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Childish Gambino’s Explosive ‘This Is America’ Scores 16M Views Overnight [WATCH]

Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, topped a huge weekend with the release of the explosive video "This Is America" after the show aired late Saturday. By Monday morning the Vevo/YouTube. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/07/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Aidy Bryant, Amy Schumer, Apple Music, Facebook, Kate McKinnon, music industry, Saturday Night Live, The Bronx, Tina Fey

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Label Execs, Big Media Launch Digital Future Council

Executives from Sony Music, Warners Music and Universal Music have teamed with leading media and ad firms to launch a think tank about the integration of media and emerging technology.

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Independent record label, Music Ally, music industry, record label, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Global Music Database Test Launches with BMG, WMG, More

BMG, Global Music Rights, Outdustry, Phoenix, Sentric, Warner/Chappell and Warner Music Group are among the major players testing a decentralised music rights database launched by Techstars Music graduate JAAK.

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Gore, Application programming interface, Application programming interface key, Asset, Asset backed lending, Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Warner Music Group

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Kanye West Makes Great Music Again

The polarizing figure of Kanye West has once again reared his head, having taken to Twitter firing on all cylinders with a flood commentary and announcements of upcoming releases. Jesse. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/02/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Chrissy Teigen, Donald Trump, Jay-Z, John Legend, Kanye West, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Make America Great Again, Twitter

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Sony Sells $750M Spotify Stock, Will Artists Get Fair Share?

Sony has sold half its 5.7% stake in Spotify, Sony Corp. CFO Hiroki Totoki told Wall Street yesterday. At Spotify's average stock price, the sale netted Sony more than $750. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Billboard Magazine, Bryson Tiller, Business Insider, DJ Khaled, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Deezer, Jazz FM Partner To Honor Iconic Record Labels

Deezer has announced a partnership with Jazz FM in honor of International Jazz Day. The streaming service has joined forces with the radio station on a new series called ‘Jazz Stories,’. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Access Industries, African-American music, Alto saxophone, American Express, Association of National Advertisers, AT&T, Deezer, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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ABBA Reunites For New Recording

It only took 35 years of coaxing, but ABBA has decided to reunite, and that means playing together again, onstage. The performance, however, will be for two songs and in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, ABBA, Abuja, Advertising, Africa, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Campus radio, Cannes, Donald Trump, Federal government of the United States, Ibrahim Zakzaky, Islamic Movement (Nigeria), Nonviolent resistance, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), United Kingdom, United States, United States House of Representatives

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Sony Music Reports Record Breaking 2017

When Sony announced their earnings report for the 2017-18 fiscal year, it revealed that the company’s recorded music business had seen revenue soar on updrafts created largely by music streaming.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Arizona, Asia, Battlement, Initial public offering, Music Ally, music industry, Sony, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Billboard Latin Music Awards Full Winners List 2018

The Billboard Latin Music Awards serve as the conclusion to the Billboard Latin Music Conference which was held this week in Las Vegas. Daddy Yankee was the top winner, along. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Apple Music, Arcángel (singer), Artificial Intelligence, Bass Player (magazine), BET, Hot Latin Songs, Puerto Rico, Spotify, YouTube

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Pandora CEO Roger Lynch To Keynote Music Biz 2018, Replacing YouTube’s Lyor Cohen

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch will keynote the Music Biz conference in Nashville on May 16th. Lyor Cohen, YouTube's outspoken Global Head Of Music, is no longer speaking at the event.

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Nashville

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IFPI Reports $17.3B 2017 Global Recorded Music Revenue [Mark Mulligan]

Global recorded music revenue grew 8.5% in 2017 to $17.3 billion, according to a study by international music trade body IFPI. Growth was driven by streaming, but somewhat surprisingly, the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/25/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

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