a pattern of “cultural death followed by cultural resurrection”, as dependent on three groups over successive generations — fellow musicians, critics and fans. They said that it was fuelled, partly, by the natural contrarianism that encourages new generations to cast off the cultural baggage of their elders.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-60559655281892077252021-03-13T11:03:00.001+01:002021-11-19T11:35:41.534+01:00INDUSTRY 2021 The ongoing DDC tornado...<div>For a superb, in-depth analysis of many key industry issues I'd recommend this article from the <a href="https://medium.com/@alex.sun93/the-myth-of-winner-take-all-in-the-streaming-wars-to-come-c5a2f7fbd71b">medium site</a>.</div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://musividz.blogspot.com/2018/11/big-3-universal-boom-as-physical.html">My previous multiply updated post</a></b>, tracking 2018-19, carries a detailed breakdown of the key staging points from 1999 to today, including briefly huge markets that exploded into prominence then disappeared. I also did <b><a href="https://musividz.blogspot.com/2016/04/industry-digital-streamed-past-physical.html">a further summary post</a></b>! And there are MANY more posts you can browse via the tags...<div><br /></div><div>This graph from medium's feature (1 of several there) is a great visual summary of the massive impact of digital disruption - which, remember, is especially linked to developments in online distribution.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rm1ed_BZGKU/YE33SSJ-9QI/AAAAAAAAb9I/aeK41OFFgNA3FPm1pyyBeUCHGuc9oJsJACLcBGAsYHQ/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B12.45.05.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rm1ed_BZGKU/YE33SSJ-9QI/AAAAAAAAb9I/aeK41OFFgNA3FPm1pyyBeUCHGuc9oJsJACLcBGAsYHQ/w605-h640/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B12.45.05.png" width="605" /></a></div></div><div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div></div><div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">HEADLINE</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>HOW STREAMING PAYMENTS REFLECT BIG 3'S 75% MARKET SHARE</b></font></div><div>https://boingboing.net/2021/09/26/how-a-math-trick-helped-one-band-made-500-more-in-streaming-music-royalties.html</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>LOVE ISLAND IS MAJOR HITMAKER</b></font></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">The ultra-trashy 'reality' show uses a lot of obscure musicians, part of its targeting of gen Z/Y, who often find their work appearing in the charts as a result. A combination of Shazaming tunes and the show's Spotify playlists supercharge the popularity of many of the songs/artists featured. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/13/its-a-tastemaker-how-love-island-launches-musicians-careers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">K-POP FANS BUY ADS FOR THEIR HEROES...AMD FOOD CARTS</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57489720.amp">BBC</a> reports on the K-Pop stans, who buy as space worldwide, not just in Korea - and make charity donations.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>TRIVIUM MAKE MORE FROM TWITCH THAN ALL OTHER AUDIO SITES COMBINED!</b></font></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><a href="https://loudwire.com/matt-heafy-twitch-channel-income/">Loudwire</a> interviews Matt Healy on this crazy stat! <a href="https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/06/21/triviums-matt-heafy-reveals-how-much-he-earns-on-twitch/">Metalsucks</a> lays out the key figures - $10k a month from 224k listeners. That works out x10 the revenue/payment rate of music streaming (vastly bigger audience...for same payment!).</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">MUSIC RIGHTS NEW MONOPOLIST: HIPGNOSIS </b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">DB ANALYSIS: Elberse did a very convincing job of destroying the credibility of the long tail theory in her Blockbusters book, showing that a small number of tentpole hits (in books, games, film, music) account for the vast bulk of sales. Since she wrote this the same has been observed of Spotify. However - that overlooks the revenue from back-catalogue music (and TV/film through multiple global channels) from radio, TV, film and games licensing ... not to mention advertising. So perhaps Malcolm Gladwell's concept has some meaning after all?</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/07/hipgnosis-hits-the-high-notes-on-back-of-music-streaming-boom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. 'The London-listed company, which earns royalties every time one of the 65,000 songs to which it owns the rights is played, said that revenues climbed 66% from $83m (£59m) to $138m in the year to the end of March.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Hipgnosis, which spent $1bn buying 84 new song catalogues last year, said the increase in streaming while the live music sector remained shut down fuelled a 50% increase in profits to $107m.'</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;" /></div></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">UK MUSIC STARS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR MUSIC STREAMING REGULATOR AND FAIR PAYMENTS</b><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/07/rolling-stones-tom-jones-and-more-join-campaign-for-law-change-on-streaming?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. 'It argues that streaming via services such as Spotify and Apple Music be legislated more like radio. “The law has not kept up with the pace of technological change and, as a result, performers and songwriters do not enjoy the same protections as they do in radio,” the letter states. “Today’s musicians receive very little income from their performances – most featured artists receive tiny fractions of a US cent per stream and session musicians receive nothing at all.”</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">As is stands, streaming royalty rates are set by individual companies, and paid to artists either directly or via their record label. The campaign wants to see a change made to the 1988 Copyright Act, so that royalties are paid via a performing rights organisation, just as they are for radio plays. The campaign is also calling for a regulator for the streaming sector.'</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">There is momentum behind this - the Culture Media and Sport Committee (in the UK parliament) heard Warner's head explain that a million streams would return between £4-5k ... of which artists receive around £1k. