Month: August 2017

Cinq Music Nabs $20 Million From GoDigital For Music Rights Acquisitions, International Expansion

Cinq Music has completed a $20 million Series B rounded funded by GoDigital Media. Cinq will use the funding to purchase music rights, both masters and publishing, and to further. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Adamawa State University, Alexa Internet, Amazon.com, Android (operating system), Andy Rubin, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous car, Best Buy, Boko Haram

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Pandora Names Sling Exec Roger Lynch As CEO and President

Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named the CEO and president of Pandora starting September 18th. He will also join the board of directors. Additionally, Michael Lynton, current chairman of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aftermath Entertainment, Alexa Internet, Alphabet Inc., Amazoncom, Anambra State, Ariana Grande, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Awka, Biafra, Bloomberg L.P., Board of directors, Live television, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Sony, Sony Entertainment Network, Time Warner, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company), YouTube

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10 Minute Silent Song Is A Hit On iTunes Because It Solves A Very Annoying Problem

A 10 minute silent song is in the Top 30 on iTunes. Not just a gimmick, the 99 cent track solves a very common annoyance that anyone that has ever. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Action hero, Alan Joyce (executive), Amiga, Apollo 13 (film), Apollo program, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashgabat, GQ, iTunes, The New York Times

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A2IM Calls Out Billboard For “Erroneous” Independent Music Power Players List

Billboard has published its latest Independent Power Player Edition and A2IM, the U.S. indie label sector's top trade organization, is crying foul over the magazine's definition of independent, which includes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Australia, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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7 Ways To Actually Enjoy Putting Out Your Album

While an important component of most artists' musical career, releasing an album can be arduous and time consuming process, and with the wrong attitude it can become fairly miserable fairly. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alex Chinneck, Artist, Bon Iver, Courtroom sketch, Cross-platform, Deflategate, Denver, Disc jockey, Grammy Award, New York

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Prince Gets His Own Official Shade Of Purple

The Prince Estate and Pantone, the global arbiter of color, have announced the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor the music icom Unsurprisingly its a purple. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Black Lives Matter, Bowling for Columbine, Broadway theatre, Business Insider, Castro Camera, United States

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Should Musicians Even Bother Making Albums Since Almost No One Is Buying Them?

Like it or not, we live in a singles driven music industry. A recent half-year report from Nielsen revealed that album consumption has taken a dramatic hit over the past. Continue reading

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Tags: California, Drake (musician), Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Inglewood, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, The Weeknd

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Music Marketing Using Instant Gratification Tracks vs Complete My Album [Michael Brandvold, Jay Gilbert]

Music Biz Weekly co-hosts and marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the difference between an "Instant Gratification Track" and "Complete My Album, and learn why you should always. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amazoncom, Animal bite, Article (publishing), Best Buy, Cedar Rapids, Early adopter, Game of Thrones, HBO, Instagram, Iowa, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, pre-order, Splatoon, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), Twitter, United Kingdom, Walmart, World of A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Simple Guide To Promoting Your Music On YouTube

As one of the most accessible content platforms on the web, being able to effectively promote their material on the site had become essential for artists. Here we look at. Continue reading

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Tags: Alphabet Inc., Application programming interface, Archive, Arcus cloud, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Facebook, Film promotion, Twitter, Urban area, YouTube

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Former NY Times Exec Tristan Boutros Joins ASCAP Digital Team As Chief Technology Officer

ASCAP has named former New York Times digital executive Tristan Boutros as Chief Technology Officer. Tristan will be based in New York and report to EVP and COO Brian Roberts.

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Lively Mind, Adam Bain, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Business Insider, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Facebook, Microsoft, Vice president

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Deadline To Enter Music For Next Year’s Grammy Awards Nears

A reminder that the new online access to submit music for the 60th Grammy Awards opened last week. If you haven't entered your music yet, do it soon – that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5th Avenue Theatre, Asia, Asleep at the Wheel, Associated Press, Augmented reality, Austin, Baby (Justin Bieber song), Beijing, Grammy Award, Justin Bieber, Texas

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