A couple of years ago, I was standing in a live music venue in my hometown of Paris, France and tears started streaming down my face uncontrollably. The artist on […]
Tag: Music fans
UK’s CMS committee calls for official ‘Music Fans Association’
The UK parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee has published its ‘Fan-Led Review of Live and Electronic Music‘ report after nearly a year of consultation with fans and the […]
D2C before DSPs is music’s parallel economy. Here’s the data from EVEN.
This post is written by Mag Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of EVEN, a direct-to-consumer music infrastructure platform. EVEN has onboarded over 500,000 artists through distribution partnerships with UnitedMasters, Too Lost, […]
How music discovery and fan commitment are inextricably linked
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
Music Ally NEXT: how to identify fan subcultures in a fragmented online world
At Music Ally’s NEXT conference this week, a series of experts shared their tips and insight around identifying fan subcultures in a tech-first world. In a panel chaired by Patrick […]
UK parliamentary committee starts fan-led live music review
Last year, a UK parliamentary report on grassroots music venues recommended a ‘fan-led review’ of live and electronic music, modelled along the lines of a similar initiative for football. At […]
Inside Beats 1
Beats 1’s “flagship” DJ Zane Lowe has confirmed that his first interview on his new show on 30th June will be Eminem. He’s posted photos so we can presume it’s […]
Ticketmaster profiles venues in All Access YouTube series
Ticketing giant Ticketmaster has launched its new web series, All Access, which shines a spotlight on a series of music venues in New York. The New Amsterdam Theatre, Kings Theatre, […]
We Are Hunted co-founder returns with Wonder.fm discovery site
A grid of streaming songs organised as a chart based on online buzz? Sounds familiar… We Are Hunted’s charts led to the startup being acquired by Twitter to work on […]
Viacom’s latest music research claims ‘streaming is the new normal’
Viacom has published some details of its latest research into US music fans’ habits, quizzing more than 1,200 13-40 year-olds on “the music experience in 2014”. Some of the key […]
Deezer teams with Foursquare for ‘music rewards galore’
Deezer has inked a deal with social location service Foursquare to offer premium subscriptions to fans checking in regularly at gigs using the latter company’s app.
Research shows music fans still prefer CDs to downloads
Music Ally’s sister research company The Leading Question has revealed that most UK music fans are still happier buying a CD than downloading
