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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

The pros and cons of Pandora's Rdio buy up, Guvera, the dark horse of streaming, and a police officer is fired for singing with a metal band while still on. Continue reading

admin on 11/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Jimmy Iovine And The Myth Of The Male Music Fan

In this article, Kelsey Butterworth takes a closer look at Jimmy Iovine's recent and unfortunate bout of mansplaining, an incident which offers some insight into several much larger issues regarding women. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/27/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Ava DuVernay, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Emmy Award, Jimmy Iovine, Kerry Washington, Mary J. Blige, Steve Stoute, Taraji P. Henson

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SiriusXM Names Its Artists, Songs Of The Year, Predictions For 2016

Sirius XM weighs into the end of the year "Best Of" waters with its own curated Best Artists and Songs lists including some predictions for who will be the breakthrough artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Ask A Publicist: What Top 3 Qualities Do You Look For In A Band?

A publicist in the music business isn't going to team up with just anyone, and certain behaviors can cause a band to quickly get written off. Here, a publicist explains. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Adele Tops 3 Million • Garrett Wins Brit Award • Deezer Nabs Ministry Of Sounds • Vive La Vie! • More

Friday 11.27.2015 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Arts administration, Audi, Audio mixing (recorded music), Board of directors, Brand management, Bukama, Cyclone Evan, Fiji Times, Yasawa

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Cannes Lions Advertising Festival Adds Music Event

Music is getting its own event at the highly regarded global advertising and branding gathering, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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10 Thankful Songs For Your Thanksgiving Playlist

"Alice's Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" – Sly & The Family Stone "Thank You" – Dido "The Thanksgiving Song" – Adam Sandler

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Alice's Restaurant, Apatosaurus, Arlo Guthrie, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles

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2nd Class Status For Indie Music Avoided As Pandora, Webcasters Told To Pay Same Rates As Majors, A2IM Responds

[UPDATED] A recent question from the Copyright Royalty Board the the U.S. Register Of Copyrights sent shock waves through the independent music community. Could webacasters pay major and indie labels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Copyright Royalty Board, Independent record label, Internet radio, Merlin Network, Pandora, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, SoundExchange, United States Copyright Office

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What We Can All Learn From Adele’s 25

Following his recent purchase of 25, David Emery looks at the incredible success of Adele's latest release, which flies in the face of a number of preconceived notions regarding the current. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Cary Sherman, Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, Free music, Jay-Z, music industry, record label, Streaming media

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Full Adele 25 Album Is Available On Only One Streaming Music Service: Pandora

Fans of Adele can't here her new blockbuster release 25 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and the world's other on-demand music services. But they can hear it on Pandora.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Apple Inc., Deezer, Google, Hans-Holger Albrecht, Initial public offering, Pandora Radio, Paris, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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