Month: June 2015

Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move To Apple Music

As expected, Apple is retiring the Beats Music service and brand. The Beats name will remain for now on headphones and speakers, as well as, on Apple Music's new 24/7. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Digital rights management, Disc jockey, Google Play, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Mobile operating system

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Four Quick & Affordable Videos Musicians Should Make Today

YouTube over the years has been a great tool for musicians. But having consistent content to display can be tough. Check out today's article to see how you can engage your. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Daytrotter, Genre, MTV, music video, record label, Soundcloud, Spotify, Television, Wolfgang's Vault, YouTube

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music Details and Reaction • Kobalt Launches Global Collection Society • Revolt Mucis Conference • More

Tuesday 6.9.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 06/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 7 Things, Accel-KKR, Airline, Angel investor, Application software, Argentina, ArtsBoston, Associated Press, Aviation Week & Space Technology, California

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Full Text Of Monday’s Apple Music Announcement

Today Apple unveiled a much anticipated overhaul its music service along with the launch of its Beats-inspired paid subscription music streamer (more details here). Dubbed Apple Music, here is the full. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Disc jockey, Eddy Cue, ICloud, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Streaming media

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Apple Music Unveiled: ‘Beats One’ 24/7 Live Radio, D2F Platform Connect, $10 Per Month, 3 Month Free Trial

At today's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple launched Apple Music alongside major updates to OSX, iOS and the Apple Watch. Former label and now newly minted Apple exec Jimmy Iovine took. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Doug Morris, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, New York Post, Streaming media

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On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of The On Demand Fan [Mark Mulligan]

Today at MIDEM I presented the findings of an exclusive piece of research conducted by MIDiA Research in conjunction with MIDEM entitled ‘On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cannes, Deezer, Doug Morris, Jay-Z, Midem, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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5 Best Tools for Sending Music Promos

DJ’s receive tons of music promos in their inbox every week. As a producer, record label or PR sending promotional emails is a important part of of getting music heard. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 000 Maniacs Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, 10, Anaheim, BMG Rights Management, California, concert, Dance music, Demi Lovato, Disc jockey, Dolla (rapper), Electronic dance music, record label

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Four Simple Ways to Engage Your Social Media Audience

We have defined engagement and found benchmarks to aim for, but how exactly do you engage with your audience on social media? There’s no hard and fast rules, but here are a few. Continue reading

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Tags: Animation, Facebook, Facebook features, Graphics Interchange Format, JPEG, marketing, Our News Feeds, social media, Social Media Examiner, social media marketing

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16 Amazing #Midem Hack Day Music Hacks, 1 Winner!

This weekend 16 international teams of music tech hackers joined the 5th annual Music Hack Day at the Midem music conference in Cannes, France. I'm most intrigued by FanBox and The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1 For 3, Amy Poehler, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Application programming interface, Cannes, Comedy Central, Doug Morris, IPhone, iTunes, Midem, music industry, RunKeeper, Songza, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Creator, Tyler

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Midem 2015 Attendance Down 11%, Complains It’s Being “Pirated”

So much for a music industry rebound… Blame it on a shrinking industry, tightening budgets or new communications tech that make face to face meetings far less essential, but attendance at Midem has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Abidjan, Africa, Alassane Ouattara, Cocoa bean, FIFA World Rankings, Ghana, International Cocoa Organization, Ivory Coast, record label

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Bobby Braddock’s Memoir • Grooveshark Turns Heads • Spotify CEO Defends “Freemium”

In this week's music publishing news, Bobby Braddock talks about his newest venture, writing a memoir about is life as a Nashville songwriter, Grooveshark makes a splash as it re-emerges. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blake Shelton, Do it yourself, Humour, independent music, musician, Sangria, Spotify, Taylor Swift, The Voice (U.S. TV series), Twitter

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