I’m Sad Taylor Swift Just Sold 1.2 Million Copies Of “Red”, But Not For The Reason You Think

Taylor Swift sold 1.208 million albums in the U.S. last week.  That makes "Red" the 3rd best selling album of 2012, and the eighth largest sales week for an album. Continue reading

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On Tour With #CNTRL: Beyond EDM – What To Do When A Show Is Cancelled

Hypebot’s Hisham Dahud is currently on tour with CNTRL: Beyond EDM (on behalf of his digital marketing company Fame House), a 17-city college tour across North America educating students about the origins. Continue reading

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Eminem vs. UMG Digital Music Court Battle Ends With Secret Settlement

Universal Music and FBT Productions told a California Federal Court that a settlement has been reached in their legal battle over how digital royalties were calculated on early Eminem recordings. . Continue reading

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The Fan Guru Offers Alternate Route To Radio, Now Seeking Artists To Sponsor

The Fan Guru is a recently launched startup designed to help musicians get on the radio. What they're basically doing is using ad buys to feature music in a form. Continue reading

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Have You Become A Social Media Zombie? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By now most musicians understand the relevance and importance of social media. But despite all the good that social networking can do, it can also cause us to lose some. Continue reading

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What Are The Essential Features Of A Hit Record?

What does it take to make a hit record? I’m sure most people want to know the answer to this. There are no hard and fast rules since every song. Continue reading

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Music Tech Startup News: h1tchr, Mirrorgram, Timbre, Shoutomatic

This edition of Music Tech Startup News features such interesting projects as h1tchr's liner note app for Spotify and Boreta's Mirrorgram photo app made in partnership with StageBloc. In addition,. Continue reading

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Apple Delays iTunes 11 Until November

11/29 UPDATE: iTunes 11 Will Finally Launch Today [REPORT] The launch iTunes 11, a major overhaul, which Apple promised would go live in October, has been delayed until November, the. Continue reading

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Music Hack Day Reykjavik Goes Tongue In Cheek With Infinite Gangnam Style, Horsify & OMGig

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Music Hack Day Reykjavik took place this weekend. We weren’t there, but we have been inspecting the creations that emerged from the event, and. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: UMG Settles Eminem Lawsuit, Carly Rae Song Suit, 6 Strikes Reviewed, Kickstarter & More

Wednesday 10.31.2012 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Click Here

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