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CHANGES @ Triple Tigers • Virgin Records • Atlantic Records

Triple Tigers Records has added former Warner Nashville exec Kevin Herring as Senior Vice President for National Promotion on Jan. 23. His resume also includes a 13-year stint at Disney’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/02/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Access Hollywood, Aceh, Advertising agency, Alyssa Milano, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, The Atlantic, United States, Vice president

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UPDATE: BMG Acquires Jason Aldean’s Broken Bow Records For A Reported $100 Million Plus

[UPDATE] BMG has acquired Nashville's Broken Bow and associated labels.The deal was for $100 million plus, according to multiple sources, and could signal a round of big acquisitions as streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adam Craig, Arkansas, Broken Bow Records, Church Pew Or Bar Stool, Country Jam USA, Dustin Lynch, Extended play, Google Play, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hope, Jason Aldean

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How Often Should You Release New Music?

Here Hugh McIntyre explores the two sides of an issue many independent artists struggle with: how frequently to release new music and how releasing music often, and releasing music rarely both. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Content strategy, Facebook, GIF, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mass media, music, Pinterest, social media, social media marketing, Twitter

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Which Spotify Playlists Get You The Most New Fans?

Curated playlists are how many fans listen to and discover music; and a great way for independent artists to market their music. But which Spotify playlists deliver the most new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Barack Obama, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Brzezinski, Nobel Peace Prize, playlist, President of the United States, Spotify, White House, Work ethic

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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1080p, Airplay, Baby talk, Bang & Olufsen, BBC, Bluetooth, Business Insider, Compact disc, Gramophone record, iTunes, music

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Lupe Fiasco Announces New Release, Launches Indie Label with Nashville’s Thirty Tigers

When Lupe Fiasco left Atlantic for 2014, it was the assumed that the Grammy winning rapper would land at another major. But for his first release since, Fiasco has chosen. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Atlantic Records, Big K.R.I.T., Chicago, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, Military Cross, Nas, Ty Dolla Sign

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Matador Records Founder Chis Lombardi In Founding An Indie Label, ‘Signing Music You Love’

In this piece Kenny Gates of [PIAS] speaks with Matador Records founder Chris Lombardi, who originally began the label as a hobby, about the label's origins, and where he things the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/27/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Album cover, AM broadcasting, Australia, Bellator MMA, Berlin, Brennan Ward, Bush Hall, Julien Baker, Matador Records, music

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Sony To Re-Launch Monument Records with Jason Owen, Shane McAnally At Helm

Sony Music announced plans to re-launch their venerable label Monument Records, with veteran label execs Jason Owen and Shane McAnally serving as co-presidents.

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: country, music

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Billboard Finally Adds Streaming To All Genre Charts

In an overdue move, Billboard is finally using consumption methodology – sales + streams – to compute its many genre charts. The trade's iconic Top 200 has used the combined. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/26/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: music

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Bandcamp Reports Strong Growth, Adding 2000 Indie Labels, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Artists In 2016

The recorded music business had a decent year in 2016, but indie powerhouse Bandcamp had an ever better one. And they did it the old fashioned way – selling music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music

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