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Independent artists worldwide are generating serious money for the music industry. According to estimated figures published by MIDiA Research, total revenue generated by ‘self-releasing’ artists in 2018 was $643 million – up 35% on 2017, when the equivalent annual number hit $472m. Today, can reveal that a single distribution company, CD Baby, contributed over $100m of that $600m-plus independent artist revenue. US-based CD Baby, which started as an online CD store in 1998, now represents over 750,000 recording artists, 170,000 songwriters, and over 9m tracks across 800+ genres. Speaking today (January 8), CD Baby CEO Tracy Maddux revealed that his company’s 2018 artist earnings had topped $100m. That’s up at least $20m on the previous year, when it distributed around $80m in 2017. And while Maddux explained that CD Baby doesn’t disclose certain precise fiscal details, he did confirm that the company’s 2018 gross revenues were “in the range $120m fo...

Jeanne Moreau dead: Iconic French actress who starred in Jules et Jim dies age 89 Actress and director was one of the most recognisable names in French cinema Tribute to Jeanne Moreau songs https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/tributejeannemoreau     French actress Jeanne Moreau has died aged 89. The actress, singer, screenwriter and director was arguably best known for starring in the François Truffaut film Jules et Jim in 1962. Born on 23 January 1928 in Paris, Jeanne Moreau spent part of her childhood in Vichy before returning to settle with her family in Paris. Her father ran a brewery in the 9th arrondissement and her mother, of British origin, was a dancer at the Folies Bergère. An icon of French cinema who reached the height of her fame during the 1960s; she was the recipient of multiple lifetime achievement awards, including a Bafta fellowship, which was awarded to her in 1996. She was a friend and collaborator of many other of the most reco...