Month: March 2017

Music Supported Advertising: The Weeknd’s H&M Spring Icon Collection

The Weeknd has partnered with H&M to design a clothing line based his personal style. The 25 piece “Spring Icons” collection was teased this week with a new commercial: "I. Continue reading

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Tags: ASAP Rocky, Bella Hadid, Bryson Tiller, Business jet, Canadians, Justin Bieber, Los Angeles, Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, Travis Scott

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OFFICIAL: Spotify Has 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify yesterday confirmed that it now has more than 50 million paid subscribers to its Premium streaming music service. That's up 25% from the 4o million announced 7 months ago. Continue reading

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Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Compact disc, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Netflix, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, Tidal (service), Twitter, Warner Bros.

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SoundCloud Informs Man He Must Remove His Account Of 8 Years After Name Is Trademarked By Someone Else

Owing to complex and critically flawed copyright laws, SoundCloud recently issued a notice to one of its users, someone who has had an account since the late 00s, that having. Continue reading

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Tags: Adidas Yeezy, Advertising, Berlin, copyright, Eric Wahlforss, Financial Times, Mobile app, Soundcloud, Streaming media, United Kingdom

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AM BRIEF: Snapchat’s IPO, Music Plans • Spotify Pases 50M, Tips Hi-Fi • SXSW Immigration Scuffle • More

3.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Favorite headline: "Snap’s IPO was a success. Now it has to prove it’s not Twitter." But could it be the social service that. Continue reading

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Tags: ABN AMRO, Alibaba Group, Artificial Intelligence, Barcelona, BBC, Breaking news, business, Business Insider, San Francisco, United Kingdom

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Music Audience Exchange (MAX) Closes $6 Million Funding

Others have worked to bring developing musicians and brands together, but MAX has been able to scale the concept. Behind the startup, which just announced $6 million in new funding,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Andy Grammer, Bachelor of Music, Baptists, Barack Obama, Berklee College of Music, Between the Buried and Me, Big D and the Kids Table, Bill Cosby, Boston

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Snapchat Stock Surges 50% On Market Debut, Even As User Growth Shifts To The Less Desirable 45+ Demo

Shares of Snapchat's parent company SNAP opened for trading at $24 on Wednesday, up 41% from the IPO price of $17. The stock continued to climb throughout the day reaching. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, Instagram, New York Stock Exchange, Snap, Snapchat, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter

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Matt FX On Being A Music Supervisor

At the ripe age of 25, Matt FX shares how he found his way from performing as a soprano at age ten into the career of music supervisor, working on. Continue reading

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Tags: Azealia Banks, Broke with Expensive Taste, Instagram, Kanye West, Lunice, Rihanna, Sistine Chapel, Twitter, United States, Vatican Museums

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From Austin To Memphis: What It Takes To Build A Music-Tech City In 2017 [Cherie Hu]

In this piece Cherie Hu explores the complexities of bridging the gap between tech and music in cities, whether the two camps might be able to collaborate productively, and how. Continue reading

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Tags: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Austin, Brooklyn, Houston, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Texas, The Chive

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Recorded Music Revenues Up $1.1 Billion In 2016

While A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess rightly pointed out that independent labels are undervalued in many studies, it is undeniable that 2016 was a year of strong growth for the entire. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Music, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Napster, New York, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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Spotify Preps Launch Of Hi-FI Music Tier

[UPDATED] Hi – Fi, Hi-Rez or Lossless. Whatever you want to call it, higher quality music streaming offers a new revenue opportunity for both streamers and rightholders. A new public. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Chaos and Disorder, Jay-Z, Little Red Corvette, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, The Gold Experience, Tidal (service)

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