Month: February 2017

Facebook Looks To Hire Legal Director Of Music Licensing As It Beefs Up Music Team

A new job posting adds provides further proof that Facebook is finally getting serious about music. Facebook is now advertising for a Legal Director of Music Licensing to join Tamara. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising campaign, Facebook, Google, Google Play, Sony Music Entertainment, The Japan Times, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Spotify Is Deleting It’s Inbox And Messaging Feature

Ever wish that you could communicate with fans and playlisters on Spotify? Forget it. At a time when most apps are encouraging communications, Spotify is deleting its own messaging system.

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: 4 World Trade Center, Apple Music, Application programming interface, Data analysis, Netflix, New York, Spotify, Statistics, Streaming media, The New York Times

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Dart Music Files For Bankruptcy

[UPDATED] Dart Music promised to fix music's metadata problem; first with classical music and then all genres. But after raising $1.5 million, the promising startup has filed for bankruptcy.

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Change Is Gonna Come, Alex Manos, Artificial Intelligence, Auto-Tune, Bad Schwartau, Broad City, Business Insider, California Car (railcar), classical music, music industry

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SoundCloud 101: Guide To Making Money On SoundCloud

Similar in its design to YouTube Monetization, SoundCloud Monetization gives artists the opportunity to play ads during their tracks, giving them a chance to make actual money of SoundCloud. Here. Continue reading

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Tags: Financial Times, Hong Kong, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Russia, Skrill, Soundcloud, Streaming media, United States, Virgin Islands

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The New Music Discovery [Deborah Jourdon, Deezer]

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Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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A Look At The 11 Startups Named To TechStar Music’s Inaugural Class [Bas Grasmayer]

Here we review eleven tech startups chosen by known startup accelerator Techstars, and what they're doing to reshape the future of music tech, and the music industry as a whole. Continue reading

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Tags: Boston, London, New York City, Soundcloud, Spotify, Startup company, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Techstars, United Kingdom

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Music Streaming Subscriptions Are Still Stuck In Early Adopter Niche [CHART]

2015 was a big year for streaming music but it was a bigger deal for streaming video, generating $16 billion in revenue compared to $4.5 billion for streaming music, reports. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/28/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Facebook, Initial public offering, Netflix, Pay television, Spotify, Streaming media, Television, YouTube

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This Fortnight in Music Supervision & Sync: Awards Shows, Subarus, Shazam, So Much More

A complete run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision in in film, tv, gaming and much more over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog.

admin on 02/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Streetcar Named Desire, Academy Awards, Ageing, Alex North, American Broadcasting Company, Carnegie Hall, Einstein on the Beach, Philip Glass, The New York Times, YouTube

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Oscar Performances Boost Song Sales 200% On Average

Nielsen Music tracked the seven songs performed during Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, and they received a collective 200+% sales boost. Here is the breakdown:

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards, Auli’i Cravalho, Can't Stop the Feeling!, Dolby Theatre, Jimmy Kimmel, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting (musician)

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Use Twitter To Supercharge Your Music Network

Twitter is a complex and sometimes confusing platform for microblogging, particularly for those unfamiliar with it. Here we look at how to make the platform work better for you, specifically. Continue reading

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Tags: Abuse, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, analytics, Apple Inc., Corporation, Hootsuite, Microblogging, President of the United States, social media, Twitter

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Music Investment Act Making Georgia Appealing To Musicians

What a peach. A state that seems to have a firm grasp on the value of entertainment, Georgia is about to pass the Music Investment Act, intended to make the. Continue reading

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Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Africa, Afrobeat, Amber Rose, Andrea Day, Appalachian music, Clive Davis, Los Angeles, music industry, record label

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