Month: July 2015

BandsInTown Manager Now Serves 300,000 Artists

BandsInTown is now promoting concert dates directly from more than 300,000 artists, the company shared this morning.

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: About box, Absolute value, Amb (princely state), Anfield, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Apartment, Australian Associated Press, Australian Labor Party, Internet forum, social media

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Major Artists You Won’t Find On Spotify Or Any Music Streaming Service

It didn't matter as much when streaming music was primarily attracting fan who prefer deep catalog over hits. But as more casual music fans convert to streaming, they are in for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bob Seger, Competition law, Def Leppard, Federal government of the United States, Garth Brooks, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Jango, Led Zeppelin, Pandora Radio, Reuters, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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New On Our Jobs Board: Day To Day Artist Manager, Roll Call Records

Roll Call Records is hoping to hire a day to day manager and Partisan Records is seeking a Director of Marketing. Details and other available jobs on Hypebot's Music Industry Jobs Board. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Brooklyn, Heartless Bastards, Hypebot, Internet forum, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, New York City, San Francisco, social media, Tennessee

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13 Different Warped Tour Merch Promotion Tactics [Kosha Dillz]

When it comes to Warped Tour, there's quite a bit of competition for fans' merch dollars. Here are a few artists who are setting themselves apart from the crowd with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: August Burns Red, Black Veil Brides, Four Year Strong, Internet forum, Kevin Lyman, Kosha Dillz, Le Castle Vania, Motion City Soundtrack, music festival, Warped Tour

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IEBA Announces Fall Talent Buyers Conference

Conventions. Who needs another convention? Well, if you're a professional or artist involved in live entertainment, IEBA has evolved into a must go event. I'm a repeat attendee and beyond. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist-in-residence, country music, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Internet forum, Jeffrey Tambor, Johnny Cash, Nashville, New York City, Rosanne Cash, Tennessee, The Larry Sanders Show

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Toronto Mayor’s Kanye West Video Killed By Copyright

Is the takedown-first approach to copyright infringement really a good option? A recent video featuring the Mayor of Toronto head-bopping to Kanye has been pulled, with little consideration given to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2015 Pan American Games, Apple Inc., Canada, CFTR (AM), Drake (entertainer), John Tory, Kanye West, List of mayors of Toronto, Pan American Games, Toronto

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Attention Parents Of Future Child Stars

As companies seek to promote younger and younger stars, they are wary of a minor's ability to disaffirm contracts at any time, and so will take legal steps to guarantee. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, Apple Inc., Artist, Associate degree, Audio engineering, music industry, Spotify, The Angry Video Game Nerd, Video game, YouTube

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Beats 1, MTV Partner • SFX Reorganizes • BIME Lineup • Spotify Color Woes • 7 Digital • More

Tuesday 7.21.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Grooveshark Co-Founder Josh Greenberg Found Dead

Grooveshark cofounder Josh Greenberg was found dead Sunday by his girlfriend. The two shared a Gainesville, Florida apartment. He was 28.

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Florida, Gainesville, Grooveshark, Josh Greenberg, List of online music databases, record label, Sam Tarantino, Streaming media, The Gainesville Sun, University of Florida

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Poll of 17,000 Apple Users Spells Trouble For Spotify

[UPDATED] Apple Music launched with an undeniable advantage. More than 55 million U.S. households have at least one iPhone, iPad, iPod or Mac, and millions more use iTunes on a PC.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, IOS, IPad, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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