Indie Music

Are Streaming Music Services Really Just Labels-In-Waiting?

In the wake of the release of so many streaming exclusives from high profile artists like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, it looks to some as though streaming services are poised. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Beyonce, Frank Ocean, IPhone, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal, Tidal (service)

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3 Must-Know Facts About Nielsen’s Billboard Charts

Billboard and Nielsen surveys inform a great deal of what we know about the music business when it comes to numbers, but how these companies work can be something of a mystery. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/17/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Adult Top 40, Airplay, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Mainstream Top 40, Record chart, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tempo

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RIAA Names Top Music Pirates, Notorious Markets 2016

Each year the RIAA submits a list of "notorious markets" to the U.S. Government, and this year's list includes torrent trackers, download sites and stream rippers. In addition, the RIAA. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/14/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bittorrent, BitTorrent tracker, Comparison of BitTorrent sites, DNS, Google, KickassTorrents, Recording Industry Association of America, The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak

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Indie Label Association Issues “Serious” Alert For Counterfeit CDs For Sale Via Amazon

A2IM, the U.S. indie music trade group, has issued a rare and unusually strong warning to be on the lookout for look alike counterfeit CDs for sale on Amazon.

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12-hour clock, American Association of Independent Music, Amoeba Music, AOL Instant Messenger, Apple Inc., Association of Independent Music, Beggars Group, independent music, music industry, Trade association

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TuneCore Launches In France, Adds Local Artist Services Partnerships

TuneCore has launched its digital music distribution and publishing administration service in France. The announcement was made at today's MaMA Event in Paris. Tunecore.fr is the third European market in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: CD Baby, Creative work, David Bowie, Facebook, Home recording, independent music, Information Age, Lane Bryant, music industry, Record producer

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Cooking Vinyl’s Martin Goldschmidt On 30 Years of Indie Music [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of In The Hot Seat with Larry Leblanc, he sat down with Martin Goldschmidt, the chairman of Cooking Vinyl Group, to discuss the inception of the company,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/07/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Abu Dhabi, Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Avaaz, Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen, concert, London, United States

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Apple Music: Inside The Music Industry’s First Artist-Backed Startup

This piece takes an in-depth look at the creation and history behind The Beatles' Apple Music, a company which was in many ways the industry's first artist backed startup.

Guest Post on 10/04/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Corps, Brian Epstein, LP record, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ron Howard, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Shea Stadium, Sid Bernstein, The Beatles

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O.P.I.P. Yeah You Know – Free? [A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess]

Recording artists, songwriters and the music industry are under siege, says Richard James Burgess, CEO of indie music trade group A2IM. Music is catnip for consumers, says Burgess, and creators. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Epic Records, Fair use, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual property, Musical composition, Nintendo, YouTube

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New Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen’s Letter To His YouTube Team [FULL TEXT]

Former top Def Jam and Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen has been named the Global Head Of Music for Google's YouTube (more here), and began his tenure with a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Pandora Radio, record label, Sam Smith, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Young Thug

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Google Hires Ex-Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen As YouTube Global Head Of Music

Former Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen has joined Google's YouTube as its Global Head of Music. The outspoken music industry veteran takes on the difficult task of mending fences. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 300 Entertainment, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bob Moczydlowsky, Fetty Wap, Lyor Cohen, music industry, Spotify, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Young Thug, YouTube

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