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/19/streaming-designed-benefit-biggest-music-artists-label-boss-universal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. But search for NUMAN in this post and you'll find Indie artist Gary Numan saying he got a cheque for £37 for 1m streams.</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>MINDIES - HOW THE BIG 3 ARE BLURRING INDIE BY BUYING UP COMPANIES.. AND THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP THEM</b></font></div><div>Great article in the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/independent-artists-aj-tracey-1975-b1839572.html">Independent</a> explores how the notion of Indie has been blurred as the majors, the big 3 of WUS, buy up lots of Indie companies. A letter was sent to the UK PM this week demanding an immediate investigation into their monopoly.</div><div><br /></div><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>SPONSORSHIP WAS COMMON IN 1960s!</b></font></div><div>The Rolling Stones did a Rice Krispies ad!!! <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/26/the-who-sell-out-reissue?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>UK METALCORE BAND INNOVATE WITH £59.99 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION - AND THEY HAVE 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS!</b></font></div><div>While They Sleep, a Sheffield (Northern England) metalcore band, have come up with an innovative way to monetise: a 4-tier subscription at up to £59.99 per month which has over 2,000 active subscribers! This is no faked social media access - they do things like give top-tier subscribers vocal lessons! <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-56887239.amp">BBC</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red; font-size: large;">MARCH 2021</span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>2021</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>GLOBAL REVENUES RECOVER TO 2002 LEVELS</b></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Given inflation, not quite having gotten back to the revenue level of 19 years ago isn't exactly impressive, but so huge has the post-1999 fall been that it's seen as a huge milestone. The <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9ac93b24-d986-4cea-8802-85606d4cbb9f">Financial Times</a> report in detail.</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></span></div><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>STANS TOGETHER: HOW FAN INSTAS GROUP TOGETHER</b></font></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Neat <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/24/we-stan-together-the-wonderful-world-of-instagram-tv-fan-pages?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian feature</a> on the often very niche 'stans' on Instagram and how they provide a sense of identity (yes, think U+G here) and belonging, while the page owners often link up with other page owners too, on top of the sense of legitimation provided by followers, community comment feed and occasional interaction with the object of their fandom. Think of it partially as creating agency from what might be seen as a very passive pursuit. Here's an interesting psychology perspective: </span><br /></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">'</span><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">Psychologist Dr Karen Dill-Shackleford of Fielding Graduate University in California, says this kind of fandom stems from a need for “intimate connection”. “We identify with these celebrities as an extension of ourselves,” she says. “Often we know more about celebrities than we do about people in our own lives, so we might naturally feel drawn to them. It doesn’t necessarily matter how famous a person is, as long as we recognise that identification. We’re pretty much all fans of something or someone.”</span></div><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Shackleford describes the one-way relationship that many fans have with their celebrities idols as “parasocial”. “These relationships can help build empathy with others and if it is a fictional character we identify with, it can help develop our imaginations or challenge our perspectives by engaging with them and their other fans,” she says.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 12px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Shackleford explains that the “deindividuation” of social media – the loss of self-awareness when part of a group or not being able to say something to a person’s face – can account for some of the negativity described by the page owners. “This is why moderation of these communities is important,” she says, “that can then allow these spaces to become ones of connection and a much-needed comfort in a time of limited social interaction, as we’ve had during the coronavirus pandemic.”'</p><div><font color="#e06666" face="arial"><b>VINYL FINALLY TURNS THE TABLES ON CD REVENUE AFTER 1987 REVERSE...BUT THERE ARE ONLY TEN MAJOR PRODUCTION PLANTS</b></font></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/23/uk-vinyl-spending-on-track-to-overtake-cds-for-first-time-since-1987?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a> reports that UK vinyl sales are highest in revenue terms (£86.5m) since 1989, and rose 1/3 while CD revenues dropped 1/3 over 2020 to £115m and are expected to drop below vinyl in 2021. It has been demand for classic pop and rock vinyl that's driven the boom during covid. I've succumbed myself, splashing out on Rattle and Hum, Danzig and Masters of Reality - which, thinking about it, are all from 1988!</div><div>'Income from all digital channels, including ad-supported streaming, royalties from music videos played on YouTube and the dwindling market for music downloads, hit £782m last year – almost four times the size of income from the physical market in the UK.'</div><div>So... A bright future... Aside from the slight issue if growing delays (averaging 5-7 months) in getting vinyl pressed as there are only 10 significant pressing plants worldwide with no new major additions planned. See <a href="https://superdeluxeedition.com/feature/a-pressing-issue-how-the-vinyl-revival-has-caught-out-the-music-industry-during-the-pandemic/">SuperDeluxeEdition</a>.