NMS Event: Subscription Revenue Could Hit $3 Billion by 2020

NMS Event: Subscription Revenue Could Hit $3 Billion by 2020

You are invited to a NMS Signature Session.The Signature Sessions are tailored to high-level, intimate discussions about the future of the business, and have a limited capacity of 75 – which quickly sell out. Register here. In this Session, we will read the tea leaves on the future of Music Subscription. The...

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NMS @ SXSW: Everything You Know is Obsolete

NMS @ SXSW: Everything You Know is Obsolete

Everything You Know is Obsolete: Units vs. ARPU Come see Tom Silverman and other leaders in their field discuss the new way to look at music business. When it comes to interpreting music revenue numbers, everything you know is obsolete. Some countries are adopting streaming and digital quickly, and some...

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NMS’ 5-Year U.S. Music Industry Revenue Projections

NMS’ 5-Year U.S. Music Industry Revenue Projections

New Music Seminar 2015: 5-Year U.S. Music Industry Revenue Projections By: Tom Silverman | Executive Director, New Music Seminar A New-Year industry overview traditionally is a retrospective but the New Music Seminar is all about the future of music and the music business so we look forward. Here we look...

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Pt.2 Silverman on Bloomberg TV: Streaming, Jay-Z, His First Concert

NMS Executive Director, Tom Silverman was in the Bloomberg studios discussing shifts in the Music Business with a focus on streaming, Jay-Z buying Aspiro, Sync, the Grammys, and what did Tom study in college? Click to view Part 2 of this two part interview. Want to be part of the discussion...

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Pt.1: Silverman on Bloomberg TV: Digital v. Physical

Pt.1: Silverman on Bloomberg TV: Digital v. Physical

NMS Executive Director, Tom Silverman was in the Bloomberg studios discussing shifts in the Music Business with a focus on Singles versus Album sales and growth in the music business. Click to view Part 1 of this two part interview. Want to be part of the discussion in building the...

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New Music Seminar Day 2! Opening Remarks, Mike Huppe Keynote, and more!

New Music Seminar Day 2! Opening Remarks, Mike Huppe Keynote, and more!

New Music Seminar continued to bring the best in music business to the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel this Monday. With a huge breadth of programming covering topics from streaming to touring to producing and everything in between, the hotel was abuzz with innovation in the second day of the three-day...

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Watch Tom Silverman on Bloomberg: Is Streaming Savior of Music Business?

Watch Tom Silverman on Bloomberg: Is Streaming Savior of Music Business?

Tom Silverman appeared on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance” Monday to discuss the digital media side of the music industry, in particular, the importance of streaming, why he sees a need for the industry to partner with web connected services and about digital royalties. Learn why Tom Silverman says “streaming as future,” watch the...

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NMS is Capping # of Registrations & a Note from Tom Silverman

We are 60 days away from the New Music Seminar with many new initiatives in place.   Third Day Added: On Sunday afternoon, as a prelude to the main schedule, we will introduce NMS 101 Day. Sunday will include an overview to help you navigate the conference and get the...

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Mark Your Calendars! 4 Panel Sessions To Attend At SXSW Music 2014

Mark Your Calendars! 4 Panel Sessions To Attend At SXSW Music 2014

Headed to Austin, TX for SXSW? We are! Mark your calendars because we’ve got a list of SXSW Music panel sessions you can’t miss – even for that Texas BBQ. Make sure to check out New Music Seminar’s “Designing the $100 Billion Music Business” panel next Wedsenday March 12 at 12:30...

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Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Back in 2007 when the writing was on the wall about the demise of the CD and vinyl sales were almost nonexistent, I wrote this commentary for Billboard.  Today, as CDs are down 19.6% year-to-date  and album downloads are down 14%, Vinyl is up 32.7%, it is clear that consumers...

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