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Amazon Brings MP3 Store To Apple’s iPhone, iPod

Amazon MP3,  the second most popular digital music store, is now accessible via Apple's top ranked portable music devices, the iPod Touch and iPhone, for the first time. "Since the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/17/2013 in Digital Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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UPDATED NEWS BRIEF: HMV Clerks Sit-In, Pandora Sony/ATV Deal, YouTube Vevo Investment & More

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Bruce Houghton on 01/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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21 Things You Didn’t Know About Music Critics

By Everett True, music critic and blogger at Collapse Board. With thanks to Mof Gimmers, whose recent comment on this thread inspired this:

Cyber PR on 01/16/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (13)
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SoundExchange Announces Record $135 Million 4th Quarter Payments, $462 Million In 2012

SoundExchange announced today that it had paid out $462 million to recording artists and labels in 2012 including $134.9 million in the fourth quarter  – the largest quarterly distribution in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/16/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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PledgeMusic Launches D2F Album Presale Campaign For Major Label Band Bring Me The Horizon

Though widely considered a crowdfunding or fan funding platform, PledgeMusic says they're a platform for direct to fan campaigns. The latest news, their deal with RCA Records and Raw Power. Continue reading

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MTV Announces “Artist To Watch” Music Discovery Campaign

MTV has unveiled a new list that they call simply “MTV Artist to Watch”, a new artist / music discovery initiative and campaign that spans across all of MTV’s television. Continue reading

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Gracenote & LyricFind Partner, Walden’s Larry Marcus Joins As Advisor

(UPDATED) Gracenote has merged their lyrics business into LyricFind, according to an announcement on the company's web site. The deal includes a partnership whereby Gracenote will continue to offer a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/16/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Google Play Taps Harry Fox For Rights Management

The Harry Fox Agency has announced a tie-up with Google and their Google Play distribution platform to offer rights management for music and other intellectual property. HFA’s rights management service,. Continue reading

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[UPDATED] NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Touts Tour Support, Facebook Search, Pazz & Jop, Bloom.fm & More

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Dualtone: A Small Label Makes Big Moves By Taking It Slow

Nashville's Dualtone Music Group is starting to see some big successes from their 12 years of hard work. The Lumineers are up for two Grammys and Shovels and Rope made. Continue reading

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