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

How An Unsigned Artist Used iTunes Instant Gratification To Get A Top 10 Hit On iTunes Could "Just The Right Amount" Of Fake Twitter Followers Be Just What You Need?. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How One Generation Was Single-Handedly Able To Kill The Music Industry

Thomas Honeyman | How One Generation Was Single-Handedly Able To Kill The Music Industry Simon Tam | 3 Ways Musicians Can Learn From Other Industries

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Beats Banned From World Cup T-Mobile Thumbs Nose At Net Neutrality and FCC with "Music Freedom" Plan UnRadio: Rhapsody Unwraps New Pandora Meets Spotify + Shazam Service YouTube To Gross. Continue reading

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3 Tips For Musicians Struggling In A Difficult, Crowded Marketplace

Justin Boland, aka Humpasaur Jones and the co-founder of World Around Records, recently shared his take on being a rapper while running a label. Boland tends to have a unique. Continue reading

admin on 06/20/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Full List Of 2014 A2IM Libera Award Winners

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) held its third annual Libera Awards, aka The LIBBYs, to honor accomplishments in indie music last night at Highline Ballroom in New York. Continue reading

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Viagogo To Provide Secondary Ticketing Services For All SFX Entertainment Events

Yesterday SFX Entertainment and Viagogo announced a 5 year, $75 million agreement for Viagogo to provide exclusive and official ticketing services for all SFX Entertainment events. Described as a "sponsorship. Continue reading

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What’s The Idea Behind 1000 True Fans?

By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. In the latest version of my Music 4.0: A Survival Guide For Making Music In The Internet Age book I explain that making a. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 6.20.2014: SoundExchange, Amazon Prime Music, YouTube

SoundExchange announced a record-setting first quartrer distribution of digital royalties. The independent performing rights organization announced that $162.4 million were distributed to artists and labels in the first quarter of 2014,. Continue reading

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Former Assistant Sues William Morris Endeavor For Age Discrimination, Harassment

A former assistant has sued talent agency William Morris Endeavor alleging both age discrimination and harassment after the agency declined to allow him to enter the firm's agent training program.

Bruce Houghton on 06/20/2014 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Alt. YouTube View, Amazon Music Phone, Latin Am. Bonanza, New Merlin Stats & More

FRIDAY 6.20.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

Bruce Houghton on 06/20/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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T-Mobile Thumbs Nose At Net Neutrality and FCC with “Music Freedom” Plan

T-Mobile has launched Music Freedom, a no charge add-on to the mobile carrier's Simple Choice Plan, that eliminates the data cap for select music streaming services. While likely to be a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)
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