Spotify & Streaming

Spotify & Streaming bring$1 billion to the music industry - can it last?

An excellent article with some great statistics to use. Please read through and take some notes for your exam.

Beats by Dre is worth $3.2 billion to Apple.

This is an excellent news story that adds to two of our current case studies. It touches on synergy between companies, the transition from music sales to the sales of hardware and several other issues.

Lesson 5 - Apple

The following article has some fascinating statistics on Apple and it's business model. It states that it may well be the most profitable company in the world!

Now Let Us Gaze in Awe at Apple

Here is Steve Jobs speaking at the original launch of the iPod back in 2001:

And here is the advert/promtional film for Apple's latest big product, the iPhone 5:

This is an excellent account of the mixed blessings that iTunes has brought to the Music Industry: To what extent did the Music Business benefit from iTunes?

Thom Yorke vs Spotify continued - Townsquare discussion

Rough Trade East

Lesson 4 - Kickstarter & Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer is a very interesting case study as she is using the internet in a new and innovative way to preserve her independence from record labels.

Case study: Soul Jazz Records

This is an important video to watch, as Soul Jazz is one of our case studies.

Thom Yorke criticises Spotify

Thom Yorke criticises Spotify and the Music Industry in general.

Major label case study - Rihanna

Chief Keef gets label, movie deal and headphones!

A good example of synergy in action. Up and coming "hot property" Chicago rapper Chief Keef gets his own label, a movie deal, and his own line of headphones.

Along with the solo deal, Keef was given his own label deal for his GBE imprint...

Keef also agreed to a multi-movie film deal through Interscope’s motion picture division, so look for Keef’s story to hit the silver screen in the future. The first movie is already in the works, and I should have some additional details on that soon...

The icing on the cake, however, is Keef’s own line of Beats By Dre headphones, aptly titled “Beats By Keef.”