</div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>TIKTOK RISE</b></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/tiktok-is-changing-the-rules-of-the-music-industry">TechRadar</a> with a feature on how TikTok has become a key part of the music industry, including deals signed with the big 3. </span><br /></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>SLEEP APP CALM'S HOUR LONG POP REMIXES</b></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Yet another way to demonstrate the end of THE text as a singular definitive entity. Though the idea of an hour-long Katy Perry mix would surely cause nightmares? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/22/alexis-petridis-tests-sleep-remixes-of-pop?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>MUSIC BIZ GETS INTO NFTs (LIKE BITCOIN), MAKES MILLIONS: DEADMAU5, SHAWN MENDES, KINGS OF LEON</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qyYgolO6iYk/YE37gS42RXI/AAAAAAAAb9Y/DAo58t2z9jMXs8zO9_SQYMKTkJ2JxbBOwCLcBGAsYHQ/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B13.03.07.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="992" height="108" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qyYgolO6iYk/YE37gS42RXI/AAAAAAAAb9Y/DAo58t2z9jMXs8zO9_SQYMKTkJ2JxbBOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h108/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B13.03.07.png" width="400" /></a></div>As someone who has traded on BitCoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, I have a decent grasp on the concept. Mass craziness as far as I'm concerned, with an absurd concentration of ownership in few hands, and emerging as a serious driver of climate change.</div><div>Now the music industry is jumping on board with NFTs, non-fungible tokens, after artist Beeple raised $80m by selling prints this way. </div><div>DJ-producer 3LAU is the pioneer, though several more high profile artists have already jumped in too in what's almost instantly become a multi-billion new market, <i>eg</i></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><span face=""Open Sans", helvetica, sans-serif" style="letter-spacing: normal;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: trebuchet;"><span face=""Open Sans", helvetica, sans-serif" style="letter-spacing: normal;">Feb. 25 auction of 33 collectible NFT — non-fungible token — versions of his 3-year-old album, </span><em style="border: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ultraviolet</em><span face=""Open Sans", helvetica, sans-serif" style="letter-spacing: normal;">, that </span><a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/tech/9535765/nft-music-gold-rush-sales-timeline-grimes-3lau/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">sold for $11.7 million</a><span face=""Open Sans", helvetica, sans-serif" style="letter-spacing: normal;"> (one NFT went for $3.6 million) — which included vinyl, unreleased music and the chance to record with 3LAU. That’s real money for a virtual good, setting a record for the primary sale of an NFT collection at the time and making history as the first album to be tokenize</span></span></div></blockquote><div>Don't try to make sense of it, it truly is as mad as the 1630s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania">tulip craze</a>! <a href="https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/tech/9538259/nft-music-business-explainer-3lau-grimes-deamau5">Billboard</a>.</div><div><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/kings-of-leon-nft-album-art-b1815695.html">The Indie</a> did another feature drilling into Kings of Leon's use of NFTs, originally trying to stop ticket scalping.</div><div>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/12/non-fungible-tokens-revolutionising-art-world-theft?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a> report on how pieces of art and tweets are being used for NFTs ... without the creators' permission.</div><div><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-crypto-art-muscians-primary-income-nfts-record-labels-2021-3">BusinessInsider</a> did another detailed feature on how artists can use NFTs to monetise their artwork and more personal products as well as music - and use it as a means to sidestep record labels.</div><div>APRIL 2021 UPDATE: CONFUSION OVER RIGHTS</div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/07/cash-gifts-and-strong-arm-tactics-musics-problem-with-nfts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a> reports an example where a band's song was sold as an NFT without their (or their label or publishing rights holder) involvement. They get an offer of 0.07% of the NFT sale value to waive all future rights ... and realise to do so would put them in breach of their publishing contract.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>FEMALE ARTISTS BEHIND JUST 20% OF BIG HITS BUT PRODUCERS A MERE 2%</b></span></div><div>The gender issue in the film industry is well known with Geena Davis' campaign throwing an unflattering public eye on the patriarchy there - which does seem to be changing. I was a little surprised to read of the overwhelming male dominance of the top 100 artists when so many of the absolute biggest stars are female.<span><a name="more"></a></span></div><div>The Guardian reports: 'In 2020, women were outnumbered on the US Billboard charts by men at a ratio of 3.9 to 1, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s annual study of the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart.</div><div><br /></div><div>Women including Dua Lipa, Maren Morris, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion made up 20.2% of the 173 artists that appeared on the chart in 2020, dropping from 22.5% in 2019 – and a high of 28.1% in 2016.'</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>MUSIC INDUSTRY BLOG MARCH 2021 SUMMARY</b></span></div><div>Great source, excellent <a href="https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/the-music-business-in-2021-joining-the-dots/">overview</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: red; color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">FEB 2021</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: red; color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>HIPGNOSIS: DISRUPTOR CHALLENGING BIG 3</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/27/merck-mercuriadis-the-man-who-is-shaking-up-the-music-industry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. The big 3 of production/distribution are also the big 3 of music publishing, They're happy for labels/artists to get 5x the revenue share of songwriters/publishers, so their publishing subsidiaries are smaller than their labels. Hipgnosis has been buying up publishing rights then focusing on licensing deals through games, TV, film and ads to boost their monetisation - BUT still retaining an artist-friendly brand selection - see the $m MacDonalds offer rejected for a Eurythmics hit!