Month: July 2015

Massive Changes In This Year’s Music Sales

A recent Nielson report on the year's music sales reveals some interesting new data on how music is being consumed. Massive growth has been seen for streaming services like Spotify,. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, independent music, Independent record label, It's Too Late (Carole King song), iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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2015: The Year Of The Fan Club

While there are many different forms of social media in place designed to help artists connect with fans and drive revenue, creating an exclusive web-based fan club without involving a. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Atlanta, Best practice, Booth Newspapers, brand, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Sonicbids, Twitter

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Bandcamp Updates App, Releases First Indie Music ‘City Guide’

Quietly and deliberately Bandcamp continues to improve and expand its offerings for indie labels, musicians and their fans. The latest update brings improved search and discovery to its fan focused. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 'Merican, 12-hour clock, 7-Eleven, Advertising, Alan Cross, Aldi, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, Oregon, Portland, Roanoke, Virginia

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6 Ways to Connect With Your Audience at Events

We’ve talked about all the ways you can engage with your audience online, and that is FanBridge’s primary focus. However, it’s also important to make sure that you give 110% to. Continue reading

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Tags: Colorado, Ego death, Facebook, Fort Collins, Groove Theory, I Kissed a Girl, Instagram, Katy Perry, Matt Martians, Melissa Etheridge, Tegan and Sara

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Radio Is Net’s New Darling • ITunes Blowback • WhipClip Raises $40M • BMG Buys Minder • More

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Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Advertising, Afghanistan, Air marshal, Alan Cross, Apple Inc., Chief of police, Chinese language, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry

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Indian Music Streamer Saavn Raises $100 Million, Adding 1 Million Subscribers Monthly

Apple Music launched last week in 100 countries; and that only begins to give you an idea of how big the potential is for streaming music. That universe expands even. Continue reading

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

Tags: Apple Inc., Glassnote Records, Hong Kong, India, IOS, Rdio, Saavn, Spotify, Streaming media, Tiger Management

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Artists And Performance Royalties: Time For A Solution

Followers of the Future of Music Coalition know that they have long supported a public performance right for AM/FM radio that would pay artists when their music is played on over-the-air. This right already. Continue reading

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Tags: ABKCO Records, Apple Inc., music industry, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, royalties, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, The Turtles

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LANDR Adds $6.2M From Rapper Nas, Richie Hawtin, WMG For Cloud Based Audio Mastering

(UPDATED) Cloud based semi-automated mastering of your precious new recording was once unimaginable. Not so any more, thanks to LANDR, who added $6.2 million to its war chest today.

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

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Britney Spears, Canada, Cirque du Soleil, Disc jockey, ElBulli, Government of Canada, Guy Laliberté, Minister of Industry (Canada)

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How Many New Listeners Does Streaming Deliver For Each Lost Music Buyer? [Mark Mulligan]

As we wait to see what effect Apple Music will have on streaming adoption, download revenue and its competitors, one of the music industry's top analysts, Mark Mulligan, looks at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Adware, American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, music industry, record label, Sony, Spotify

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Hypebot Hosts #NYC Music Tech Meetup Next Monday July 13th

After successful Hypebot sponsored music and tech meetups in San Francisco and LA, we're taking on New York City next week. Details on how to register are below. This Fall. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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