Month: April 2017

10 Steps To Making Touring Easier

Touring is a massive undertaking for a musician of any experience level, requiring a huge amount of planning, saving, and organizing. Here we look at ten key steps to follow. Continue reading

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Tags: 500 Startups, Africa, Africa Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, Android (operating system), Earth, Global Positioning System, Google, Google Calendar, Google Earth, Google Maps, IOS, Maps app, new features, Uniform Resource Locator

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Copyright Office Modernization Through an Artist’s Lens

[Op-Ed] Copyright Office legislation is moving through Congress, and the House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill when they return from Easter Recess. In this op-ed, leaders from. Continue reading

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Tags: Amazon Fire TV, Ceremonial ship launching, Copyright registration, Hyderabad, India, Library of Congress, Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, Samsung Galaxy, United States Copyright Office

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Know-Your-Audience Mobility Patent For Concerts For Sale

IPinvestments Group is selling an interesting portfolio of music technology related patents, including one aimed at understanding real-time audience behavior and sentiment via mobile activity during a concert.

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adele, Akinwunmi Ambode, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Alprazolam, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Art exhibition, concert, Intellectual property, IPad, IPhone, IPod, Iris recognition, Live Nation Entertainment, MacBook, Mobile device, Patent, Spotify, TMZ, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Spotify, Merlin Reach Global Indie Label Licensing Deal

Just a week after Spotify announced a new multi-year licensing deal with Universal Music, the music streamer has cut a similar deal with Merlin on behalf of thousands of independent. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz, AllMusic, Alzheimer's disease, Apple Music, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom, Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Group

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You Don’t Need A Record Label To Be Successful

Although artists now have the resources and technology to be successful without the help of a major label, or indeed a label of any kind, many are still confused as. Continue reading

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At 32 Million Subscribers, Apple Music Challenges Spotify As Streaming Leader

Although Spotify is generally touted as being the front runner in streaming world with it's 51 million plus subscribers, new controversial data suggests that Apple Music may be on course. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/20/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, IPhone, Jay-Z, Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service), Universal Music Group

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THU. BRIEF: Prince EP Banned • Apple Music Scores Clive Davis Doc • Is Bose Eavesdropping? • More

Thursday 4.20.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It was strange seeing the streamers tout a release that they knew was destined to be banned. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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Acing The Basics Of Social Media To Grow Your Followers

Social media is an integral part of our waking lives, and just as each platform has its own distinct attributes, each one represents an opportunity for a band or musician. Continue reading

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Tags: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, marketing, Ngahue, Pinterest, Snapchat, social media, social media marketing, Twitter

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Jamendo Reports 50% Licensing Growth For 5000+ Indie Artists

Indie hub Jamendo is reporting 50% growth for its music licensing platform. 5000 of the 40,000 indie artists that have uploaded music to the platform have licensed a total of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Burger King, Google, Google Home, Jimmy Kimmel, New York City, Restaurant Brands International, Television advertisement, Whopper, Wikipedia

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10 Patreon Do’s And Don’ts [MATTHEW EBEL]

Direct-to-fan subscription services like Patreon can be an excellent and fulfilling way for artists to make a living of their music, but when done incorrectly can also be a potentially. Continue reading

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Tags: Actor, Animal rights, Bandcamp, Diana, Duke of Cambridge, Facebook, patreon, Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess of Wales, Twitter, YouTube

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Forget Ed Sheeran and Drake, Justin Bieber Just Had The Biggest YouTube Debut Of 2017

The Bieb is back! Oh, wait… you only wished that he went away. Talk all you want about Ed Sheeran and Drake as the streaming success stories of 2017, but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BuzzFeed, Daddy Yankee, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Kandi Burruss, Luis Fonsi, No Scrubs, Rupert Grint, Shape of You (Reshaped), Singing

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