</div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">'Out of every pound spent on streaming, around 58p goes to artists and record labels for the recordings, while only 12p goes to songwriters and publishers for the songs. This inequity, enshrined in the industry for decades, was being highlighted by the growing importance of professional songwriters. The last Billboard No 1 album not to feature a single additional songwriting credit was Bob Dylan’s Tempest, in 2014; </span><a href="x-gu://item/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/items/music/2016/apr/28/beyonce-lemonade-lesson-collaboration-robert-plant-karen-o-kendrick-lamarr-jack-white-mnek" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #a1845c; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;" title="">Beyoncé’s Lemonade</a><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, by contrast, featured almost 40.</span></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">Mercuriadis says that song management is partly a question of manpower: a staffer at a publisher might handle 20,000 songs, whereas a Hipgnosis employee will be responsible for no more than 2,000, so that each one gets serious attention.</span></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">Mercuriadis tells me that he turned down a seven-figure offer from McDonald’s for Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics, which is one of the most streamed songs from 1983. “What’s a great way to kill off what is special about that song? Put it in a McDonald’s commercial.”'</span></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><font color="#121212" face="Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></font><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">JAN 2021</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_oqyzxQE4Ts/YE35XV1054I/AAAAAAAAb9Q/DAb3MaBk-2Y44YBSH0YeSKUFgd3kN1VdACLcBGAsYHQ/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B12.53.59.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="1244" height="140" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_oqyzxQE4Ts/YE35XV1054I/AAAAAAAAb9Q/DAb3MaBk-2Y44YBSH0YeSKUFgd3kN1VdACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h140/Screenshot%2B2021-03-14%2Bat%2B12.53.59.png" width="400" /></a><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>£37 FOR 1 MILLION STREAMS</b></span></div><div>Gary Numan lays it out in the <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/gary-numan-says-he-was-paid-37-from-a-million-streams-2860258">NME</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/gary-numan-says-he-was-paid-37-from-a-million-streams-2860258"></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NIRVANA RED CASSETTE TAPE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY</b></span></div><div>And so the retro-cult of tapes that many buyers have no equipment to actually play continues... Bleach is getting a limited release of 500. <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/nirvanas-bleach-is-getting-red-cassette-reissue-for-valentines-day-2858133">NME</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>OVERVIEW OF MULTIPLE SMALL-SCALE SPOTIFY ALTERNATIVES</b></span></div><div>Safe to say you WON'T have heard of most of these, an interesting mix of alternative models that have in common an attempt to pay the artist a much higher return than the Spotify/Deezer/Apple average of 0.004p per stream. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/16/spotify-are-selling-adverts-not-music-how-to-stream-ethically?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://journalofmusic.com/focus/2021-music-boom-coming">JOURNALOFMUSIC</a> <span style="color: #e06666;">offer this detailed analysis of 2021 prospects - arguing the industry will experience a boom.</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>UK 2020 TOP 40 VINYL MOSTLY CLASSICS</b></span></div><div>Lot of decent music in this list. Plus Lewis Capaldi and Harry Styles. <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-nirvana-pink-floyd-and-queen-are-among-the-uks-best-selling-artists-on-vinyl">NME</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>HOW GAGA MADE $150m. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAoTkeFWJU">Forbes</a> YT video.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gYAoTkeFWJU" width="500" youtube-src-id="gYAoTkeFWJU"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: red;">DEC 2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>CASSETTE SALES REWIND TO 2003</b></span></div><div>Cassette sales rewind ... highest UK sales since 2003 at 157k ... Just a bit of catching up to do with vinyl (4.8m), but unlike vinyl it's not a retro market - Lady Gaga was the biggest seller in 2020. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/newsbeat-55476419">BBC</a>. The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/04/uk-music-streaming-hits-a-high-note-amid-the-lows-of-covid?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a> reflected on these figures in Jan 2021, noting that streaming accounted for 80% of CONSUMPTION (not the same as revenue) in 2020, with UK CD sales down a third IN A YEAR to 16m ... but still the main factor in album chart success</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/music-business-changes-transformations-2020-1107373/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>ROLLING STONE SUMMARY OF 2020 INDUSTRY CHANGES</b></span></a></div><div>Always a good source for detailed, insightful analysis.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.loudersound.com/news/motley-crue-turn-up-the-heat-with-bespoke-hot-sauce-series"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>SAUCY CRUE</b></span></a></div><div>There really isn't anything that musicians won't attempt to sell - Motley Crue hot sauce anyone? (The Scorpion is their hottest - big deal!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>ARTISTS SELL BACK CATALOGUES AS INDUSTRY REVIVAL HITS 5TH YEAR --- 450m PAID STREAM SUBSCRIPTIONS</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/07/bob-dylan-sells-publishing-universal-music?