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No Internet, No Music: Why Musicians Must Care About Net Neutrality

Although the internet's history with the music business is complicated to say the least, it has now reached a point where the current music economy as we know it needs. Continue reading

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YouTube Channel Checklist [HOW TO]

As a musician with a YouTube channel, it's import that you optimize it to make the most of the many features available. In this helpful article we cover a checklist. Continue reading

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5 Unorthodox Music Marketing Techniques You Need To Try

In the process of refining your music marketing strategy, it can often be a good idea to separate yourself from the crowd by trying out a few unconventional marketing techniques.. Continue reading

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Is Your Song Ready To Pitch?

As a songwriter, the right stage at which to pitch a song to an artist or their management can be a difficult call to make. Here we look at some. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Blurred Lines, Kandi Burruss, Kendrick Lamar, LP record, Marvin Gaye, Singer-songwriter, Streaming media

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Appeal Fails In Lawsuit To Allow Managers To Book Gigs For The Bands They Represent

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a NCOPM (National Conference Of Personal Managers) lawsuit filed in 2012. That suit challenged the constitutionality. Continue reading

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Facebook Reports Earnings, 1.94 Billion Monthly Users (25% Of All People On The Planet)

Facebook's growth has to slow sometime, but not just yet. Yesterday, Facebook reported Q1 earnings of $8 billion, up 49% over the same period in 2016. Net profits were just. Continue reading

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Tags: Agence France-Presse, Airline, All Nippon Airways, Automotive industry, China, Containerization, Earnings before interest and taxes, Fiscal year, Net profit, Twitter

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5 Reasons You Should Know About Metadata

Although it's not something all musicians discuss or even understand, Metadata is critically important, it is essential it be correct and complete before being entered and distributed to the masses,. Continue reading

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Best Music Cities That Aren’t NYC, LA, Or Nashville

While Los Angeles, NYC and, of course, Nashville tend to be the big three cities that leap to mind when it comes to music, they're hardly the only ones nurturing. Continue reading

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Getting Your Band Booked At Festivals

While the prospect of playing to a seething crowd of eager listener that many music festivals provide is certainly enticing to most musicians, landing these types of gigs is easier. Continue reading

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The Orchard Acquires Two Top European Music Distributors and Merlin CEO Charles Caldas Isn’t Happy

Music and film distributor The Orchard is acquiring two leading European independent music distributors – Germany's finetunes and Norway's Phonofile – from holding company SendR SE. But some in the. Continue reading

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Tags: Abuja, Alison Wenham, Alpina, American Association of Independent Music, Andrology, Anne Finucane, BMG Rights Management, Brexit, European Union, Germany, independent music, Independent record label, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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YouTube Has A Slick New Look: Here’s A Sneak Peek

YouTube is testing out a slick new design built on the tools and principles of Material Design - a unified system that combines theory, resources, and tools for crafting digital experiences.

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Design language, Google, Google Chrome, List of YouTubers, Material Design, new features, Streaming media, Website, YouTube

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