WED. BRIEF: Apple’s Music Profits Up • Pandora Stumbles • MP3tunes Lawsuit Resurrected • More

WEDNESDAY 10.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Music was a bright spot for Apple even as Pandora users fell slightly.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe On Standing Up For The Value Of Music [INTERVIEW]

In this interview Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, discusses his organization's position in the ever-changing music industry industry as its role in the streaming marketplace continues to. Continue reading

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Spotify Lets Video Partnerships Lapse, Pledges More Original Content

Just 9 months after adding video to its music streaming platform, Spotify is letting deals with major content sources lapse in favor, the company says, of producing more original content itself.

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Are The Record Labels Of The Future Already Here?

As advancements in technology continues to shift the music business landscape, the role of record labels has become uncertain. Here Cherie Hu examines what future record labels might look like,. Continue reading

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Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data

In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the. Continue reading

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This Fortnight In Music Supervision And Sync: Johnny Cash • Danny Elfman • Oasis • More

A run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog.

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Grooveshark’s Sam Tarantino: How One Music-Tech Shark Got His “Groove” Back

After the death of his co-founder and a company ending lawsuit, things were looking bleak for Grooveshark originator Sam Tarantino. Here he discusses how he came back from the lowest. Continue reading

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Music’s Impact On Productivity

While music's ability to positively augment the viewers experience when watching television and films is well known, its impact on day to day activities like work, learning, and exercise is also. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Asks Copyright Royalty Board For Major Rate Increases

SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal for Sirius XM, Music Choice and Muzak to U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges that will cover October 2018 – 2022.

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Event App Yplan Sold To Time Out For $2M After Raising $38M

Last minute event app Yplan has been sold at a deep discount to the UK based Time Out media group for $2 million USD.  Yplan had raised $37.7 million in. Continue reading

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