Deadline For SXSW Accelerator Startup Pitch Event Nears

Calling all startups! Enter the 9th annual SXSW Accelerator Live Pitch competition. An incredible 71% of SXSW Accelerator alumni have gone on to secure a collective $3.1 Billion in funding. 

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23% Of CDs Sold On Amazon Are Counterfeit, Say Investigators

As much as 23% of all CD's sold on Amazon are counterfeit, according to multiple investigations.  We first reported on the problem two weeks ago after an alert was sent. Continue reading

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The Time Has Come For Facebook To Accept Songwriters’ Friend Request [David Israelite]

As Facebook has grown and developed, on the video side of things in particular, the time has come for the popular social networking platform to become properly licenesed, lest it risk. Continue reading

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Non-Discretionary Pricing: Why Spotify Costs 63% More In UK Than US [Mark Mulligan]

The price of streaming music subscriptions is a contentious ongoing debate within the industry. Is $10 per month too much or too little. Would twice as many people pay if. Continue reading

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As Vine Shuts Down, A Brief History Of Failed Social Media Sites [INFOGRAPHIC]

Last week came news that Twitter is shutting down video app Vine. It's the latest in a growing list of social media fails that serve as a reminder that the. Continue reading

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3 Reasons No One Is Listening To Your Music

If you're latest music release doesn't seem to be getting as many play counts or views as you'd like to see, there could be a number of reasons why. Here. Continue reading

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Shunned By Radio, Hard Rock Is Still Alive And Well In America

In this piece Glenn Peoples looks at hard rock and metal's roll in the industry, for although the style of music has little to no prevalence on commercial radio, new. Continue reading

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Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell, Kobalt Beat Universal, BMG In New Music Publisher Ranking

Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell and indie Kobalt were named the top 3 music publishers in Billboard's new market share ranking. Much of Sony's success comes thanks to Sia's "Cheap Thrills," the. Continue reading

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Hollywood Back In Court: How Have Spinal Tap Creators Earned Only $81 In Merch Sales?

Hollywood has had a long tradition of avoiding paying royalties by claiming movies are "not profitable" as the result of an accounting loophole. This has resulted in a number of. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: NMPA, NSAI, Sony Settle Royalty Issues • Publishers Ranked • Pirate Party Scores Victory • More

MONDAY 10.31.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Who knew publishing would become music's sexiest sector? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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