5 Coisas Rápidas Que Você Pode Fazer Hoje Para Melhorar A sua Carreira Musical

5 quick things you can do today to give your music career a boost

First of all thanks to Cheryl B. Engelhardt for this article.

Let’s cut to the chase here. Who has time for reading stuff? There are songs to be written, gigs to be played, careers to be built!

So in this article you’ll find five actionable tips in five “Key Areas” (as I like to call them) of your music career that, when attended to, can cause radical results. And the cool thing is that you can do these things today.

(If you want to dig into these five areas a bit more, I’m hosting a free live training on August 2nd! You can sign up here for free and at the end of the training I may even review your website… live!)

Here are the five key areas and a quick tip for each that I will be talking about in depth on my live video training. (If you’re the visual type, you can watch me share each tip in a quick video by clicking on the word TIP).

TIP 1: Branding.

Let’s start with some questions: Ever wonder what you should post on social media and on your homepage when you’re in between events, shows and album releases? Still debating what to use as your header images?

How about making all of those things reflect one message:

What. You. Want.

Now is the time to do a sweeping update of your social media accounts and website to make sure they reflect what you want and who you are.

TIP 2: Pitching.

Every year, millions of kids line up and ask Santa for what they want for Christmas. They are excited to see him, and unabashedly tell him their wishlist with no fear he is going to say NO.

At some point along the way, we lose this courage and stop sharing what we want and asking for it. What to do today? Make a request of someone in a Yes/No question format- see what happens!

TIP 3: Engagement.

Build relationships online by commenting on others’ posts, asking questions about your followers to learn more about them, sharing others’ content (and tag them for extra cross-promotional benefits!), and replying to anything positive.

TIP 4: Money.

Okay, full disclosure: this tip is too big for one post. We’re going to really dig into this even more on the webinar.

How you think about and relate to money can be the difference in how your year goes. I think about money like this: Money is like air… there’s enough for everyone, and the more you breathe in, the more you can breathe out. So, today, take a look at your last 6 months of money-in and money-out. Once you get a clear number of the AVERAGE you spend per month and the average you NEED, you’ll be able to get clear on how much you want to generate. Spoiler alert: it may in fact be lower than you think!

TIP 5: Getting It Done.

Do you have a task on your list that is always getting pushed back? Procrastination is one of the biggest barriers to a musician’s success. The fix? Break your big tasks down into specific micro-tasks. And (here’s the pro-tip) then schedule those tasks in your calendar, not on a to-do list or napkin or post-it.

Extra Pro tip: Don’t listen to the feelings/reasons/voices in your head to NOT do something. Do that thing instead of thinking about why you shouldn’t.

Bandsintown Atualiza Seu APP E Melhora A Procura Por Concertos

Bandsintown Releases Enhanced Concert Discovery App: Exclusive

The concert discovery app ​Bandsintown is making it easier than ever before for its more than 35 million music fans to connect with its 420,000 registered artists with its latest update.

Bandsintown released Version 6.1, which sees the app’s most significant update in the last year with increased opportunities for big name, touring artists to communicate more directly with their fans and followers on the application.

(Courtesy of Bandsintown)

Bandsintown’s registered artists, including Wiz Khalifa

, Lorde and Green Day, can now manage their “Artist Page” which displays all their “post to trackers,” a tool which allows artists and bands to set status updates sent to their fans to inform them of new music, tour dates, and express themselves in a more organic way. The posts musicians share will now appear on their artist activity page so that fans can follow along and see all that they’re sharing in an accessible format.

While Bandsintown Version 6.1 largely features an improved user experience to connect with artists, it also includes an extensive redesign that makes it easier for fans to navigate the app to find upcoming concerts and tours specific to their interests.

 "Our fans rely on Bandsintown not only to track the artists they love today, but also to discover their next favorite performers and live music experiences,” said Bandsintown managing partner Fabrice Sergent in a statement.  “Our new features further empower artists to build upon the connection with their core fans.”

Version 6.1 of Bandsintown is available today in the iTunes app store and Google Play.

