Month: November 2015

AM NEWS BRIEF: Adele “25” Arrives • Apple Music’s Iovine Apologizes To All Women • Orchard Acquires Shrapnel • More

Friday 11.20.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web OUTLIER ALERT: Adele's "25" has arrived. Stay calm. Nothing about this release has anything to do with the rest of the music business.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Artist, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Pharrell Williams, Singing, Sony

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SFXE CEO Withdraws Purchase Offer, Stock Drops 41% As Bankruptcy Looms

[UPDATED] EDM giant SFXE appears headed for bankruptcy after CEO and founder Robert Sillerman withdrew his offer to buy the company's outstanding stock. The news sent shares falling sharply on Thursday.

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 72nd Street (Manhattan), Airliner, Anguilla, bEATPORT, Electronic dance music, Memorandum, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, Scott Walker (singer), SFX (magazine), The Wall Street Journal

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Adele’s New Album “25” Will Not Be Available On Streaming Services, Spotify and Apple Music Comment

{UPDATE 2 ] As most music industry insiders guessed, Adele's new album "25" will not be available on any of the major on demand streaming music services when it is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 'N Sync, Adele (singer), Billboard Magazine, boy band, Compact disc, iTunes, Lance Bass, music industry, Sirius XM Radio, Spotify

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Friday Deadline To Save On SXSW 2016 Registration

SXSW is not cheap, and this Friday 11/20 is the deadline to register for SXSW 2016 Music or Interactive and save. Current rates are $725 and the move up to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aesthetics, Austin, Designboom, Melbourne, Michigan, Reuse, Shipping container, south by southwest, SXSW, SXSW Interactive, Texas, Traverse City

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Record Store Day Partners With American Express For Music Filled Small Business Saturday Nov. 28th

Record Store Day continues to extend its reach beyond its signature one day event. This time they've partnered with American Express for special events and sales during Small Business Saturday on November. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Los Angeles, Michigan, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Tennessee, Texas

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Streaming Won, But Where’s The Innovation?

Although music streaming, the most disruptive technologycurrently being used in the industry, is well on its way to becoming the dominant method through which listeners consume music, it has not. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Cary Sherman, Internet radio, Music download, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, revenue, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media

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Alabama State University Caught In Fake Lil Wayne Concert Scam

Alabama State University has canceled their upcoming homecoming student concert after learning the promoter they were working with allegedly did not book Lil Wayne as promised.

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, Birdman (rapper), Celebrity sex tape, Conan O'Brien, Lil Wayne, Lollipop (Lil Wayne song), Nicki Minaj, TMZ (website), Video game, Young Money Entertainment

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Xriss Jor And How The Web Spreads New Musical Voices

For singer Xriss Jor, recent developments in how music can be shared online have opened up new opportunities for her to get her music (and the greater message contained therein) heard by a broader international audience and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Federation of Musicians, American Society of Composers, Anti-gravity, Authors and Publishers, Baby boomer, Billie Jean, Broadcast Music, Can't Be Tamed (song), Celebrity, Chief operating officer, Inc., Michael Jackson

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.20.15: Passman On Freemium • Spotify Fan Insights • Storms At Tidal

Donald Passman recently shared some interesting thoughts with Billboard regarding the ‘Freemium Model’ employed by some streaming services as well as a few other new realities facing today’s music economy.. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BuzzFeed, China, Freemium, Google Play, List of online music databases, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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10 Tips For Flying With Your Music Equipment

The holidays are coming and air travel is on the minds of many a musician. Recently it has become increasingly difficult for artists to travel with their instruments, but by following. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Air Miles, Airline, American Airlines, Atlanta, Aviation, Musical instrument, musician, Transportation Security Administration, Twitter, United States Department of Transportation

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