January 2015

MusicTank Introduces First Think Tank Of 2015 – Is Data The New Oil?

MusicTank, University of Westminster, has opened the floor for its first Think Tank Debate of 2015: Is Data The New Oil? The question originated from the observation of the unrelenting. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/26/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Companies House, iTunes, London, music industry, Musicmetric, Semetric, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom

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New Apple DRM Patent Points To Music Sharing, Two Tier Pricing In Beats, iTunes Relaunch

Apple has obtained a patent that could enable music and video sharing and along with other features by adding a new layer of digital rights management (DRM). "The systems and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Store, Cryptocat, Encryption, IMessage, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Subscription business model, WhatsApp

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Patents Music Sharing, Dylan Gifts Album, Guvera Buys Blinkbox & More

MONDAY 1.26.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 01/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BigChampagne, Bose Corporation, Ethan Kaplan, Hypebot, Live Nation Entertainment, music industry, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media

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This Week in Music Commentary

The 3 Biggest Delusions Musicians STILL Have About the Music Industry The Death of the (Musical) Middle Class Never Too Early: How The Music Industry Breeds Its Own

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

How to Revolutionize Your Band's Social Media Presence in Under 30 Minutes a Day How To Use Twitter, Instagram and Gmail Sponsored Promotions For Music Why and How to Find. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: The Musician’s Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals For 2015

Ariel Hyatt | The Musician's Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals For 2015 Julie Geller | What I Learned From Writing One Song A Week Lonley Vagabond | Declaration of a New. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 01/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Google Tells Zoe Keating: Sign Music Key Deal or We'll Block Your YouTube Channel Why You Should Give A Shit About SEO Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Puts Spotlight On Apple's. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/24/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Record Label Exec’s View On New Media Strategy

In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Theda Sandiford, who is the VP of Commerce at Republic Records and Island Records, where she. Continue reading

admin on 01/23/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Compact disc, Free music, Freemium, Internet radio, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vevo, YouTube

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Who’s Buying Music Today vs 10 Years Ago

Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog A recent survey by MusicWatch looked at the demographics of CD and digital music buyers back in 2004 and compared them to 2014.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Digital audio, iTunes, LP record, Music download, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Month: January 2015