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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Will Congress ban TikTok? • MusicWatch study• Vinyl growth • the dark side of Country Music • More

Episode 188 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available here…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/18/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Last week’s most-read posts: SXSW protests, Living Wage for Musicians, WMG bids for Believe & More

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with this week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from SXSW protests, a living wage for musicians, Warner Music pondering a. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/18/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND – New music industry’s last week in review: SXSW protests, Spotify adds video, TikTok under fire & More

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception. Spotify added music videos, TikTok angered a congressman into unanimity, Instagram trumped TikTok for the first time, and more……

Alana Bonilla on 03/16/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why Music Merch Matters

Why every musician and music company NEEDS merchandising

We dive into the importance of merchandising for musicians and music companies and how it uniquely creates new connections with fans and expands outreach as an artist and music business.. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/15/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music industry analytics and music marketing insights from Hypebot on Spotify branding and digital music trends.

Searches for ‘rock music’ are up 600% on Spotify, enter MARROW

Spotify says that searches for “rock music,” “alt/rock,” and “rock band” are up 600%, alongside increases in searches for related subgenres, including alternative metal, post-grunge, and indie rock…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why banning TikTok isn’t the answer [Op-Ed]

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which requires China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. Now, the battle moves to the Senate, where its future is less certain…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/14/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Multiple SXSW Protests: Festival Organizers, Texas Governor respond

SXSW is under fire on at least three fronts from musicians and panelists who are unhappy with how the festival, now co-owned by Penski, the publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, does business…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fighting Streaming Fraud at the Distributor Level [Symphonic’s Jorge Brea]

Fraudsters “redirect royalties away from rights holders and artists and into their own pockets to the tune of millions per year,” writes Jorge Brea, the CEO of Symphonic Distribution, but there is a solution…..

Alana Bonilla on 03/13/2024 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Mr. money with the vibe music app screenshots showcasing the song "Terminator" by Asake on a vibrant, colorful background with geometric patterns, highlighting music streaming and digital entertainment.

Spotify adds music videos in 11 countries

Spotify has added music videos to its mobile, desktop, and TV apps in 11 countries. At launch, videos by Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and Asake were among those available…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicWatch study points to continued growth but offers some surprises

A new MusicWatch study says 90% of US internet users stream music, and consumer willingness to spend money on music points to more strong growth ahead. But there were also several surprise findings…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/12/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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QUICK HITS: Soundraw • BeatConnect • Splice • AmptUp • Tixr

SOUNDRAW, a royalty-free AI beat and track generator, has raised $3M in a round led by Carbide Ventures and individual investors such as Paul Rosenberg, CEO of Goliath Artists, Inc./President of Shady Records……

Bruce Houghton on 03/12/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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