Major Labels

Warner Music’s Topsify Playlist Chief Exits To Launch New Venture

Three years after selling Playlist.net to Warner Music Group and establishing the major's own Topsify playlist brand, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label group to start a new venture. The future. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/23/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Broadway theatre, Cast recording, Music Ally, New York Theatre Workshop, record label, Sony, Sound recording and reproduction, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Billboard Adjusts Chart Calculations To Favor Paid Streaming Over Ad-Supported Streams, YouTube

As how people consume music shifts, Billboard has adjusted how it calculates the charts. Bowing to pressure from the recorded music industry, the latest set of changes give more weight. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Aled Jones, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Official Charts Company, Record chart, United Kingdom, United States

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RIAA Goes After Lengthy List Of Piracy Sites

Although music piracy ain't what it used to be it's still alive and well. Here we look at a list of some of the most notorious piracy platforms currently in. Continue reading

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Tags: " copyright infringement, Apple Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Business Insider, Canada, China, copyright, Intellectual property, music, Music Ally, music business, United States

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Full List Of Dove Awards 2017 Winners: MarcyMe, Bernie Herms, Reba McEntire and More

Christian rock group MercyMe had a big night at the 48th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards on Tuesday night, winning the award for Artist of the Year. The band's accolades. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Brothers Osborne, Celebrity bond, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Faith Hill, Harvest festival, Holland–Dozier–Holland, Instagram

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The Music Business Has Its Own Weinstein Problem

As accuser after accuser joins the chorus revealing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's decades of misogyny, women around the world are stepping forward to share their own stories of harassment and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/18/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), Alyssa Milano, Apple Music, Arrest, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, Music Ally, music industry, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault

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A7X Lawsuit Bears Potential To Forever Change Label Contracts

Huntington Beach, CA based band Avenged Sevenfold is trying a legal maneuver new to the music industry as they challenge the "7 year rule," which bars the personal services of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Associated Press, Big Machine Records, Bob Dylan, Break Up in a Small Town, Music Ally, record label, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Want To Get Your Copyrights Back? Here’s What You Need to Know

[UPDATED] With all the recent talk of songwriters and their descendents reclaiming their copyrights and cutting new, more beneficial deals, many are curious who make these reclamations, and how.

Guest Post on 10/18/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music business, musicians

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Universal Music Launches Music Tech Startup Initiative

Universal Music Group has launched a music tech accelerator engagement network aimed at promoting the development of innovative music-based start-ups globally.

Bruce Houghton on 10/17/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Best Selling Artists Of All Time

From retail to streaming, being able to quantify the number of sales for an album or song has always been an important part measure an artist's success, but doing so. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/15/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: country music, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Fallon, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Mandy Moore, Michael Jackson, Most valuable player, National Basketball Association, Noah Cyrus

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Record Labels Are (Kind Of) Dead, Long Live Label Services!

[UPDATED] As the role and relevance of record labels has changed over time, new opportunities have also emerged in the music business, something which these two ex-major label guys are. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Levine, Aftermath Entertainment, American Museum of Natural History, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Associated Press, Aswad (band), Bad Religion, Billboard Magazine, Blake Shelton, Brett Gurewitz, Kendrick Lamar, Los Angeles, Music Ally, music industry, record label, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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