Month: February 2017

WED. BRIEF: Spinal Tap Creators Join $400M Lawsuit • Spotify, AccuWeather Partner • YouTube Expands Live • More

WEDNESDAY 2.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Which is sadder? Rock stars way past their prime or a multi-billion company ripping off the parody of aging rock stars. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2AM (band), ABC News, Acrobatics, All rights reserved, Alternative rock, American Civil Liberties Union, Andy Kaufman, Ars nova, Bad Romance, Ball pit, Band-Aid, Born This Way (song), Houston, Kill Rock Stars, Lady Gaga, music, NRG Stadium, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, The Simpsons, United States

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Drake, the Weeknd, Shawn Mendes Lead Juno 2017 Nominees [Full List]

The Juno Awards announced their 2017 nominees today, and Drake, the Weeknd and Shawn Mendes lead the pack with 5 each. Alessia Cara and Leonard Cohen each earned 4 nominations. A Tribe. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, A Great Big World, Adele, Alessia Cara, All of Me (John Legend song), American Music Award, Apple Music, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, YouTube

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Snapchat IPO Invites Skepticism, Here’s Why

Creating massive buzz in economic circles, Snapchat's parent company's filing of an IPO is one of the most hotly anticipated business moves of the year, but the recent public review. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, Instagram, Snap, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube

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10 Pandora Initiatives It Says Are Moving The Music Industry Forward

Not long ago, if you asked someone in the music industry about Pandora, you'd get an earful about aggressive attempts to pay lower royalties. Now, their not paying much more. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Grammy Award, L. Londell McMillan, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Prince (musician), Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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4 Major Live Music Trends Changing The Industry This Year

It may only be February, but the year 2017 has already proven itself to be one of major change for the live music industry. Here we look at five different. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Eventbrite, Jay-Z, music industry, New York City, publishing, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Spotify Joins Apple, Facebook, Google, 100+ More Major Companies In Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plan

Spotify has joined more than 120 companies filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco in the case against President Trump's anti-immigration executive order. Until. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amicus curiae, Apple Inc., Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Muslim world, San Francisco, Travis Kalanick, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Lady Gaga Spotify Streams Soar Following Super Bowl Show

Lady Gaga's sales jumped 1000% after Sunday's Superbowl 51 half time performance in Houston and her catalog's streams on Spotify did the same.

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Bad Romance, Born This Way (song), God Bless America, Houston, Just Dance (song), Lady Gaga, New England Patriots, NFL, NRG Stadium, Poker Face (Lady Gaga song), Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI

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CHANGES @ SoundExchange • Univeral Music Group Publishing • Thirty Tigers

SoundExchange has announced the appointment of Ron Wilcox of Warner Music Group (WMG) to its Board of Directors. Wilcox serves as WMG’s Executive Counsel, Business Affairs, Strategic and Digital Initiatives.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 100 Hz, 44, Apple Music, Grammy Award, Prince (musician), Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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How An Indie Hip Hop Artist Made It To #3 On Billboard After Reading CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog

Shahidah Jones shares how her client, independent hip hop artist Tyke T, was able to achieve Billboard success despite having no label affiliation, publicist, or marketing firm after reading CD Baby's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, 4K resolution, Abdominal pain, Advent calendar, album, Asus, BBC Radio 1, Do it yourself, Raspberry Pi, Top Heatseekers

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Lady Gaga Sales Jump 1000% After Superbowl Perfomance

Lady Gaga's Superbowl half time show on Sunday created a massive bounce, according to stats from Nielsen Music. Based on initial sales reports collected for Sunday, Gaga sold about 150,000. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Bad Romance, Born This Way (song), God Bless America, Just Dance (song), Lady Gaga, List of Super Bowl halftime shows, NRG Stadium, Poker Face (Lady Gaga song), Super Bowl

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Radio Giants Entercom And CBS Radio To Merge

Broadcast giants CBS Radio and Entercom have announced plans to merge to form a new commercial radio behemoth. Following the merger, the combined companies will have a nationwide footprint of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Falcons, Eastern Time Zone, Houston, Matt Ryan (American football), New England, New England Patriots, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, Tom Brady

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