‘Blade Runner 2049’ - A Música Por Hans Zimmer

‘Blade Runner 2049’ to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is currently scoring Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. While we first heard of the composer’s involvement in the project back in May, Villeneuve clarified in a recent interview with Studio Cine Live that the composer is collaborating with Benjamin Wallfisch on the score and the theme written for the movie by the film’s original composer Johann Johannsson who is still involved in the project will be used in the score. The sci-fi thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto takes place thirty years after the events of the first film and follows a new blade runner who unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. Hampton Fancher and Michael Green (Green Lantern) have written the screenplay. Ridley Scott who directed the 1982 original film (scored by Vangelis) is producing the project with Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove (The Blind Side, Insomnia). Blade Runner 2049 will be released on October 6, 2017 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Visit the official movie website for updates.

J.R. Schumann - O Influenciador Nos EU Do "Country Power Players"

2017 Country Power Players: The Influencer

THE INFLUENCER
J.R. Schumann, 35
Senior Director of Country Programming, SiriusXM

The executive in charge of SiriusXM’s country programming says he’s proudest of the artists the satellite broadcaster’s top country channel, The Highway, has spotlighted early in their careers -- many who have broken through to a larger audience. (SiriusXM reaches 31.6 million subscribers but doesn’t break out listenership by genre.) During the past year, Schumann has watched two female artists who were designated “Highway Finds” catch fire: Carly Pearce, whose “Every Little Thing” is No. 18 on the Aug. 5 Country Airplay chart and has sold 138,000 downloads, and Ashley McBryde, whose single from her upcoming album, Girl Goin' Nowhere, “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” got early love from Schumann and helped the Arkansas native score her Grand Ole Opry debut in June.

Read more: Watch Carly Pearce Perform 'Every Little Thing' at the Grand Ole Opry: Exclusive 

FGL On J.R.
Prior to Schumann’s arrival at SiriusXM in early 2016, The Highway played a significant role in breaking Florida Georgia Line, and member Tyler Hubbard praises the programmer’s ­continuation of the tradition of “giving new artists a chance for their music to be heard.” Adds his partner Brian Kelley: “Passion is a huge thing. He came all the way to Boston to celebrate our first ­stadium headline show at Fenway. That support is one of a kind.”

Don't Tell Him Ballads Make Bad Radio
If you talk to terrestrial radio programmers today, they’ll say, “I need tempo.” But “that’s a myth,” says Schumann. “Pick the greatest songs by the greatest artists of our time, and either their No. 1 or No. 2 song is going to be a ballad.”

Read more: Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard on Why 2017 Billboard Music Awards Are the Most 'Surreal' Yet 

There's A Lot Of Music Out There
Schumann says he receives close to 100 tracks a week, about half of them from indie and unsigned acts. To sift through all that music, he creates playlists that he listens to throughout the workday. When something grabs his attention, he replays it. He also has discovered a gem or two at local showcases. “I saw local songwriter Phil Barton perform a song he had co-written called ‘Skin & Bones.’ When I told him how much I loved it, he told me that Eli Young Band was ­recording it,” says Schumann, who lives in the Franklin area of Nashville. Schumann tracked down the song “and we ended up playing it as the first single leading up to the album launch.”

He's Excited About The Future
Upcoming songs from Brett Eldredge, Old Dominion and Kelsea Ballerini are all “amazing,” says Schumann.

Ronnie James Dio Holograma - Preparado Para Turnê Mundial

Ronnie James Dio Hologram Set For World Tour

Ronnie James Dio's hologram is going on a world tour.

Rolling Stone reports that the tour has been named Dio Returns, and the image of the metal singer, who died in 2010, will perform with live musicians from the Dio tribute band Dio Disciples.

The European leg of the tour starts in Helsinki on Nov. 30, and it'll arrive in the U.S. by the spring of 2018. You can also expect the Dio Returns Tour to make an appearance at select festivals next summer.

Dio's widow, Wendy Dio, and his estate worked on the project with the hologram company Eyellusion. The tour will use audio from some of Dio's live performances, and the hologram will supposedly take you back to the singer's Sacred Heart and Dream Evil tours. 

