Month: February 2017

Full List of ACM Nominees 2017

Keith Urban leads the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with 7 nods. Miranda Lambert and newcomer Maren Morris landed six nominations each. The 52nd Annual ACM Awards will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, Carrie Underwood, CBS, Florida Georgia Line, Grammy Award, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, The Recording Academy

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YouTube Continues To Host PewDiePie, 100’s Of Hate Rock Bands – Should Artists, Labels Pull Videos In Protest?

Following the release of YouTube star PewDiePie's "Death To All Jews" video, Disney has severed ties. But YouTube seems to be holding fast, also featuring Neo Nazi bands like Weisse Wölfe who. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Antisemitism, Death (metal band), Fiverr, Forbes, Jews, Maker Studios, PewDiePie, The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube

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THU. BRIEF: Grammys Respond To Beyonce Loss • Hate Rock Reigns On YouYube • Snapchat Values IPO At $22B • More

THURSDAY 2.16.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Some see Beyonce's loss as indicative of Grammy narrow mindedness, or did it reflect the narrow taste of American music fans?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, 58th Annual Grammy Awards, 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Adele, American Music Award, Andrew Ridgeley, Apple TV, Beyonce, CBS, George Michael, Getty Images, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Thames Valley Police, Wham!

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Spotify Adds 1000 Jobs In NYC, Will Move To World Trade Center Thanks To $11M In State Incentives

To think that Spotify has inadvertently (we hope) helped President Trump "make america great again"… The Stockholm based music streamer announced today that it would be adding 1000 jobs in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, AT&T, Lower Manhattan, Muslim world, New York City, One World Trade Center, September 11 attacks, Streaming media, United States, World Trade Center (1973–2001)

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BMG Awarded $8M More From Cox In $25M Music Piracy Battle

A federal judge has ordered Cox Communications to pay BMG more than $8 million in legal fees on top of $25 million in copyright damages already awarded in a lawsuit. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Live Video Streaming? Which Platform Delivers The Biggest Audience? [CHART]

36% of respondents to a new survey said they watched live video. That jumps to 63% of millennials. It's no wonder, since Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter and other social. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Google, Instagram, Snap, Snapchat, social media, TechCrunch, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube

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Youtube’s Super Chat: A Guerilla Marketing Gift

The recent launch of YouTube's Super Chat feature represents and interesting new way of monetizing a combination of mobile messaging and live video, and although it seems like good news. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/15/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Google, Kurt Wilms, Mobile app, Online advertising, Periscope (app), Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Hypebot To Host Indie Music Forum At Music Biz 2017 In Nashville

[UPDATED] Hypebot is proud to be hosting the official Indie Music Forum on May 18th, as part of the Music Biz 2017 convention. I'll also be interviewing one of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alcohol by volume, American Civil Liberties Union, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Beer, Music Think Tank, record label, Spotify, Wine tasting descriptors, YouTube

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The Grammys aka “A Night Ruined By Old Men In Suits”

Although old, mostly white, men in suits ruining things is more commonplace than ever these days, The Grammys stand out in particular as highlighting much of what is wrong with. Continue reading

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Tags: Animation, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), Body painting, Bologna, Dating, Europe, Lily Donaldson, List of assets owned by CBS, Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik

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How To Build A Spotify Playlist That Appears In A Search

If you're hoping to get your song on a major Spotify playlist, it's important to first cut your teeth on lower-level playlists, until eventually Spotify's algorithm picks up on what's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz, 21 Savage, Barack Obama, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Brzezinski, Nobel Peace Prize, playlist, song, Spotify, Work ethic

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