Making Music Work

As part our research we interviewed various musicians around the country. You can read their stories here. makingmusicwork.com.au/casestudies/

"The Nashville Metro Council has passed a resolution demanding that Spotify, Google, Amazon, and Pandora accept a 44 percent increase to songwriters’ portion of streaming royalties." spin.com/2019/04/nashvi…

"A quick rundown of the most prominent 26 major labels in the U.S. and U.K. (all owned by Universal, Sony or Warner) shows that female executives run or co-run just four of them, or 15%." rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

"According to the Annenberg researchers, led by Stacy L. Smith, only 16 percent of country artists are female, and only 12 percent of country songwriters are women." npr.org/2019/04/05/710…

A short research video exploring how the the price people have been willing to pay for recorded music has changed over history. youtube.com/watch?v=LjIO0T…

"As Live Nation and AEG keep shopping, indie promoters worry about whether they should take a big check -- or risk being eaten alive by their bigger competition." billboard.com/biz/articles/n…

"Parliamentary report calls for boost to Australian music quotas during peak times as well as simpler rules around local content." theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

"Streaming has taken over Australian music sales with ARIA now reporting 70% of all music sales coming from streaming in the past year." noise11.com/news/streaming…

"If you want to make delicious cheese, try playing hip-hop music." npr.org/2019/03/24/706…

"Were you in a band with a Myspace page between 2003 and 2015? If you were, then any music you uploaded to the social media network is now gone." theverge.com/2019/3/18/1827…

"I think music is a gift. I feel tremendously lucky to have had music in my life and to have made a living from it. But I have worked hard at it, and it would seem that you have seen value in it by according me a status in the community." rootsmusic.ca/2019/03/14/a-b…

"50 years ago, the artist manager had less influence, and also less responsibility. On paper they did most of jobs they do now, but in reality, it was the labels and promoters who had all the power and ability to break an artist." theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/its-time-artis…

"Spotify and Amazon aren’t technically suing songwriters — they’re trying to appeal the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision last year to increase payout rates to songwriters by 44% over the next five years." theverge.com/2019/3/8/18256…

"Research shows that around half of all professional musicians worldwide, at some point in their careers, endure music-related injuries that permanently sideline them." makingmusicmag.com/top-7-habits-o…

"ARIA’s half-year figures show a 31.9% jump in ad-supporting streaming revenue to $12.7 million, while subscription sales are up 35.1% to $105 million. Sales from digital tracks and albums were down 31.8% and 36% respectively." themusicnetwork.com/renters-vs-buy…

As part of our field work we filmed short advice-based vox pops with our case study interviews. You can view them on our YouTube channel. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

"Vendors will no longer be allowed to provide beverages in plastic containers and they will not be allowed to use single-use plastic bottles for the festival’s backstage, production, catering or dressing rooms." billboard.com/biz/articles/8…

"The benefits of learning music begin from the earliest years of a child’s life. Music education therefore should begin before formal schooling begins." musicaustralia.org.au/2019/02/more-c…

"Universal’s streaming revenue grew by 39% to top $3Bn for the first time, Warner was second with a 27.6% jump to $1.83Bn, while Sony had a 22.3% increase to over $2Bn." themusicnetwork.com/op-ed-conversa…

"But can we really use scientific research on music to improve our lives? Absolutely." time.com/16129/what-the…