"In 1986, for the Sacred Heart Tour, Ronnie and I created the Crystal Ball with Ronnie filmed and speaking in a suspended crystal ball effect, done with back projection, which was the closest we could get to a hologram," Wendy Dio tells Rolling Stone.

"Ronnie was always wanting to experiment with new stage ideas and was a big Disney fan. With this said, I am sure he is giving us his blessing with this hologram project. It gives the fans that saw Ronnie perform an opportunity to see him again and new fans that never got to see him a chance to see him for the first time. We hope everyone will enjoy the show that we have all worked so hard to put together."

Watch the digital Ronnie James Dio perform at a Pollstar Live! trade show:

Quer Estrelar Ao Lado Do Seu Músico Favorito No Seu Vídeo? Este Aplicativo Pode Te Ajudar

Want To Star Alongside Your Favorite Musician In Their Video? This App Can Get You Pretty Close.

First of all thanks to Hugh McIntyre for this article.

Have you ever watched a music video that accompanies one of your favorite songs and wished you could have been a part of the production? Perhaps you want to be closer to the artist fronting the visual, or maybe you’d change something about it if you could? Now there’s a startup that aims to put fans into the music videos they love...sort of.

After years of forging relationships with some of the biggest labels and artists in the world, Nashville-based startup VideoBomb has just recently launched on iOs, and the company is finally off and running. The app allows anyone to film themselves lipsyncing along to a beloved single and edit the clip to feature both them and the superstar who made the track a hit in the first place. The final product cuts back and forth between the professional treatment and the fan-made option, which is split up and inserted intermittently. 

The resulting new video is not as high quality or exciting as the company boasts it will be (the idea of inserting yourself into a music video from one of the biggest rockers or pop stars on the planet is certainly enticing), but it’s exactly the sort of thing that younger Millennials and Gen Z go crazy for. VideoBomb follows in the footsteps of Musical.Ly, which also doesn’t worry about high production values, focusing instead on letting kids have fun and share their creation with the world immediately.

The company launched its product at the CMA Festival earlier this year, where a number of high-profile artists joined in on the fun, including country superstar Hunter Hayes, who filmed himself singing along to a Brett Eldredge’s single. 

Users can download 15-second clips and upload them to social platforms for free, and after doing so at least three times, they will then be able to do so with 30-second short videos. Fans who opt not to pay will only be allowed to use the first minute of any song to record their version, but for $1.99, they can access the entire track. Right now, VideoBomb has a library of 47,000 music videos from two of the three major labels, and more should be coming soon.

The newly-available VideoBomb app is a fun first step into what could be a huge industry (fans of any form of content inserting themselves into the show, movie, or music video of their choice), though it is clear the technology still has a long way to go before most people would be willing to invest much time or money into it. If this startup can keep the lights on and the buzz going, perhaps it will be the one to further the tech, and one day, it can really, honestly look just like you’re singing right alongside your favorite musician in their most popular video, which would be a dream come true for millions of people around the world.

Mass Effect Andromeda - Minha Demo Da Trilha Sonora E Efeitos sonoros - Video

Mass Effect Andromeda - My Demo Soundtrack and Sound Design

Hi everyone!

A few months ago I was experimenting with different sounds in my midi controller, particularly looking to do something more with the sub-sonic effects.

When Mass Effect Andromeda was released, I thought! Why not do something using the teaser, so that's what I did with some effects using sub-sonic.

 The soundtrack I did while watching the video and fit the track for each part.

Well that is it! I hope you enjoy, any comment will be welcome, whether it's positive or not.

See you next time.

Judas Priest Explica O Seu Novo Mobile Game

Judas Priest Explains How New Mobile Game 'Road to Valhalla' Is Part of Metal's 'Great Escapism'

Judas Priest is taking fans to Odin's lair with a new mobile game, Judas Priest: Road To Valhalla.

The adventure -- available now (July 19) via the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch -- allows players to use song stems from Priest's 2016 Battle Cry live album to create new songs to battle characters from Priest's songs and album art to advance through the game until they reach the mythical Valhalla.

