Month: July 2016

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this round of our weekly wrap of big music industry news stories we look at the NMPA and Spotify's declaration of victory, broadcast radio's decline in influence, SFX's withdrawal. Continue reading

admin on 07/16/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Apple Inc., David Lowery, Google, Grammy Award, IOS, IPhone, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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6 Real Problems In Music Business The DOJ Should Be Investigating

Though it has recently been focused on several specific facets of public performance licensing, David Lowery examines six music business issues which the Department of Justice would be better off turning its. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Harry Fox Agency, Inc., License, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Time Travel, Teleportation And Music Publishing Metadata

This article looks at the value of metadata, as well as the challenge of keeping it accurate and up-to-date over time, as ownership and rights can easily change from year. Continue reading

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Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Systems, Annie Lin, Apple Inc., Bibliothèque nationale de France, Business development, CD Baby, Music publisher (popular music), United States

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How Do Music Preferences Differ Place To Place? Pandora Shares State By State Data

How musical preferences differ from place to place? Who are the top ten top acts in California, and how do they compare to New York? Pandora analyzed mountains of listener. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BET Awards, Beyoncé Knowles, Black Entertainment Television, Chris Brown (American entertainer), Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Los Angeles, Pandora, Stevie Wonder, Tracee Ellis Ross

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Create, Publish Your Own Ads With New YouTube Director App

Allowing its users to take the reigns for the first time ever, YouTube has released a new app, YouTube Director for Business, giving users the ability to produce and create. Continue reading

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Tags: Advertising, App Store (iOS), Google, Google Play, IPhone, Los Angeles, Online advertising, San Francisco, Washington DC, YouTube

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5 Performance Psyc Skills Every Artist Should Master

Beyond the obvious technical expertise required to put on a good live show, musicians also need to be able to arm themselves with a certain set of performance psychology skills, or. Continue reading

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Tags: Aaron Copland, Accredited investor, Atlanta, Berklee College of Music, business, Businessperson, Caddy, Harvard Business Review, Harvard University, Sonicbids

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Have We Reached Peak Festival Attendance? Bonnaroo 2016 Ticket Sales Down 46%

When a touchstone music festival has a 46% attendance drop, does it signal we've reached peak festival attendance? It's too soon to call it a trend, but a signification number. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Intel, Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Manchester, music festival, Nashville, Rolling Stone, Tennessee, The Tennessean

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Music Publishing News Roundup 7.15.16: Sony/ATV Michael Jackson EU Scrutiny • Indie Music Publishers Speak Out • PRS Financials

The European Commission will decide this month whether Sony/ATV may finalize its purchase of the Michael Jackson estate’s stake in its joint venture. Music companies and digital services have been. Continue reading

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Tags: Deezer, Enzyme Commission number, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Google, Joint venture, Michael Jackson, Panama, Universal Music Group

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FRI. BRIEFING: Vevo Revamps, Adds Curators • $1B Line IPO • Eventbrite Adds Venues • SupaPass • More

Friday 7.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Video has become more important than ever, but Vevo has always been an afterthought. It's hard to see how any revamp. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Calvin Harris, Eastern Time Zone, IMAX, music video, Rihanna, Sia Furler, Sledgehammer (song), Sony Music Entertainment, Star Trek, Vevo

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