Month: March 2017

International Songwriting Competition Announces 2017 Finalists

Organizers for the The International Songwriting Competition have announced the slate of finalists. This year, 355 finalists have been selected from more than 16,000 entries across 23 categories of music genres.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African Americans, August Alsina, Bachelor of Science, Ben Carson, BET Awards, Beverly Hills, California, Chrisette Michele, Donald Trump, India Arie, Twitter

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Trump Budget To End All Funding For Nat’l Endowment For The Arts, Corporation For Public Broadcasting

The administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump released its first federal budget plan this week which calls for the elimination of all funding for the National Endowment for the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Barack Obama, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Donald Trump, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Lyndon B. Johnson, Military budget, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NPR, United States

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Move Over Sheeran, Drake Is Breaking Spotify Records Too

Ed Sheeran has broken multiple records on Spotify in recent days, but he's not the only one. Drake too continues to smash Spotify records, including his own. He's now the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran, Instagram, iTunes, Justin Bieber, Record chart, Shape of You (Reshaped), Singer-songwriter, Spotify, Top 40

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Mental Health And The Music Industry

Many are considering 2016 to have been a breakthrough year for mental health in the music industry, with the topic making frequent appearances at panel discussions and in studies. Here. Continue reading

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Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Bella Hadid, Beyonce, Fifty Shades Darker (film), Gigi Hadid, Los Angeles, One Direction, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Zayn Malik

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Compromises As Label Deals Near • Vevo Adds Watch Party • SXSW Update • More

3.17.17 Music Biz News From Around The Web If rumors are true, Spotify will allow Premium windowing – a move that could both boost early sales and increase paid subscriptions.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Apple Music, AutoPlay, IOS, Music Genome Project, Netflix, Pandora Radio, song, Spotify, Streaming media

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Peter Hollens On How He Changed The Music Industry From His Living Room [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, Danny Ross speaks with music industry success story Peter Hollens on his already impressive career, from staring in The Sing Off, to using Patreon as a way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: AMC (TV channel), Anti-roll bar, Automotive lighting, Beijing, Belmont University, Business Insider, Eugene, music industry, New York City, Oregon, record label

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LET THEM EAT DIAMONDS: Nat’l Endowment For Arts $148M/Year vs Security At Trump Towers: $183M/Year

[UPDATED] Trump's proposed budget eliminates funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, which at $148 million makes up 0.003% of the Federal Budget. But as a tweet with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Barack Obama, California, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Democratic Party (United States), Devin Nunes, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Ivanka Trump, Lyndon B. Johnson, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NPR, PBS, Public broadcasting, Republican Party (United States), Telephone tapping, Trump Tower (New York City), United States, United States Department of Justice

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Walk Off The Earth Gained 636 Million Views With Low Budget Videos: Here’s How

Walk Off The Earth acheived the marketing dream of many, creating compelling low budget videos and uploading them for consumption by what grew into an army of fans. In this. Continue reading

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Tags: App Store (iOS), Facebook, Hootsuite, Instagram, LinkedIn, Streaming media, Television, Twitter, Video clip, YouTube

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Taylor Swift Preps Plan To Offer Fans Music Streaming, But On Her Own Terms

Taylor Swift is planning to launch her own streaming music service, reports DMZ, citing filed documents. But we read the available evidence differently than the celebrity gossip site, though we. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Day in the Life, Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, Twitter, United States

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Take Your Followers On The Road Using YouTube Live

With live video expected to soon occupy 5% of mobile video traffic in the coming five years, it is of little surprise that YouTube is getting their foot in the. Continue reading

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Tags: Amazon Fire TV, AT&T, Cable television, DirecTV, Google Play, Live television, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Streaming media, YouTube

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More Immigration Confusion As Italian Band Denied Entry To US

Italian banned Soviet Soviet was recently barred from entering the US and forced to fly back home an event which, following as it does on the heels of SXSW's performance. Continue reading

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Tags: Alien (law), CBS, Donald Trump, Executive Office of the President, Illegal immigration, Immigration, Immigration policy, Travel visa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States

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