It wasn’t that long ago that music industry pundits were saying that the business would prosper as soon as we hit 100 million paid streaming subscriptions worldwide. We’ve soared way past that number and the industry is indeed in a boom period, but that might not last for long, according to a new study. The […] The post Music Consumers Are Pressing Pause On Paid Music Streaming appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Trevor McShane, UMG And TikTok Settle, And Music Gear Retail Changing On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

While once AM Radio was a broadcast powerhouse that garnered huge number of listeners, today it’s a failing bastion dedicated to sports and talk radio. Even FM, which captured most of AM’s audience, is giving way to streaming, and that has caused auto manufacturers to reconsider the viability of AM Radio in their vehicles. In […] The post You Probably Don’t Listen To AM Radio, But Congress Thinks You Should appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Production Expert’s Russ Hughes, Song Catalog Purchases, And Headphone Anxiety On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

Most of us work in a studio at home these days, and while walking the 10 steps to work in the morning seems like a dream, there are mental consequences that can occur as a result. Not interacting with people for long periods of time can easily lead to depression, while the many interruptions that […] The post My 4 Life Hacks To Help Your Music Life appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

Unless you’re a teenager, you’ve probably noticed that our taste for discovering new music stagnates as we age. Musical paralysis is real, and it disturbs many adults we feel their love for music has decreased as they age. There are a lot of studies that back that feeling up, but sometimes the best data comes […] The post Musical Paralysis Happens A Lot Younger Than You Think appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Music Consultant Lisa Machac, Spotify Decreases Songwriter Royalty, And The End Of Guitar Amps On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

We as a society made a lot of industrial-strength bad decisions decades ago before anyone was aware that they were going to be bad for the environment. Converting so much of our daily lives to items made and packaged with plastics was one of them, and that includes vinyl records. We’ve fallen in love with […] The post Vinyl Records Are Bad For The Environment, But Evovinyl Is A New Eco-Friendly Option appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

There so much in the news about how the vinyl records are such a hot product, and how there are more and more vinyl releases every year, but apparently that doesn’t apply to most indie artists. Distribution and label services company Ditto Music found that most artists don’t even bother with vinyl for a new […] The post Not Many Artists Release Vinyl Even Though It’s A Hot Product appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more

On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show! The post Stephen Schultz On Hearing Loss, Spotify Adjustable Song Speed, And Peak Music Gear On My Latest Podcast appeared first on Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog ..read more