FROM RUSSELL TO NAHMIR: THE NEW AGE OF HIP HOP ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship and hip-hop go hand in hand. They have been since the inception of the art form. With hip-hop being a form of music, culture and art that grew from the Bronx with a do-it-yourself aesthetic, it was only a matter of time before the genre that so many people called “rap crap” and said would be dead within a year’s time would go on to influence youth around the world, and push them to become entrepreneurs in their own right. The music would go on to birth a form
Monopoly of Music: Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group (UMG) is breaking records again! This week on the Billboard 200 album chart, it has been reported that the major music company has a stunning nine out of the top 10 albums on the latest tally. For the first time in nearly five years, since the company has claimed such an achievement, dating back to the Nov. 30, 2013 chart, when UMG also attained nine of the top 10. On the new Billboard 200, UMG stands high by Carrie Underwood's No. 1 debut Cry Pretty,
Show Me the Money!
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is at odds with the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) over royalty rates for the songwriters and composers it represents. For those of you who don’t know, BMI is one of the Performance Rights Organizations (PRO) that collects public performance royalties for the rights holders of musical compositions – songwriters, composers and publishers. BMI is subject to a consent decree entered into back in the 1940’s. The decree provides for compulsory l
The Transparency of Mac Miller Life Through Music
Whenever we lose somebody in the hip hop world, it’s exceedingly painful. There are lots of reasons why, but hip hop fans seem to have a connection to their artists that other fans do not. With the loss of Mac Miller over this past weekend, we’re once again subjected to coping with losing a young, vibrant and gifted talent that was struggling with issues and inner demons that many of us only knew about on the surface. And that’s part of what makes losing Easy Mac with the Che
Georgia On My Mind: A Runner-Up Hub in the Film Production Industry
The future is bright for Metro Atlanta as the entertainment business and its paralleled technology continue to grow; placing the state of Georgia from third runner-up to the number one leading production hub in the United States. The state’s ability to outshine both California and New York (who held the top two spots in showbiz until 2016) is all in thanks to The Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act and its Georgia Film, Television, and Digital Entertainment Tax Cred
The Nielsen Brand Effect
Spotify and Nielsen have been getting busy expanding their outreach by announcing on Sept. 11 the adding of another measurement solution, Nielsen Brand Effect. This new tool provides marketers with more data to work with by better understanding how their ads produce revenue and its effectiveness on their target audience. Spotify already uses Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings -- so that advertisers can better analyze brand awareness, perception and purchase intent. Also, Spotify uti