Priest favorites such as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," "Breaking The Law," "Electric Eye," "Turbo Lover," "Painkiller" and, of course, "Halls Of Valhalla" are featured as part of the game, which was developed by Babaroga in partnership with the band, Trinifold Management LLC UK and Sony Music Entertainment.

"It's like a little microcosm of that world we've created with the characters over these years that come to life in a very good way," frontman Rob Halford tells Billboard. "The people that made it did a fantastic job, 'cause you don't want people to go, 'Oh, that's cheesy.' You want it to feel like people are really getting lost in the whole thing, and that can be kind of difficult to do on a small phone. But with this you can put your ear buds in and turn it up full and get lost on the Road To Valhalla for as long as you can before the boss taps you on the shoulder and tells you to get back to work."

Most appealing to Halford and his bandmates is Road To Valhalla's music creation component. "You need to have some weight there, with the music," Halford explains. "All the songs that were incorporated are great songs. It's quite challenging, and it's a lot of fun. You can make it quite simple, which I choose, or some of these crazy maniacs can do extraordinary things. It's really a first for us, so we're excited to see what kind of shenanigans that fans will get up to with this particular event."

And when they get to Valhalla? "It's full of the great attributes of metal with lots of fire, lots of mountains, lots of smoke and lots of color and speed and excitement as you're making the journey," Halford says. "Along the way you're attacked by all these incredible beasts, a lot of whips and chains and motor bikes and tour buses. I think this is part of the great escapism that we try to make with metal. You can actually be part of the experience rather than just listening with this."

While fans are escaping they can also prepare for the arrival of Priest's next album, the follow-up to 2014's Redeemer Of Souls. Though not expected until the spring of 2018, Halford says the set is mostly finished and "is going through those last pieces of machinery" -- including what he calls "some killer artwork." Halford is staying mostly mum about the music itself, but he allows that, "We worked really hard on this one to make a really strong follow-up. It's another big step for lots of different reasons -- but that's all I can say or I'll risk being put in the Tower of London for talking about it too much."

Music.Film Lança Plataforma Para Licenciamento De Trilhas Para Filmes

Music.Film Launches Online Hub For Licensing Film Scores

Cutting Edge Group, a company that has been helping finance film scores and soundtracks in exchange for ownership of masters and compositions for the past 10 years, is launching a new online portal for its Music.Film production catalog, where creators looking to license scores and songs from high-profile films for their own works can search through Music.Film's catalog digitally. The web-based hub will be unveiled this afternoon at a launch event in Los Angeles, and is available online now.

Recognizing the shifts required in the digital age when it comes to licensing music for television shows, advertising or gaming -- namely, tighter timelines and smaller budgets -- Music.Film is making their catalog of some 400 scores and soundtracks searchable, allowing supervisors to navigate much easier and more quickly than before.

Several of the more high-profile pieces of the company's catalog have also been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the music in the films The King's Speech, Sicario and Carol, for example -- all of which are in Music.Film's catalog -- have been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Score, while past Best Picture nominees Arrival and Whiplash also won sound-related Oscars; the former also picked up a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score, while the latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Since Music.Film owns master and publishing copyrights, the company spins itself as an easy alternative to the often more expensive licenses that exist for the majority of film scores. It also offers one-off deals, annual partnerships and generally more-affordable access to high-quality film scores, and waives synch fees for songs that are included in charitable campaigns or public service announcements. By providing the stems of their tracks, composers and supervisors can also incorporate pieces of licensed music into existing scores.

Linkin Park - As Vendas Sobem 5.332% Nos EU Após Tragédia

Linkin Park's U.S. Music Sales Rise 5,332% After Death of Chester Bennington

Three of the band's albums are on track to re-enter the Billboard 200 chart. 

In the wake of Chester Bennington's death on Thursday (July 20), sales of his band Linkin Park’s music grew tremendously, according to Nielsen Music. Based on initial U.S. sales reports for July 20, the combined sales of Linkin Park’s catalog of albums and songs increased by 5,332 percent (as compared to sales on July 19).

On July 20, the band’s albums sold 21,000 copies (up from less than 1,000 on July 19), while their collected songs sold 90,000 downloads (up from 2,000 the previous day).

