THU. BRIEF: MTV Unplugged Co-Creator Killed • Instagram Shifts Algorithm • Bose, Sonos Speakers Hacked • More

THURSDAY 12.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Best Music Biz Weekly Podcasts Of 2017

The co-hosts of Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly Podcast, music marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert, each share their five favorite MBW podcasts of 2017.  From Seth Godin to PledgeMusic,. Continue reading

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Most Memorable Album Covers Of 2017

Although some may album art is a dead medium, it appears 2017 didn't get the memo. Here David Deal looks at some of the most memorable album covers to be. Continue reading

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20 Most Popular Vinyl Colors Of 2017 [ DISCOGS ]

Music database and vinyl hub Discogs shares a data-driven list of the 20 Most Collected vinyl color variants released in 2017. Beginning with Radiohead's 3xLP blue opaque variation of the 'OKNOTOK' reissue of. Continue reading

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Songwriter’s Guild Sounds Alarm Over “Serious Problems” In Music Modernization Act 2017

Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of America, expresses his organization's serious concerns with much of the Music Modernization Act of 2017, which seeks to reform music licensing, although. Continue reading

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Ringling Bros. Files Lawsuit Against Kid Rock Over Use Of “Greatest Show on Earth”

Kid Rock is the subject of a lawsuit over the name of his new tour. Feld Entertainment, longtime owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, took the. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Smart Speakers Soar • Deezer Targets Stream Rippers • Facebook UMG Examined • More

WEDNESDAY 12.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Using Intelligent URLs And Landing Pages For Your Releases

Linkfire co-founder Jeppe Faurfelt joins Music Biz Weekly podcast co-host Jay Gilbert to the discuss essential and often overlooked marketing tool intelligent URLs and the use of special landing pages. Continue reading

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Maroon 5 Manager Jordan Feldstein, Brother Of Jonah Hill, Dies At 40

Jordan Feldstein, longtime manager of Maroon 5, the brother of actor Jonah Hill Feldstein and actress Elizabeth Greer “Beanie” Feldstein (“Lady Bird”), and son of Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant. He. Continue reading

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TIDAL Is 100% FREE Through Jan 5th [No Credit Card Required]

Jay-Z run music streamer TIDAL is offering 12-day free preview access to both its Hi-Fi and Premium services beginning Christmas day December 25 through January 5, 2018, using just an. Continue reading

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