In 2015, the world’s largest retail store held a shareholders meeting where a $2.7 billion dollar investment in its workforce was announced. With over 1.3 million workers, Walmart claimed this was one of the largest private-sector pay increases in history,… Read more
For the global music audience, there’s no hotter topic than the Grammys, which drive a staggering amount of sales, streams, and social media activity. Part of “The Grammy Effect” is the post-ceremony buzz that sees award winning albums increase dramatically… Read more
With the immense transformation undertaken by the music industry over the last twenty years, it’s comforting to note some things haven’t changed. While formats, listening habits, and popular genres are (as always) in a state of flux, at least for… Read more
As the familiar groove of Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life creeps into the mix, the train departs and a band of misfits appear: after twenty years, Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie, last seen in Danny Boyle’s cult transformation of… Read more
Never quite shaking off its hillbilly aura (thanks Billy), country music has been slow to take root amongst mainstream and indie listeners; but with the largest music festival in the southern hemisphere ready to saddle up for its 45th year,… Read more
With the monstrous New Years hangover in the rear-view mirror, and the mercury dangerously close to 40°C, we turn our attention to summer jams: the songs that soundtrack sand in our toes, cocktails in our hands, and late nights dreams… Read more
An artistic hotspot since the 1970’s, New York has given birth to more musical icons than there are cities in the world. Brooklyn- the most populated of the five boroughs with over 2.5 million residents- has always been the city’s… Read more
At POSmusic, we’re always trying to understand why the hair on the back of our necks stand up when we hear our favourite song. Of course we’re not alone, and as the Guardian reports, our scholarly friends at Harvard University have taken… Read more
Much like Batman’s relationship with The Joker, the music industry and streaming services have come to depend on each other. Despite consistently being slammed for underpaying artists by just about everyone who has ever made (or sold) a record- YouTube… Read more
Tomorrow marks the final week before Christmas and the busiest weekend of the retail calendar. The unrelenting onslaught of carols sends most shoppers mad, yet studies show the right Christmas retail music can make shoppers spend more. It’s simple, if… Read more
No one said it better than Danish author Hans Christian Anderson: “when words fail, music speaks”. And this is exactly what The Guardian have taken to heart, with the release of a music video composed from 150 years of data… Read more
Bedroom beat-makers everywhere are rejoicing, as unofficial remixes have now begun appearing on both Apple Music and Spotify, in a deal made with digital music distributor Dubset. In what is surely the death knell for rumours of Spotify’s acquisition of… Read more