In total, the act’s albums and songs sold 111,000 copies on July 20 (versus 2,000 the day previous) -- a gain of 5,332 percent.

The group’s best-selling album on July 20 was its most recent studio album, One More Light, which sold more than 6,000 copies that day (up from a negligible figure on the day previous). The set, which was released in May, debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, granting the act its sixth chart-topper.

It’s anticipated that at least three of Linkin Park’s albums will re-enter the Billboard 200 chart dated Aug. 5, which reflects the tracking week ending July 20. In addition to One More Light likely returning to the list, both Hybrid Theory and Meteora are on track to jump back onto the tally.

The top 10 of the Aug. 5-dated Billboard 200 chart is slated to be revealed on Sunday, July 23.

As for the band’s best-selling songs on July 20, here are their top 10 sellers that day, according to Nielsen Music. (All songs increased from a negligible figure in the day previous.)

Linkin Park’s Top Selling Songs (July 20)
“In the End,” 11,000 downloads
“Numb,” 10,000
“Heavy,” featuring Kiiara, 7,000
“What I’ve Done,” 6,000
“Crawling,” 5,000
“Somewhere I Belong,” 4,000
“Breaking the Habit,” 4,000
“One More Light,” 3,000
“Shadow of the Day,” 3,000
“One Step Closer,” 3,000

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ - Trilha Sonora

Jeff Russo to Score ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi drama Star Trek: Discovery. The show is set a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series and follows the crew of the USS Discovery during the Federation-Klingon cold war.The series stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Doug Jones, James Frain, Michelle Yeoh and Anthony Rapp. Alex Kurtzman (The Mummy, Now You See Me) and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) are executive producing the CBS Television production with Heather Kadin (Scorpion, Sleepy Hollow), Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts (Revenge, Reign), Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend), Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on September 24, 2017 on CBS. Visit the official show website for updates.

Como Os Músicos Usam O Ipad?

How Are Musicians Using the iPad?

Several years ago, when the iPad was in its early days, I wrote a post on how musicians could use the iPad. Well, after years of gradual adoption from the music community, the guys at Kensington have compiled this infographic on how musicians are using the iPad and what some of the most popular apps are. Enjoy!

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The Musician’s Guide was launched in 2009 by Marcus Taylor, a former indie label manager and artist from Oxfordshire, with a passion to help musicians learn about building their fanbase. TheMusiciansGuide.co.uk attracts over 300,000 musicians from all over the World every year.

Como Maximizar O Valor De Uma Musica Em Um Comercial

How To Maximize The Value Of Music In A Commercial

First of all thanks to George Howard  for this article.

The perfect mix of brand messaging and a well chosen piece of music can result in powerful advertisement that potential customers can connect with. It can also provide significant value to the artist, as it broadens their and audience and earns revenue from sync licensing.

Important Considerations for Brands and Agencies 

Looking To Integrate Music In Campaigns

The right combination of brand messaging and music can lead to a compelling ad that resonates with prospective customers.

With the proper packaging, advertising can provide significant value to the artist(s) involved as well.

In my experience running a label, the best example of all of the pieces coming together was this Volkswagen commercial featuring the music of Nick Drake:

When the ad initially aired, Nick Drake’s music was unknown beyond a small handful of people, and it can be argued that this commercial brought his music to the masses. As The Boston Globe reported recently, it worked out for Volkswagen, too:

…As for the commercial, not only was it a huge success in building Volkswagen’s brand, but it helped to shift television commercials into an era of tastemaking through advertising. According to Jensen, the trend of spending millions [of dollars] on Michael Jackson songs began taking a backseat to commercials featuring lesser-known artists. “Milky Way” was named one of the top 10 car commercials of the past 25 years by The One Club in 2012.

The experience of seeing how a brand collaboration helped Nick Drake’s work finally find the audience it deserved compelled me to co-found MAX.

This ad made it clear to me that a sweet spot between art and commerce exists where all parties – artists, brands, and most importantly, customers – can benefit.

In this post, I detail some tips and recommendations for generating the most value from music in campaigns.

