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Grammy Nominees 2017 Named [The Full List]

Beyonce and Adele dominated the nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards with both receiving coveted album, record and song of the year noms. The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Adele, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Book of Revelation, Conversation, Donald Trump, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Hypebot, Kanye West, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, music industry

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50s progression, Abbey Road Studios, Albany, Amazoncom, Animals as Leaders, Beast (comics), Compact disc, Disc jockey, Google, New York, Phonograph

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Recording Academy Sends Letter Congratulating President-elect Trump

As many trade and lobbying organizations do, the Recording Academy, aka The Grammy folks, sent an open letter to the president-elect sharing their hopes and concerns for the next administration. Their letter,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, American Federation of Musicians, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Grooveshark, Mike Pence, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, New York City, Recording Industry Association of America, White House

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Liz Morentin Named Warner Bros. Records, EVP Communications

Music industry veteran Liz Morentin has been appointed EVP of Communications and Media, Warner Bros. Records. She will oversee all communications and media efforts for the company’s roster of artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, Billboard Music Award, Broadway theatre, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Hollywood, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Live Nation Entertainment, Los Angeles, music

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Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge Knighted by Prince Williams [PHOTO]

Record execs are just like the rest of us, right? No really. Not even close. In a “recognition of British music’s significance to the UK," Lucian Grainge, the chairman and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50s progression, Alloy wheel, American Music Award, Andrea Leadsom, ARIA Music Awards, Brexit, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Vietnam, Wildlife trade

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Tiny Caribbean Nation Threatens To Allow The Biggest Wave Of Piracy Since Napster and Pirate Bay

For music, video and intellectual property pirates to thrive, they need a safe haven. Fortunately for musicians, labels and other content creators, no nation wants to take on that role. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: -elect, " copyright infringement, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Bill Clinton, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Cease and desist, Central University College, Intellectual property, music, New York, United States

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Sony’s Obermann Moves To WMG As Chief Digital Officer, EVP Biz Dev

Warner Music Group has hired Sony's Ole Obermann to oversee the company’s global business development, with a focus on new digital revenue opportunities and streaming.

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, AT&T, PlayStation Vue, revenue, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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The Weeknd Breaks Spotify Single Day Record With More Than 33 Million Streams Every 24 Hours

[UPDATED] Spotify has shared that as of November 26th, The Weeknd is the artist with the most streams on Spotify in a single day. The artist's top 5 tracks have. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alanis Morissette, album, Daft Punk, iTunes, Kendrick Lamar, Republic Records, Short film, Spotify, The Weeknd, XO (record label)

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .NET Framework, Alden Ehrenreich, American Family Association, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), AOL, Application programming interface, Authors and Publishers, Business Insider, IOS, The New York Times

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Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades

In this piece, David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists "stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade.

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adekunle Gold, Africa, Apple Inc., Artist, Facebook, music industry, Music of Nigeria, Nigeria, record label, Streaming media

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Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers

While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Active rock, Africa, Alaska, Apple Inc., Artist, Bandcamp, Bassline, Disc jockey, Independent record label, record label

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