Music industry – One step closer to being accurate
Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, BTS… these have been some of the biggest artists of the year, but who are YouTube most streamed artists of 2022? While YouTube doesn’t bring in as much money to the music industry as …
Drake, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo… these have been some of the biggest artists of the year, but who are YouTube most streamed artists of 2021? While YouTube doesn’t bring in as much money to the music …
While YouTube doesn’t bring in as much money to the music industry as say Spotify or Apple Music, is it a major player nonetheless, and especially in certain markets. A very diverse platform, artists from all around the world feature …
Do you like to know the truth? So do I. Nowadays, it seems that every week we hear about broken streaming records. Is that real information or brainwashing? We will start adressing this question by looking at the biggest streaming …
Who’s popular in South Africa? A lot of information is available for many countries from Europe and America, but what about the main African market? One would instinctively expect hugely popular black artists from the decade to dominate, like Michael …
Going through South Africa’s top foreign albums sellers of the 80s Read more »
Who’s popular in South Africa? A lot of information is available for many countries from Europe or America, but what about the main African market? The few bits of data which emerged relate to artists from the 80s onwards, with …
Going through South Africa’s top foreign albums sellers of the 70s Read more »
For many years, I studied the recording music industry while living in France. During that time, it was frustrating to see charts, certifications and industry data about the same two dozens of countries again and again. I couldn’t help but …
Spotlight: a trip into Congo’s lone music retailer Read more »