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. Loads of great info in this article about Dylan selling his 600 song back catalogue for $300m to Universal, with the Hipgnosis stock fund now up to £1.2bn spending on 117 back catalogues.</div><div>Spotify is booming - up 30% since 2019</div><div>Back catalogues are seeing a big revenue rise, eg Bon Jovi's 1986 hit Livin' on a Prayer is up 153% on streams since 2013</div><div>'Last year global music sales grew for the fifth consecutive year, to $20.2bn, driven by a 23% growth in streaming, having hit a low of $14bn in 2013.'</div><div>Warner's stock market float saw its value up from $3.3bn in 2011 to $12bn now, with Universal up to $30bn.</div><div>'Artists and songwriters receive a royalty every time a song is played on the radio, streamed or used in public places such as department stores, as well as income from sales of albums, singles and licensing music for use in TV adverts and films.'</div><div>NEIL YOUNG SELLS 50% TO HIPGNOSIS</div><div>Yet another major star joins the selling out. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/06/neil-young-sells-50-per-cent-of-entire-song-catalogue-rights-to-hipgnosis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>BIG 3 FUND ROXI: MUSIC ON TV</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/07/uk-music-streaming-startup-backed-by-kylie-secures-13m-funding?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. You may spot Kylie-fronted ads.</div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">'</span><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">Roxi touts itself as the world’s first “made for TV” music experience, offering products including karaoke and a 55m song catalogue, and is currently available on Sky’s Q service and Google’s Android TV</span><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">.'</span></div><div><font color="#121212" face="Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;">A stock market listing is likely to raise £200m and it plans to '</span></font><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">expand the service to potentially 500m devices by 2022 by launching on platforms from Samsung and LG smart TVs to PlayStation and Apple TV</span><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">.'</span><font color="#121212" face="Guardian Text Egyptian Web, Georgia, serif"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></font><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>GAGA ON SWEET OREO COOKIES</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/entertainment/oreo-lady-gaga-cookies-trnd/index.html">CNN</a>. News of Gaga doing a fairly exploitative tie-in with Oreos. She must really love her Little Monsters to further encourage the endemic obesity in the US - as junk food, any UK and for this line would face a UK ban!<br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NOV 2020 UK DRILL RAPPER HAS TO CLEAR LYRICS AND VIDS WITH OLD BILL</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/30/defending-digga-d-review-should-the-police-be-monitoring-rap?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. I've blogged about drill before, and the extraordinary powers that the UK police have granted themselves to ban live performances by such artists. This is an example of a drill artist who has to check every lyric, every video with the police.</div><div><br /></div><div>Such detailed state pre-publication censorship was the norm for US film from the 1930s under the Hayes Code; and UK TV through its early years in the 50s and 60s under the IBA. But with "light-touch" regulation now the norm, this is extreme for the modern era. Is it coincidental that drill is especially popular with working class and BAME Brits? Digga D ended up getting an official warning for supporting BLM.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you read even the briefest of histories of music censorship you should quickly suss that ethnic minorities and leftists have been key targets - as is any music that then crosses over to the white middle classes, as rap first did in the mid-late 80s, leading to record store owners being jailed for selling a 2 Live Crew 12" and Ice-T getting threatened by the FBI (heavy metal was a co-target of the PMRC campaign). Defending Digga D sounds like an interesting doc.<br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NOV 2020 SPOTIFY PAYOLA: TAKE LOWER ROYALTIES FOR ALGORITHM BOOST <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/03/spotify-artists-promote-music-exchange-cut-royalty-rates-payola-algorithm?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.</b></span></div><div>As a musicians union demands a flat rate of 1c per stream, Spotify offers a cut...in return for boosting the promotion of an artist, notably in the artist or track radio tool </div><div>IMO: this is the sort of behaviour that exposes the lack of regulation of the digital disruptors and should attract political attention for potential regulation, just as Instagram has been forced to label promotional posts. But right-wing governments are less likely to do so.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>SPOTIFY RATES...</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/14/streaming-platforms-arent-helping-musicians-and-things-are-only-getting-worse?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>OCT 2020 NEW STREAMING START-UPS OFFERING ARTISTS HOPE + A BETTER DEAL</b></span></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/19/streaming-startups-trying-to-save-music-industry-pandemic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>. <br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>OCT 2020 UK GOV INVESTIGATE STREAMING IMPACT AND FAIRNESS OF PAYMENTS</b></span></div><div>Music streaming in the UK brings in more than £1bn a year in revenue. “However, artists can be paid as little as 13% of the income generated,” a statement said. Spotify is thought to pay between £0.002 and £0.0038 per stream. Apple Music pays about £0.0059.</div><div>Guardian. