Month: October 2017

Boston Based Record Co. Focuses On Access Not Profit

The Boston music scene is a lively, ever-changing one, but whether you're an engineer or a musician it can be a difficult environment to thrive in. Here we look at. Continue reading

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Tags: Berklee College of Music, Bollywood, Boston, Christmas, India, Indian cuisine, Jiya Jale, music industry, San Francisco, Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

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Atlantic Records, AEG, Artist Partner Group Team Up For New Online Talent Search

Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group announced the launch of Emerge, a nationwide social media-driven talent search, conducted in partnership with AEG Presents, Deckstar, Deutsch and Spotify.

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Spotify For Artists Gets Its Own Free iOS App

The free Spotify For Artists toolkit and analytics are now also available to all artists and their teams via a dedicated iOS app. Artists and their teams can now track. Continue reading

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Tags: AdRev, Amazon Fresh, Amazoncom, Apple Inc., music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Best Cheap Tablets And Apps For Editing Music

For artists looking to successfully record music on a budget, there are a broad range of relatively inexpensive tablets and apps easily accessible by consumers. Here we break down some of. Continue reading

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Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon.com, App Store (iOS), Austin, Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, Backup, Beacon, Business Insider, Hard disk drive, Random-access memory, Texas

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Kobalt Raises Additional $14M, Google Ventures’ Bill Maris Joins Board

Music rights management, publishing and label services company Kobalt has raised another $14 million, bring the total of its recent Series D round to $89 million. Bill Maris, the founder and. Continue reading

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Tags: Board of directors, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Common stock, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Greg Maffei

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Grammy Voting Is About To Begin: Key Dates & Deadlines

First round voting for the 2018 Grammy Awards begins next Monday October 16th; and as a reminder, the voting is only happening online for the first time. Here is a. Continue reading

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Microsoft Ditches Groove, Leaves Streaming Party With Spotify

Many may not be aware that Microsoft has a streaming service all its own called Groove Music, just part of the reason the company has decided to let it go. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Groove Music, IOS, Microsoft, Music Ally, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Windows 10

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We’re making some changes: COMING SOON… ON HYPEBOT

We've been running a Coming Soon banner near the top of the page for the last couple of weeks to let you know that Hypebot is about to undergo some. Continue reading

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Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Anjunabeats, Association of Independent Music, Chief marketing officer, China, Compact disc, Counterfeit, Dance music, digital marketing, marketing

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AM BRIEF: Taylor Swift Gets App’d • Arista Comeback? • Springsteen’s Broadway Haul • More

Thursday 10.12.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Can Taylor Swift prove that artist apps work at a time when most others are abandoning the format? Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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Tags: Album cover, Apple Inc., Australia, Austria, Beyoncé Knowles, Birdman (rapper), Kanye West, Music Ally, music video, Taylor Swift

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Techstars Music Accelerator Adds Three Member Companies

Concord Music, RecoChoku and Royalty Exchange have joined Warner Music Group, Harmonix Music Systems, Q Prime Management, Bill Silva Entertainment, Silva Artist Management, and Sony Music in supporting Techstars Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alpha strike (gaming), Amazon, Anaïs Mitchell, Annaleigh Ashford, Apple, Apple Music, Billboard Magazine, Broadway theatre, Business development, Cast recording, Google, music, Music Ally, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, New York Theatre Workshop, Pandora, Spotify, tech, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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New YouTube Analytics Help Artists Get To Know Their Subscribers

When it comes to garnering views on YouTube, amassing subscribers is essential. Subscribers represent some of your most devoted fans, and are more likely to engage with the content as. Continue reading

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Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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