Month: March 2017

Who Will Launch A “Snapchat Stories” For Music? [DAVID EMERY]

Here David Emery looks at the launch of content hoster Medium's new mobile friendly product Series, the Snapchat story of articles, the need for a similar app for music, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/08/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Flickr, Insider Festival, Instagram, Internship, IPhone, New York City, Photograph, Snapchat, YouTube

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How Influential Are You? Leverage Branding And Online Influencing For Creatives

While the inability to relay on income from sales has moved many artists and their representatives to seek income from sync placements, the sync market has become oversaturated and less. Continue reading

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Tags: 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Abdominal obesity, Academy Awards, Beyonce, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Grammy Award, Instagram, Lady Gaga, New York City, Super Bowl

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Spotify Could Use It’s New Acquisition To Take On Soundcloud

Last year rumors swirled that Spotify was in talks to buy SoundCloud. Spotify's interest eventually waned, apparently because it did not want strain it's pre-IPO balance sheet. But a new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Music, Chief operating officer, Google, iHeartRadio, Initial public offering, Snapchat, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom

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Alternative Power 100 List Honors Women In The Music Business

Only 14 women were among the 153 honored in this year's Billboard Power 100. On this International Women's Day, music industry network SheSaid.So has released their second Alternative Power 100. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alessia Cara, Bredbandsbolaget, Cinema of Sweden, Disc jockey, Grammy Award, International Women’s Day, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Music Group

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11 #SXSW Hacks For The Unprepared [Kosha Dillz]

With SXSW just a week a way, and with time running out to prepare, this helpful set of tips from rapper Kosha Dillz outlines eleven different ideas for those who find. Continue reading

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Tags: Academy Awards, Actor, Amazon Studios, American Broadcasting Company, Barry Jenkins, Ben Affleck, Jimmy Kimmel, Late-night talk show, Matt Damon, Twitter

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Pandora Top Spins: Future Makes Four Appearances, Maroon 5’s ‘Cold’ Debuts In Top 10

For this round of Pandora's Top Spins, Maroon five have a new hit in 'Cold' feturing Atlanta rapper Future, plus Big Sean sees a promising return, and KYLE, a rapper hailing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Thinking Out Loud, Billboard Hot 100, Dive bar, Don't (Ed Sheeran song), Ed Sheeran, Japan, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Men's Golf, Shape of You (Reshaped)

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Label Services Firm Ditto Music Expands to US With LA Office

Digital distributor and record label services provider Ditto Music is opening its first U.S. office in Los Angeles to serve as a new hub for its portfolio of products.

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AccorHotels, Afraid of Heights (Wavves album), American Apparel, American Broadcasting Company, Associated Press, Atlanta, Kid Cudi, Los Angeles, New York City, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Rounder Records Founder Ken Irwin Named 2017 Airplay Direct Iconic Innovator

Ken Irwin, co-founder of legendary roots/Americana label Rounder Records, has been selected to receive AirPlay Direct’s “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is designed to honor music industry figures. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 76th Academy Awards, Alison Krauss, Berklee College of Music, Blues Foundation, Blues Hall of Fame, Chicago, Cold Mountain (soundtrack), Congregational church, Grammy Award, Rounder Records

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Music: A Universal Language That’s Difficult To Translate

While music may often be described as the universal, a translator's take may be rather different. Indeed, translating a song from one language to another presents a number of challenges. Continue reading

admin on 03/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accuracy and precision, Android (operating system), Google, Google Translate, Hindi, IOS, Language, Machine translation, Russian language, Translation

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SXSW Issues New Statement On Immigration Flap

In the face of criticism from the artist community over language in their contract for international acts, SXSW organizers have changed their tune, issuing a detailed statement and set of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austin, Brooklyn, Deportation, Donald Trump, Employment contract, Illegal immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Performance Agreement, south by southwest, Texas, United States

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