Music Business

Rdio Dropped From Zenbu Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

(UPDATED) Just 5 days after Google, Apple's Beats, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Grooveshark were served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972 sound recordings without license or payment, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Hot Tuna, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Sirius XM Radio, Sony, SoundExchange, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Turtles

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Buyers Remorse After Buying An Album On iTunes? If You Live In Europe, You Can Return It.

How many times have you bought an album only to realize there are only one or two songs that really strike a chord with you? If you bought the album. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Baker & McKenzie, Companies House, Europe, iTunes, music industry, Musicmetric, Spotify, Subscription business model

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Snapchat Adds Media, Sly Stone Wins $5M, Gersh Joins AEG, Misty Launches SAP & More

WEDNESDAY 1.28.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BigChampagne, Bose Corporation, Ethan Kaplan, Hypebot, Live Nation Entertainment, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Swiss People's Party

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The Rapid Decline In Music Sales – This One Chart Says It All…

via The Atlantic

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: ARCO, ASARCO, Associated Press, Atlantic City, Atlantic Ocean, Casino, New Jersey, Revel Atlantic City, Taylor Swift, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, YouTube

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How To Hack The Music Pirate

Guest Post by Russ Crupnick on MusicWatch Blog The entertainment press ended 2014 with several big stories. Front pages covered Taylor Swift’s decision to pull her songs from Spotify. The story was. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Anti-piracy, Apple Inc., Buyer, Cloud computing, Compact disc, Digital audio, Music download, music industry, Streaming media

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5 Truths About Today’s Music Industry That Indie Artists Need To Understand

By Bobby Borg on Sonicbids Blog In the information age in which we live, falsehoods, myths, and misnomers about today's music business are prevalent. But if you want to get ahead. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Amazon Kindle, Booting, Borg (Star Trek), Capital punishment, Child pornography, Communication, Compact disc, Competitor analysis, Twitter, USB flash drive

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Royalty Solutions, Next Big Sound Offer MusicBiz Webinar FREE To Hypebot Readers

Thanks to the fine folks at The Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), this Thursday, January 29th at 2:00 PM (EST) we are able to offer free entry into a webinar that will explore. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alberta, American English, Artist, Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, independent music, music industry, Nashville, record label, Streaming media, Tennessee

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Apple Adds Free On iTunes – A Hub For Free Music, Film and TV

There were audible moans when iTunes dropped their popular free weekly download feature. Now Apple has responded with the launch of Free On iTunes a hub for free music, TV. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Animal Planet, Apple community, Apple Inc., Free music, iTunes, Joshua Radin, music industry, Spotify, Subscription business model

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Music Publishing News Roundup 1.17.15: Spirit Music, Universal, SESAC & More

Spirit Music Group has acquired the catalog of composer Henry Mancini for US administration. The catalog includes iconic songs such as “Moon River” from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as themes. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Celebrity, Chief operating officer, Nick Jonas, Promotional recording, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Studio album, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Records

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Exposure Is Mostly Bullshit… Mostly

As an independent artist, it can be very easy to want to find as many opportunities to gain exposure. For some, getting exposure can be a challenge. For others, exposure. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1990s in music, Advertising, Artist, Badfinger, brand, Brand awareness, Business class, music industry, public relations, Target audience

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