Music Business

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Dear SXSW Band, You're Screwing Up Your Career With Your Profile How To Pretend You're At SXSW 2015 – 7 Tricks & Tips How Smart Musicians Are Selling More Albums. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How Smart Musicians Are Selling More Albums with Social Media

Cherie Nelson | How Smart Musicians Are Selling More Albums with Social Media Wallace Collins | "Blurred Lines" Could Be Overturned On Appeal Jason Ventura | The Music Industry Says Farewell To Freemium. Continue reading

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Merchbar Keeps Fans In The Know With Newest Feature: Merch Alerts

Merchbar, a leading music merchandise website, has launched Merch Alerts, a new feature that alerts fans when their favorite artists release new merchandise for purchase.

Guest Post on 03/20/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How To Thrive In A Post-Download Era With Superfans

Have you read the news recently? Download sales are declining. Think about it, when was the last time you bought a download from iTunes?

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Tags: album, Amazon Kindle, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, art, Bandcamp, BandPage, iTunes, Los Angeles, Spotify

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Music Publishing News Roundup 3.20.2015: “Blurred Lines,” Pandora vs. BMI, Kendrick Lamar

The "Blurred Lines" verdict, Pandora vs. BMI trial and Kendrick Lamar breaking records round out this week's music publishing news.

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Tags: " copyright infringement, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Got to Give It Up, Hit single, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke

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Pharrell Finally Fights Back: Blurred Line’s Verdict “Handicaps Any Creator”

In his first interview since his $7.2 million loss to the family of Marvin Gaye, "Blurred Lines" co-songwriter and performer Pharrell Williams warned that the ruling "handicaps any creator."

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Family (biology), Financial Times, Gaye family, Got to Give It Up, Intellectual rights, Interscope Records, Los Angeles, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke

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Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts

In terms of subscribers and market share, Beats Music (acquired by Apple as part of its purchase of Beats in May of last year) is way behind Spotify. But there's. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Eddy Cue, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Pandora, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Instagram Now More Effective At Reaching Fans Than Facebook

It doesn't matter how large a social network is, it's all about how many of your fans you can reach. That's the message from a study by the research company L2 when. Continue reading

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Tags: Aaron, Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, Photograph, Pinterest, Snapchat, Social network, Social networking service, Twitter

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Happy Friday: Celebrate International Day Of Happiness With The United Nations & MixRadio

Superstars teamed with MixRadio to create a collaborative lip-sync of Charlie XCX's hit song "Boom Clap" in celebration of today's International Day Of Happiness. Clap along if you feel like. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austin, Charlize Theron, Cody Simpson, David Guetta, International Day of Happiness, Pharrell Williams, south by southwest, Texas, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, YouTube

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