Month: October 2016

Twitter Paid $30 Million For Vine, Now It’s Shutting It Down

Remember MySpace? Remember iTunes Ping, Friendster and Orkut? Twitter's once very popular short video app Vine is the latest social service diving into the deadpool in another reminder of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/28/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising slogan, Adviva, American Civil Liberties Union, Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, Snapchat, social media, Social network, Twitter

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AM BRIEF: Twitter Axes Vine • Music Publishers vs. Facebook • Apple Delays Airpods • BIME • More

FRIDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Remember MySpace? Remember iTunes Ping? Remember Orkut? Remember Vine? Remember _______? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Andrew Cuomo, Animals as Leaders, Apartment, Bia East District, Bill (law), Bill Gates, Blog, Boosie Badazz, Ghana

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Kanye West Threatens To Boycott Grammys If Frank Ocean Isn’t Nominated [VIDEO]

Be careful, Kanye. The first rule of negotiations is to never make a threat that the other side was hoping would happen anyway.

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Alicia Keys, Apple Music, BBC, Billboard Magazine, California, Frank Ocean, Grammy Award, Jack White, Kanye West, Oakland

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Music + Money: What To Invest In And What To Avoid

As artists and musicians, where we invest our money is important. Indeed one of the main reasons those starting out in the music business fail is because they misspend their. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Audio mastering, Berklee College of Music, Chris Castle, Google, Hypebot, music industry, record label, Streaming media

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Music Chatbots: What They Are And How Anyone Can Create One

In addition to VR and other technological developments, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the chatbot. Here we get the low-down on all things chatbot, and explore what. Continue reading

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Tags: Android (operating system), Candy Crush Saga, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google Play, Instant messaging, IOS, Justin Bieber, Videotelephony, WhatsApp

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Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, Chance The Rapper Top Spotify 25 Under 25 List

Spotify has released a 25 Under 25 list featuring the most played under the age of 25 based on stats from the music streamer. Eighteen-year-old Shawn Mendes tops the list. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, CBS Radio, Charlie Puth, DJ Snake, iHeartRadio, Justin Bieber, Major Lazer, Meghan Trainor, OneRepublic, Taylor Swift

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Universal Music, Avenged Sevenfold To Launch VRLIVE Virtual Reality Concert Platform

Live music has been largely unaffected by the radical shifts that shook the rest of the music industry. But that appears about to change with the adoption of virtual reality.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Augmented reality, IOS, music industry, Nokia, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Universal Music Group, virtual reality, Virtual reality headset

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Pandora To ‘Unveil’ On Demand Streaming Music Service On Dec. 6th

Wall Street was not kind to Pandora this week after the music streamer announced its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. Turnaround hopes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Business Wire, Chief marketing officer, LinkedIn, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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A Lesson In Constructive Termination From The Librarian Of Congress

Here Chris Castle takes a closer look at the recent "promotion" of Maria Pallante by the Librarian of Congress, a promotion which led to her resignation. In this piece we. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Baltimore, Barack Obama, Carla Hayden, Google, John Roberts, Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, United States Copyright Office

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10 Tips For How To Work With Tough Promoters

The "tough" promoter can be a facet of many local scenes, and though it can often be challenge to get on their good side, doing so can ultimately be an. Continue reading

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Tags: Accounts payable, Affalterbach, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Instagram, patreon, Snapchat, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Premium Jan. Launch • Jay Z Bids On Prince • ABBA’s VR, AI Tour • More

THURSDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora is hoping more paid subscribers is the path to profitability. How's that working for Spotify? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Business journalism, CBSN, Christmas, CNBC, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter

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