Best Practices for Advertising With Music

I wholeheartedly believe that for musically-driven advertising to resonate with target audiences, brands and agencies MUST begin the brainstorming process with heavy consideration of the integration of music.

If you get this wrong, nothing else much matters; the entire campaign will fail.

Disharmony here harms the brand, the artist, and most importantly, the customers.

The best campaigns address this potential discord by digging deeply into the psychographic makeup of the artists’ constituencies to determine how their fans relate – in a durable and emotional way – to the brand. And they do this from the beginning of the creative process.

Brands Must Understand the Complexities Surrounding Music Licensing

Just like brand marketing, the music industry is complex and relationship-driven.

Similar to how some in the music world might not fully grasp the systematic RFP process that has become second-nature to those in the agency world, the many intricacies of licensing music can often hide behind a polished final product.

For example, it is rare to find a song only has one rightsholder attached to it. That is, typically, a song will have at least two parties who have some ownership claim (and therefore veto power) of a song: (1) the label and (2) the songwriter.

Of course, in today’s music era, many songs have samples and multiple writers, and/or guest performers, so the number of potential rightsholders is massive. Often, in order to use the song for a commercial, each of these rightsholders must agree to its usage.

In other words, this requires:

1. Finding everyone with ownership in a song
2. Negotiating with each party, and/or convincing all of them to approve a so-called Most Favored Nations (MFN) deal, in which all parties receive the same amount/terms
3. Issuing (and getting back) contracts
4. Accounting to each rightsholder

Even with all of the above addressed, there is still risk for the brand should any of the parties misrepresent their rights, or some piece of the song (sample) was not cleared. Misrepresentation of rights affected Matador Records to the tune of $50,000 in May 2016.

Given all of this, it’s crucial to ensure that proper diligence is done before airing anything.

You Don’t Need a “Superstar” Artist To Connect With People

As the Nick Drake example above shows, a household name is not necessarily required for a successful campaign. In fact, brands striving for authentic storytelling and the creation of deep/durable emotional connections with potential customers may do better to support emerging artists, rather than pay the large fees required to attract star power.

Just because an artist is popular does not mean that their fans’ values will axiomatically align with those of a brand. In fact, our data MAX has accumulated around fans often shows the opposite is true.

The musical landscape is comprised of increasingly diverse (and diffuse) talent that’s not necessarily all over Top 40 radio, and the rise of on-demand streaming has allowed brands, agencies and artists more traceable ways to reach these music fans.

Advertising With Music: Three Key Takeaways

Everyone wins when the music in an advertisement leads the viewer to explore the brand’s offering AND the artist’s songs.

This alchemy happens all too rarely because music is sometimes regarded as an add-on. A core mission of MAX is to increase these positive outcomes – where brands, artists, and fans all benefit – from the premises that:

1. Music must be integrated based on shared psychography of the brand’s customers and the artist’s fans
2. Campaigns must be orchestrated transparently so music-related rightsholders and brands all understand how the music is being used and the related value propositions
3. Shared value alignment, NOT simply popularity, is the key to the greatest music/brand integrations

Pesquisa Da Nielsen - Os Top's Até Agora No Rock - Metallica, Twenty One Pilots & Imagine Dragons

Nielsen Music's Mid-Year 2017 Charts: Metallica, Twenty One Pilots & Imagine Dragons Dominate Rock

Metallica, Twenty One Pilots and Imagine Dragons lead Nielsen Music’s mid-year rock charts (see lists, below), thanks to new -- and old -- releases from the three acts.

In the tracking period of Dec. 30, 2016 through June 29, 2017, Metallica’s latest studio album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, ranks as the most popular rock album in the U.S. The Billboard 200-topping set earned 540,000 equivalent album units, of which 487,000 were in traditional album sales. (It’s also the top selling rock album of 2017; see lists, below). Twenty One Pilots’ 2015 album Blurryfacecontinues to find fans, as it was the No. 2 most popular rock set of the first half of 2017, with 451,000 units earned.

Imagine Dragons’ smash single “Believer” -- which spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs airplay chart earlier this year --  is rock’s biggest selling digital song so far in 2017 (905,000 downloads) and the most streamed song in terms of on-demand audio streams (105.4 million).

