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Why NPR Should Stand With #irespectmusic

National Public Radio stations around the U.S. have long been great friends and allies of musicians. In turn, artists have long been great friends and allies of NPR stations. So. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Atomic Dog, Barack Obama, Bee Gees, Clear Channel Communications, Google, National Association of Broadcasters, NPR, Pandora

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The 58 Instruments Used To Create Rolling Stones Top 100 Songs Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]

A great song is a great song, but it takes vocals and instruments to bring the song to life. But which instruments help make a hit? After the predictable guitar,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, 8664, Address space, Americana Music Association, Another Brick in the Wall, AT&T, Be My Baby, Billboard 200, Brian Wilson, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Pandora May Pay Lower Rates To Rights Holders, Grooveshark Folds, Copyright Review Moves Forward To Congress

Pandora might lower rights holders payouts, Grooveshark throws in the towel after six years of legal battles, and the Copyright review moves to Congress.

Bob Baker on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Google Play, Grooveshark, Josh Greenberg, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Apple Strong Arms Labels Ahead Of Music Relaunch, Dept. Of Justice Investigates

We've heard and reported on the rumors, but now we're getting details: Apple is aggressively pushing record labels to end deals with Spotify and others that allow free music streaming; and the U.S.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andres Barreto, Apple Inc., European Union, Grooveshark, IPod, iTunes, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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Music Licensing Groups Say Homeowners Associations Playing Music At The Pool Is A Public Performance

Sometimes it feels like these copyright collections groups are in some kind of insane competition in which the winner is whoever can make the dumbest claim about something being a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Artificial turf, Artist, California, Google, Homeowner association, Jerry Brown, Oakland, Pandora, record label, San Francisco

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Raised $350 Million • Blurred Lines Retrial Motion • Meerkat + Facebook • Bandzoogle • More

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Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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The Week’s Most Read Posts on Hypebot

In the most read posts this week on Hypebot, we saw indie artist Josh Garrels broke all the rules by giving away his album free on Noisetrade and still landing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Billboard Music Award, Christine Teigen, David Lee Roth, Dick Clark Productions, Jussie Smollett, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Twitter, YouTube

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Last Week In Music Commentary

Streaming music exclusives, how music discovery changes with age and the ongoing debate over blank media levies all received the thoughtful commentaries they deserved this week. Let the debates begin!

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aalto University, Adams Street (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), Africa, American Bandstand, Bessemer Venture Partners, Billionaire (song), concert, Popular music, Streaming media, YouTube

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

It was another week eventful week in the new music business: Facing $736 million in damages, Grooveshark shut down and apologized to the RIAA, Live Nation reported a weak quarter,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Grooveshark, Josh Greenberg, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Sam Tarantino, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Recording Academy Reorganizes To Offer Stronger Grassroots Activism For Music Creators

Yesterday morning, The Recording Academy announced it will merge it's Advocacy and Membership divisions in an effort to enhance the grassroots advocacy happening on behalf of music creators at a. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 05/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

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