Month: April 2017

Facebook Video Profiles For Musicians Plus Instant Social Videos

In this piece we look at TAD, an app which has helped artists to create album cover art, and has since been expanding into giving artists the opportunity to create. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Album cover, Facebook, Influencer marketing, Instagram, iTunes, marketing, social media, social media marketing, Soundcloud, Twitter

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Spotify Is Planning Its Own Music Hardware, Voice Control

[UPDATED] Two jobs listings point to a major expansions of Spotify's ambitions to include music hardware with voice control. While details are scarce, they hint at a wearable device "akin. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon.com, Amazoncom, App Store (iOS), Google, Google Home, IFTTT, Spotify, TuneIn

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Why Can We Still Buy Music? [Thomas Euler]

In this piece, Thomas Euler ponders the question of why it is that we can still purchase music. Will we soon live in a world where music cannot be bought.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Kanye West, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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How Royalties Are Paid On All Three Pandora Music Services

Pandora's recent rollout of its third tier service, Pandora Premium has us taking a look at how artists an labels earn royalties from the traditional ad-supported service, as well as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Chief executive officer, Financial Times, Initial public offering, Kanye West, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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The Problem Of Literal Listening

In this thought provoking piece by Kat Harding, she explores the issue of literal listening in the music industry, particularly when it comes to the music of women and people. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Beyonce, Chanel, Frank Ocean, iTunes, Jay-Z, Sade (band), Spotify, The Creator, Tidal (service), Tyler

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Neil Young Announces Xsteam ”Adaptive” Streaming Music Service

Neil Young is pivoting his hi-res and high cost Pono Music download service to streaming. The as yet unlaunched subscription service will be called Xstream.

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Compact disc, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Initial public offering, Pandora Radio, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

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This Fortnight In Music Supervision & Sync: Girls, Ninja Gardens, Becca Gatrell & 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 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazoncom, Baz Luhrmann, Big Little Lies (TV series), HBO, JPMorgan Chase, Netflix, New York City, Streaming media, William Shakespeare, YouTube

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Former Pandora, Sirius XM Exec Chris Harrison Named CEO Digital Media Association

Digital music veteran Chris Harrison has been named the CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA), a trade group representing Spotify, Apple, Pandora and other online distributors of digital music,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, F8 conference, Facebook, RSS, Sirius Satellite Radio, Sirius XM Holdings, Spotify, Trade association, Willie Nelson

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iHeartMedia, Largest Owner Of Radio Stations In US, Admits It May Not Survive The Year

Struggling under the weight of $20 billion in debt, broadcast radio conglomerate iHeartMedia has admitted to investors that it may not survive 2017.

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Corporate bond, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Debt, Debt restructuring, iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio, IHeartRadio Music Festival, Korea Development Bank, Reuters, South Korea

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MON. BRIEF: Roc Nation Renews w/Live Nation, Seeks Label Cash • iHeart On Edge • Neil Young Announces Xstream • More

Monday 4.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Live Nation loves Jay Z, but wants out of the label business just as running a label gets profitable again. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Beyonce, Chanel, Frank Ocean, iTunes, Jay-Z, Spotify, The Creator, Tidal (service), Twitter, Tyler

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This Week In Music Commentary

Music industry commentators this week discussed whether streaming killed song intros, why TV is perfect for artists who don't fit the radio model, and why we shouldn't expect major internet companies. Continue reading

admin on 04/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, internet, Internet Association, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Netflix

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