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>OCT 2020 - KANYE, MASTERS AND HOW ACTS CAN DO WITHOUT A RECORD LABEL TODAY... (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/09/kanye-west-fight-for-rights-to-masters-music-industry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">Guardian</a>)</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">There are multiple success stories in recent years of artists who have topped the charts and won awards without signing to a major label, keeping hold of their master rights. In the UK, those include </span><a href="x-gu://list/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/lists/tag/music/jorja-smith" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">Jorja Smith</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, </span><a href="x-gu://item/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/items/music/2019/mar/08/little-simz-grey-area-hip-hop-stillness-in-wonderland-mental-health-suffered" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">Little Simz</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, </span><a href="x-gu://list/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/lists/tag/music/aj-tracey" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">AJ Tracey</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, </span><a href="x-gu://item/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/items/music/2020/apr/17/gerry-cinnamon-the-bonny-review-little-runaway-records" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">Gerry Cinnamon</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, </span><a href="x-gu://item/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/items/music/2020/apr/10/tom-misch-lockdown-listening-hans-zimmer-knxwledge-radiohead-coronavirus" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">Tom Misch</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"> and </span><a href="x-gu://list/mobile.guardianapis.com/uk/lists/tag/music/skepta" style="background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 0%, rgba(161, 132, 92, 0.33) 100%); background-position: 0px 93%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 1px 1px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.15em; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: text;">Skepta</a><span style="font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">, to name a few. At the same time artists without any record label setup – ie those just using distribution services to get their music to streaming platforms and retailers – represent the fastest-growing segment of the global recorded music business, according to Midia Research. In 2019, DIY artists generated $873m (£675m) in revenue, a figure that’s up 32% from 2018, counting for a 4.1% share of the global music industry.</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">While this shift has been happening, a wealth of companies have arrived to service independent artists with deals that either take a relatively small cut of earnings or charge a flat fee. Publisher Kobalt is one of these, which also has a label called AWAL, branding itself as a transparent global music partner that offers all the services major labels and publishers do but on far more favourable terms. Artists and songwriters keep 100% of their rights, aren’t locked into deals, can see how much money they are earning via an online portal and can also access advances on future earnings.</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">In addition to Kobalt and many other “label services” companies that have similar offerings, there are several DIY services that act as distributors, some of which offer advances, such as Amuse, Stem, TuneCore and DistroKid, and self-proclaimed “fourth-biggest major label” BMG, offering artists a 75% share of revenue with 25% retained by the company. Well-funded publisher Hipgnosis Songs has been buying up high-value publishing catalogues, partly in a bid to have enough clout to demand better royalty rates for songwriters as the company grows in size and value.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"></span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"><b>THE BIGGEST ROCK ACT OF 2020... THE BEATLES?!</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">See <a href="https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-07-15-the-beatles-are-the-best-selling-rock-band-of-2020/">article</a>.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-34638624090747756322020-12-05T05:51:00.001+01:002020-12-05T05:51:17.184+01:00ACDC PTOMO CAMPAIGN 4 QUADRANT BLITZ INCLUDES FORTNITEI've seen chunks of this coming through my Google news feed, including the user icon that fans can share and tweak for social media (especially Facebook) user icons.<div><br></div><div>If that veers to the over-40s then their Fortnite tie-in steers sharply towards the under-25 demographic.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/im3-GldLBW4">AC/DC Fortnite clip on their YT channel</a>.<br></div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-73668559410244358582020-10-21T05:13:00.002+02:002020-10-21T08:58:53.372+02:00WEB 2.0 LOGO GENERATOR AC/DC get social Power UpAn easy enough idea for a student production to replicate (simulacra) with Photoshop...<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/ac-dc-launch-power-up-logo-name-generator/">Kerrang! on AC/DC logo generator</a>.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-85505525133073184072020-10-18T08:06:00.002+02:002020-10-21T08:58:15.760+02:00SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TikTok group using collaboration and interactionThe idea that actually communicating with, responding to, the audience isn't exactly new - but this group point out how many big brands switch off comments. They highlight how their collaboration, cross-promoting but also sharing monetising techniques, are key. From <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/357579">Entrepreneur e-zine</a>.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-85643846971917128922020-10-18T07:59:00.002+02:002020-10-21T08:59:44.999+02:00CENSORSHIPAnother planned collective post.<div><br></div><div>Starting with...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/musicians-banned-from-snl-complete-list/">THE BANDS BANNED FROM SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE</a></div><div>Featuring Sinead O'Connor and the pope, a Republican billionaire, wasted alt-rock legends and flag-ripping leftie icons and more: the SNL banned list, with video clips.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-18054196963035985412020-09-10T22:29:00.001+02:002020-09-10T22:29:49.885+02:00VR FUTURE Stormzy game, Weezer in Fortnite<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/10/stormzys-game-face-grime-artist-goes-digital-for-latest-hit">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/10/stormzys-game-face-grime-artist-goes-digital-for-latest-hit</a>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-46162296768116673862020-08-21T08:23:00.001+02:002020-08-21T08:24:36.605+02:00SEXISM radio plays twice as many male artist tracksInteresting breakdown by gender of what % of tracks are played on UK radio ...