Karma-Chameleon. The Fast-Changing Metrics of Digital Music

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The changes in the digital music world continue to inspire a lot more than fear – they’re creating connections on every level, minute by minute.

It’s great to see the Billboard Music Awards getting so much attention on traditional media, but the truth is that their rankings simply don’t mean what they used to.  Long recognized as the industry standard, it’s no secret that the on-demand player and purveyor of music (and ranking) is now YouTube, one of the biggest creative disruptors of the digital music age.

Google has literally jumped on that bandwagon this week, releasing the “YouTube 100” – which tracks viewers and usage across “official music videos, user-uploaded videos and viral debuts, and uses this data to provide a holistic view of song popularity.”

Google’s YouTube 100 joins the ranks of many other services judging popularity, views and downloads in the music industry. And believe me, they’re measuring everything right down to your shoe size.  Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers, Vevo views, blogs and soon, mobile messaging lists.  Digital Media Wire quoted, YouTube Product Manager, Chris LaRosa, as saying, “Not only does the YouTube 100 give props when fans make original videos for popular songs, it also captures YouTube’s one-of-a-kind musical diversity. YouTube users get into music as fans and original musicians, and our new chart gives the community a better way to find the most engaging music on YouTube.”

As far as metrics go (and come and go), this is definitely one for our industry to watch closely.

Kelli Richards, CEO, The All Access Group, LLC

 

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