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In the first half of 2017, growth in revenues from music subscription streaming services continued to offset declines in traditional unit based sales. Estimated retail revenues from recorded music in the United States grew 17% in the first half of 2017 to $4.0 billion. At wholesale value, the industry was up 14.6% to $2.7 billion. This growth reflects a continuation of the trends from 2016, but overall market revenues are still significantly below the levels they were in 1999

ABCs of a Music Producer Deal: 6 Key Points Wed Oct 18 in Atlanta Jump to registration, click here. Top music attorneys wrangle a career-making music producer deal. Most people think they can just hand a negotiation to a lawyer, and leave it at that. But as a professional, you need to understand the process and deal points, too, and what the short- and long-term implications to your artists’ careers may be. In this session, top experts Kendal A. Minter, Esq. and Evita G. Kaig

Consumers are generally accustomed to using a fingerprint to unlock their banking apps – but, are they willing to use their face – and do they think it’s secure? In this month’s PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, Hari Gopalkrishnan, managing director of consumer facing platforms and technology for Bank of America, discusses the bank’s efforts to make biometrics appealing authentication options for consumers, including its facial biometrics pilot program with

Music-focused specialty finance company Sound Royalties recently held its quarterly advisory board meeting in Los Angeles, joined for these special events by an all-star lineup of musicians and the top industry experts that make up its advisory board. Sound Royalties has become the go-to choice for music professionals and the dominant leader in its space, thanks to its savvy, artist-friendly funding solutions. WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Dominant music indu