2016 was a mixed year for the music industry in New Zealand. The key success story for the music industry in New Zealand is the growth in online streaming, which facilitated the second consecutive year of growth in total retail revenue. After a bumper year in 2015, live music returned to historical levels. In 2016, the music […]
The Recorded Music New Zealand 2017 annual report is now available and we are pleased to report that we met our 2017 strategic goals across our three core divisions: maximising our collective licensing revenue, delivering world class services to membership and protecting and promoting music via our ProMusic activities. We managed to grow our collective […]
Auckland is now officially a City of Music, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network announced this morning.The cultural arm of the United Nations, UNESCO, launched the Creative Cities Network in 2004 to promote social, economic and cultural development among cities who have identified creativity as a strategic factor and enabler for sustainable urban development. Auckland will join the […]
After 15 years in decline, the New Zealand music industry has recorded back-to-back years of double digit growth. Wholesale figures released today by Recorded Music NZ state total revenues for the local music industry increased by 16 per cent to $86,198,000 in 2016, a further improvement on the 12 per cent growth in 2015. Streaming […]
Starting tomorrow, both the Official New Zealand Music Charts and IMNZ Charts will include physical and digital sales from Bandcamp – an online community where artists and labels sell their music direct to fans. The addition comes as Recorded Music New Zealand continues to evolve the Charts to accurately reflect all the ways that New […]
The first New Zealand Music Producer Series will be held at Roundhead Studios in Auckland from January 16 – 20, 2017. Hosted by producer Greg Haver and supported by NZ On Air, Recorded Music New Zealand and APRA AMCOS the masterclasses will bring two international producer/engineers to Auckland to work with the country’s best studio […]
Media release 17 October, 2016 PwC report: Music industry contributed $484 million to New Zealand GDP in 2015 2015 PwC report highlights: The music industry contributed $484 million to NZ’s economy The music industry in NZ supported employment of 4,508 full-time equivalent workers (FTEs) The report commissioned by Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS and The […]
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