Month: February 2016

Adele’s 25 Back At #1 On Nielsen And BuzzAngle Music Charts

Adele’s 25 scores the #1 position on both the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts for the 10th nonconsecutive frame this week, moving another 100,000 album equivalent units, including 81,000 in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/29/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Delivering Music To Fans: The Options

Once you've spent the time and energy to create your music, getting into the hands and ears of your fans is the next step. This article looks at several different content. Continue reading

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SXSW Announces 2016 Music Hackathon

The SXSW Music Hackathon will return for its third year with programmers, designers, musicians and digital artists teaming up to create music tech innovations. Using their programming know-how and a. Continue reading

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Changing Music From Exclusive To Experience: Adding Long-Term Value

"Windowing" music has proven to devalue it, but accepting that the music industry is a listener's market and that the product is the artist not the art is the first step towards revitalizing. Continue reading

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“Popular Music Is Dumber, Duller And More Homogenized Than Ever”

Culture commentator Paul Joseph Watson, has developed a YouTube following with snarky but usually justified diatribes, turns his lens to popular music. "Popular music is getting measurably less intelligent," states. Continue reading

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Why I’m Turning Off The Radio [Tracy Maddux]

At present, the U.S. does not pay royalties to performers when their music is played on the radio, instead compensating only the songwriters. This article looks at how this antiquated legislation came. Continue reading

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Beatport Releases FREE Production Starter Kit Via BitTorrent

Beatport has been sucked into the SFX bankruptcy battle with some questioning if the court proceedings will prevent them from continuing to pay royalties on time. But that hasn't stopped. Continue reading

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Jabberjaw – Finally A Podcast Network That Focuses On Indie Music

Podcasting has seen exponential growth of late, but indie music has not gotten much attention.  In this interview, the creators of music-centric network Jabberjaw Media talk about their podcasts and where they're headed.

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Academy Award Winners 2016 – The Complete List

The 88th annual Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday night with "Spotlight," a film about the Boston Globe's investigation into sexual abuse by priests winning awards for Best. Continue reading

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T.I. Leaves Label System, Signs With Jay Z’s Roc Nation, TIDAL

More and more major artists are leaving major labels and taking control of the recording careers bu going independent. But increasingly their doing it with the help of experienced partners. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/29/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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