Twenty One Pilots’ 2016 hit track “Heathens,” from the Suicide Squad: The Albumsoundtrack, was the most streamed song overall (audio and video combined) with 185.7 million streams. It was also the top on-demand video, with 110.4 million streams.

Total rock album consumption, based on equivalent album units, fell 7.8 percent in the first half of 2017, to 61.49 million units earned (down from 66.69 million in the first six months of 2016). Total rock album sales eroded 20.9 percent to 32.9 million (down from 41.6 million) and rock digital song sales collapsed 27.9 percent to 63.74 million downloads sold (from 88.47 million a year ago).

Overall streaming of rock songs (audio and video combined) jumped 21.6 percent to 45.5 billion (up from 37.4 billion), while on-demand audio streams vaulted 36.5 percent to 33.3 billion (from 24.4 billion). On-demand video streams fell, however, 6.4 percent to 12.2 billion (down from 13 billion).

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 Rock Albums (Based on Overall Equivalent Album Units)
1. Metallica, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (540,000)
2. Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface (451,000)
3. Soundtrack, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (353,000)
4. Imagine Dragons, Evolve (345,000)
5. Soundtrack, Suicide Squad: The Album (303,000)
6. Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor (281,000)
7. Gorillaz, Humanz (274,000)
8. John Mayer, The Search for Everything (259,000)
9. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (233,000)
10. Twenty One Pilots, Vessel (216,000)

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Rock Albums
1. Metallica, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (487,000)
2. Soundtrack, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix, Vol. 2 (351,000)
3. Gorillaz, Humanz (184,000)
4. Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface (177,000)
5. John Mayer, The Search for Everything (169,000)
6. Linkin Park, One More Light (130,000)
7. Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor (113,000)
8. Imagine Dragons, Evolve (109,000)
9. Soundtrack, Suicide Squad: The Album (101,000)
10. The Rolling Stones, Blue & Lonesome (92,000)

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Digital Rock Songs
1. Imagine Dragons, “Believer” (905,000)
2. Linkin Park featuring Kiiara, “Heavy” (361,000)
3. Fitz and The Tantrums, “Handclap” (334,000)
4. Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (329,000)
5. Rag’N’Bone Man, “Human” (248,000)
6. Kaleo, “Way Down We Go” (219,000)
7. Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence” (211,000)
8. The Revivalists, “Wish I Knew You” (147,000)
9. X Ambassadors, “Unsteady” (114,000)
10. Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (142,000)

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Rock Song Streams (Audio and Video Combined)
1. Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (185,682,000)
2. Imagine Dragons, “Believer” (158,035,000)
3. Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (124,508,000)
4. Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (105,244,396)
5. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker for Pain” (102,893,000)
6. Passenger, “Let Her Go” (80,594,000)
7. Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive” (75,330,000)
8. Panic! at the Disco, “Death of a Bachelor” (67,811,000)
9. Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence” (67,132,000)
10. Fitz and The Tantrums, “Handclap” (65,665,000)

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Rock Audio Streams
1. Imagine Dragons, “Believer” (105,410,000)
2. Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (75,247,000)
3. Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (62,972,000)
4. Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (59,918,000)
5. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker for Pain” (53,041,000)
6. Coldplay, “Hymn for the Weekend” (47,045,000)
7. Panic! at the Disco, “Death of a Bachelor” (46,505,000)
8. James Bay, “Let It Go” (46,052,000)
9. Fitz and The Tantrums, “Handclap” (45,870,000)
10. X Ambassadors, “Unsteady” (44,167,000)

2017’s Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Rock Video Streams
1. Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (110,435,000)
2. Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (64,591,000)
3. Imagine Dragons, “Believer” (52,624,000)
4. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker for Pain” (49,852,000)
5. Passenger, “Let Her Go” (48,863,000)
6. Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (42,273,000)
7. Smash Mouth, “All Star” (38,790,000)
8. Fall Out Boy, “Centuries” (37,408,000)
9. Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence” (36,544,000)
10. Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive” (36,510,000)

Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period of Dec. 30, 2016 – June 29, 2017.