<div>51% male artists, 30% mixed gender and just 19% female artists.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;">The inequality was starker still behind the scenes: 80% of British songwriters on the surveyed tracks were male, 19% female and 1% non-binary. Only 3% of producers were female.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Read more <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/21/female-british-artists-underrepresented-on-uk-radio-survey-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">here</a>.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-32838895090755475822020-07-21T13:06:00.001+02:002020-07-21T13:06:52.837+02:00QUEERING and REISSUES Dexys sexy back catalogue(I'll format later...)<div><br></div><div>Dexy's Midnight Runners were a major 80s chart band - <i>Come on Eileen </i>and <i>Jackie Said </i>being notable anthems. The BBC confused the soul legend of the latter with the obese Scottish darts player... (<a href="https://youtu.be/N4mxY0z9Faw">video</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>When flamboyant singer Kevin Rowlands released a covers album with himself in lingerie on the cover, the hegemonic response; the dominant discourse was that he was having a breakdown. I remember reading and buying into that myself.*</div><div><br></div><div>Decades later and he's released a new video for a song from that album, <i>Rag Doll</i>. It's yet another example of how the industry seeks to exploit back catalogue as a major revenue source (minimal production costs even for remastered releases).</div><div><br></div><div>It's also a great example of queerness in music video. Don't confuse the word with the homophobic slur it was reclaimed from - QUEERING means to intentionally, playfully (can be challenging at the same time) blur established, hegemonic boundaries and identities; categories. So, Judith Butler's performativity of gender is a queer theory for example.</div><div><br></div><div>I imagine some of you will be squeamish at the video - it's not explicit, and has a nice pay-off at the end, as well as featuring a reflection on the massive shift in the position and acceptability of queer identify in pop culture from 1999 to today ; well worth a look.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/21/kevin-rowland-interview-dexys-midnight-runners-covid-19-my-beauty-dress-stockings">This Grauniad article</a> brought it to my attention. Male gaze concepts are also playfully deconstructed (deconstructionism like queer theory being a strand of postmodern theory). At least (nod to Stuart Hall!) that's MY reading! Lily Allen is an example of how a critique of one form of hegemonic power and dominant cultural discourse and representation can go wrong by blindly reflecting another...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/Xo9SbrsV3T8">Video</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>*Of course, my skewed view was based on print magazine coverage. Yesterday saw the announcement that perhaps the last great, iconic music magazine, Q, has been killed by the pandemic blitz on media advertising revenue. For me, an absolute tragedy, albeit inevitable and predictable.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-26098750310896387292020-06-23T08:19:00.001+02:002020-06-23T08:19:58.155+02:00MERCH AC/DC album cover jigsaws<a href="https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/official-ac-dc-jigsaw-puzzles-to-be-released-in-september/">Neat idea</a> really, and easily four quadrant.<div><br></div><div><br></div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-54552464828629569042020-06-03T18:25:00.001+02:002020-06-03T18:25:13.380+02:00SOCIAL MEDIA Blackout Tuesday and white privilegeA <a href="https://www.indy100.com/article/black-out-tuesday-instagram-square-george-floyd-protests-9546816">lengthy article from the Indie</a>; well worth a read - I'd just had an infrequent look on FB, saw Gary Numan's posts with black squares, wondered what the hell this was about...then read this long article.<div>Two black women called for <i>an ongoing </i>protest against discriminatory practice; exploitation of and profiting from black artists - and their protest # got warped into a 1 day virtue-signalling fest ... by white liberals like Gary Numan.</div><div><br></div><div>The web 2.0 (and 3.0) concepts are frequently cited on this blog - including critics like John McMuria who point out how much the status quo dominate the revolutionary (plat)form - this is an excellent article to really understand how ideology comes into play with such an apparent outpouring of anti-racist solidarity that is essentially (<b>unconsciously</b>, an important point!) racist.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-31138802150114846072020-05-10T08:25:00.001+02:002020-05-10T08:25:54.387+02:00MASH-UPS Ithaca mash 65 years of rock musicAbsolutely astonishing production by a UK lighting + music video studio, <a href="https://ithaca.studio/about/">Ithaca</a> (NOT the USA college) using a Facebook motif to cycle through 100s of great musicians (and Foos + Kings of Leon, but still).<div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/_zflDkNJ99o">YouTube</a>.</div>DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-84833345972590957112020-04-30T15:08:00.002+02:002020-06-01T12:50:20.567+02:00SUMMER 2020 TASK 2 INDUSTRY RESEARCHThe following 2 posts are the main resource for this task/theme, 1 of the 3 basic research areas of the coursework (CIA - though with the added emphasis on media language and theory, this is more like MICA or TICA).<br />
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<a href="http://musividz.blogspot.lu/2016/04/industry-digital-streamed-past-physical.html">http://musividz.blogspot.lu/2016/04/industry-digital-streamed-past-physical.html</a><br />
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The basic themes follow, but 1st some useful Ppts, which may be swapped out for updated versions over time:<br />
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/secret/owqunwG4kczz5R" target="_blank" title="Industry music bicep tbc">Industry music bicep tbc</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/DB3igs" target="_blank">DB3igs</a></strong> </div>
