Month: April 2015

TUE. NEWS BRIEF: More Music On Yahoo • PledgeMusic Partners With Swatch • AFM Sues Film Studios • More

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Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aix-en-Provence, Alison J. Nathan, American Civil War, Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, AT&T, Atlantic World, Bermuda, Streaming media, United States

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Apple Responds To Nepal Earthquake With iTunes Fundraising Campaign

As it has for disasters including Typhoon Haiyan, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Haiti and, Hurricane Sandy,Apple has launched a fundraising campaign in the wake of Saturday’s devastating earthquake in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, American Red Cross, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, IOS, iTunes, Nepal, Philippines

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Teens Name Facebook 3rd Most Important Social Network

Facebook is the most popular social network in the world, but as usual, teens have their own ideas. A new Piper Jaffray survey shows that Facebook-owned Instagram is considered the "most. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Facebook, Instagram, Pew Research Center, Piper Jaffray, Snapchat, social media, Social networking service, Teenagers, Twitter, Video hosting service, Wall Street, WhatsApp

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Deezer Exec Outlines Global Music Strategy

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Julien Simon, who is the VP of Music Rights and Label Relations at Deezer, a subscription music service. We discuss. Continue reading

admin on 04/27/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Deezer, IOS, iTunes, Los Angeles Times, music industry, podcast, Research, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Youth culture

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Josh Garrels Hits Billboard Chart Despite Giving Album Away Free via NoiseTrade

You’re an independent artist about to release your first album in four years. On release day, in addition to making the album available via download stores and streaming, you give. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adam Lambert, album, Album cover, Americana Music Association, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, iTunes

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The Breakdown Of Monetization On YouTube

One of the questions most frequently asked by artists who are enrolled in the YouTube Monetization program is “how much money will I earn per view?” A closer look at the process for. Continue reading

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Tags: Advertising, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Burma, China, Cuba, internet, Iran, Marco Rubio, North Korea, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, Saudi Arabia, United States

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What Is Bitcoin And Why Should Musicians Care?

Music has a long history with peer-to-peer technology. Napster was the first to allow us to download mp3s directly from our peers. Music fans were so frustrated with the pricing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: ActiveX, Alois Hitler, Alternative medicine, Artist, Bitcoin, Electronic money, internet, music industry, Peer-to-peer, Peer-to-peer lending

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Parody Twitter Account @TIDALFACTS Brings Comedy To @TIDAL #TIDALFACTS Debate

Using the hashtag #TIDALFACTS, Jay Z and friends of TIDAL took to Twitter on Sunday defending the recently relaunched streaming music service from critics who where already calling it a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Apple Inc., Bertelsmann, Dolly Parton, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mobb Deep, PBS

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Jay Z Unleashes Tweetstorm Defending TIDAL

Jay Z unleashed a tweet storm over the weekend rebutting press and fan criticism of streaming music service TIDAL, saying he was just getting started and promising great things for artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Apple Inc., Daft Punk, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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Music Publishing News 4.27: Faxon Joins Pandora • Afrika Bambaataa Signs With Sony/ATV • German Publishers Eye Streaming

This week in music publishing news, Roger Faxon joined Pandora, German Music Publishers intend to address music streaming issues, and Afrika Bambaataa signed with Sony/ATV. More details below.

Guest Post on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Afrika Bambaataa, American Society of Composers, Artists and repertoire, Authors and Publishers, Melle Mel, Michael Jackson, Music publisher (popular music), Nashville, New York, Sly and the Family Stone, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tennessee

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Grooveshark Faces $736 Million In Damages As Trial Resumes Today

The UMG vs. Grooveshark trial resumes in New York today. With the judge ruling last week that the company is liable for up to $736 million in damages, the jury is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, copyright, Corpus Christi, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Grooveshark, Joint and several liability, lawsuit, New York, Texas, United States district court, Universal Music Group

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