Month: December 2016

TUE BRIEF: Tribune Sells Gracenote • Beyonce Sued Over Roc-A-Fella Logo • Taylor Swift On Spotify • More

Tuesday 12.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Nielsen's acquisition of Gracenote is a reminder of both the importance of music data and the cost of gathering and delivering. Continue reading

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Links, Live, Mentions, Boomerang All Now On Instagram

Good news for Instagram users who've been experiencing Snapchat envy, the former photo sharing platform is now making links, live streams, tags, and boomerang accessible within its Stories feature, something. Continue reading

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Tags: Facebook, Instagram, IOS, Monthly active users, Photo sharing, Snapchat, social media, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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BandPage Promises New Features For YouTube Creators In 2017

Even as BandPage is shutting down tools and features that many musicians and music marketers had come to reply on, it is promising that new discovery and D2F features for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 4Music, Fashion Makeup, Grilling Recipes, Indian cuisine, Instagram, Italian cuisine, Universal health care, Universal quantification, Women in India, YouTube

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The “Drake” Effect: Thoughts From A&R Exec, Songwriter Spek

Here a recording artist and A&R executive reflects on how the ways in which consumers listen to music and engage with artists has fundamentally changed with more control now in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/19/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 5BARz International, A New Day Has Come (song), Academy Awards, Billboard 200, Celine Dion, EMI, Rae Sremmurd, Streaming media, The Beatles, YouTube

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Billboard, Nielsen Finally Add Streaming To 19 Genre Album Charts

Nielsen Entertainment and Billboard announced they will be shifting 19 genre album charts from sales-based to consumption-based charts that blend album sales, track equivalent sales and streaming equivalent plays. The. Continue reading

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Tags: Billboard Magazine, Billboard Women in Music, Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Madonna (entertainer), New York City, Record chart, Record Store Day, release music, Soundcloud, Woman of the Year

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In 2017, Experience Should Be Everything [Mark Mulligan]

Here Mark Mulligan outlines why music streaming services, although they have seen considerable success in 2017, must shift their focus more towards emphasizing the user experience in order to stay. Continue reading

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Tags: Android (operating system), Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, Streaming media, Twitter, User experience, User interface, YouTube

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YouTube, Music Publishers Reach Agreement To Distribute Millions In Unclaimed Royalties

The music industry seem united in their belief that YouTube should pay more money to creators, but that hasn't stopped them from working with Google's popular video site when they. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cover version, Google, Google Play Music, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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7 Nashville Music Companies Unite To Help Developing Artists

There is no shortage of companies created to help musicians as they begin and build their careers. But when seven Nashville artist services firms join together to provide a one-stop. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alma mater, American Express, Artist, Audio equipment, business, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, record label, Soundcloud, Tennessee

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4 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Next Concert

Being able to see the bands and artists you love most in concert can be an amazing experience, but the nature of live music events is such that they can. Continue reading

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Tags: Afropolitan Vibes, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, British Academy of Songwriters, Carly Rae Jepsen, Composers and Authors, concert, DVD, Instagram, Justin Bieber, live

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FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Resigns, Signals Beginning Of End For Net Neutrality

With a Trump presidency looming, and the dismantling of net neutrality a seeming inevitability Tom Wheeler, the boss of the FCC and long time defender of net neutrality recently announced. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: WMG Reinvents Compilations • Snapchat Snubs Celebs • AirPods • More

Monday 12.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WMG for swimming with the streaming flow rather than against it, and Snapchat for at least attempting to maintain. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Boosie Badazz, Cash Money Records, Compact disc, country music, David Banner, Disc jockey, Google, music, New York, Snapchat

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