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/secret/3NXAOVGPRqmqmN" target="_blank" title="Merch metallica">Merch metallica</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/DB3igs" target="_blank">DB3igs</a></strong> </div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MUSIC VIDEO HISTORY + PROTOTYPES</span><br />
in a nutshell, read the Austerlitz book which is specifically on this point. There's an extensive history <i>before </i>MTV made them a default promo device, going back <i>decades earlier</i> than even the key archetype (The Beatles 1960s film <i>A Hard Day's Night</i>).<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ANALOGUE FORMATS: RISE AND FALL </span><br />
show understanding of how the music industry has undergone changes <i>before </i>digitisation. Sheet music was the revenue driver a century ago, with gramophone records slower to become dominant. Vinyl became notably dominant with the rise of the teen as a distinct demographic with disposable income in the 1950s. Cassettes slowly rose as a rival from the 1960s, becoming the biggest format by the 70s/80s - especially when the Sony Walkman hit. Vinyl and tape sales slowly collapsed as CDs kickstarted the digital revolution in the 80s ... but have taken on hipster coolness and are ironically zeitgeisty - why?<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">DIGITAL MARKETS: CDs, CRAZY FROGS, PIRATES + NAPSTER, SPOTIFY... </span><br />
Carefully + specifically establish when + why the music industry's global revenues peaked, and why they began falling again ... until very recently they've finally began rising again. Consider the piracy issue, engaging with web 2.0 as you do. Explain how UGC eventually became a revenue-raising tool for the record labels. Look at the controversies over payment rates, and how radically they differ across platforms. Do a case study of 1 or more acts with music on <i>multiple </i>platforms (like my Bicep case study).<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MODERN REVENUE DRIVERS: MERCH, TIX ETC </span><br />
While vinyl's high price means low sales do bring in useful revenue, look at how merch (analyse the range of items for some bands + how these usually reflect a wide audience IF they're for big or older/long-established acts like Metallica), live concerts (VIP tix etc), licensing (games, TV, film) + sponsorships now bring in most of artists' income.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">BANNED IN THE USA: CENSORSHIP + REGULATION </span><br />
There is limited formal regulation, though the BBFC (UK) do have a voluntary system, and YouTube at least notionally apply an age-rating system - plus the <i>parental advisory/explicit lyrics </i>stickers in the US. Just like the film industry, the music biz has faced times of extreme governmental/political pressure fuelled by the press: the 80s metal/rap moral panic leading to hearings (and arrests for selling a 2 Live Crew record); the Dixie Chicks and Beatles record-burnings from different eras; the Gulf War radio blacklist of songs about war ... and peace; Elvis wiggling his hips; UK grime artists effectively banned by the police<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OWNERSHIP: INDIES AND BIG 3 </span><br />
Just how dominant are they? How can Indies compete? This is a very similar issue/debate to your AS film industry learning - online/social media + crowdfunding + self-distribution + self-marketing [AM's use of MySpace a great early archetype] are all important.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-3287439161612303422020-04-27T11:11:00.003+02:002020-04-27T11:11:48.972+02:00SUMMER 2020 CONVENTIONS TASKI'll add notes + any documents in this post to make it easier to find than lengthy Teams threads, but the main hub post for your summer work is this post, which has been updated and tweaked across two years of use by A2 students: <a href="https://musividz.blogspot.com/2018/06/conventions-research-blogging-in-10.html"><i style="font-weight: bold;">general </i>conventions research guide post</a>.<br />
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Here's a quick reminder of what that post breaks down ... in considerable detail!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">There is flexibility built into this</span></b> - <span style="color: #741b47;"><b>you can present this as a number of individual case studies, addressing the yellow-highlighted points, + provide an overall summary through GC10. Or you can merge 1 or more theme. Or you can simply stick to the 10-post structure - so long as your analysis is detailed and spans multiple examples</b></span> (<b><span style="color: red;">a minimum of 10 mixed-genre <i>general </i>examples specifically referenced, each at least once in at least one category</span></b>).<br />
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You would be advised to make some use of the <i>very </i>detailed post with a compilation of videos picked for specific useful features, each with further detail/analysis/pointers below, and in many cases additional separate posts too. That's <b><a href="http://musividz.blogspot.lu/2015/06/conventions-links-points-playlist.html">this post</a></b>, which, like the GCs guide, is included in the top links list for easy reference!<br />
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Before you access my notes, see if you think you can think of useful points from the clips in this compilation (the basis of that post):<br />
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...DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512259182461272499.post-9371825895319054192020-03-18T03:46:00.001+01:002020-04-08T12:27:28.504+02:00TIK TOK New media old attitudes as glam censorship uncovered<b><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/17/tiktok-tried-to-filter-out-videos-from-ugly-poor-or-disabled-users">TikTok 'tried to filter out videos from ugly, poor or disabled users'</a></b>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TikTok’s moderators were instructed to exclude videos from the For You feed if they failed on any one of a number of categories, the documents show. Users with an “abnormal body shape (not limited to: dwarf, acromegaly),” who are “chubby … obese or too thin” or who have “ugly facial looks or facial deformities” should be removed, one document says, since “if the character’s appearance is not good, the video will be much less attractive, not worthing [sic] to be recommended to new users.”</span></span></blockquote>
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