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3 Questions for Shannon Connolly, SVP Music Strategy for MTV/VH1/CMT on New Artist Hub

Today Viacom music properties including MTV, VH1 and CMT expanded their artist/fan hub to include direct opportunities for artists across the company's many online, broadcast and live channels. To learn. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/18/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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NEWS BRIEF: Billboard, Sonicbids & Backstage Combine, Music Mastermind Adds $11M, Tastebuds +$600K & More

Wednesday 4.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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Universal & X5 Form Unique Digital Music Partnership

Universal Music Group and digital music specialists X5 Music have formed  U5, a unique partnership to produce digital compilation albums from the extensive catalogs Universal’s Decca, Deutsche Grammophone, Verve and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Jack White Helps Fans Record Their Own Vinyl

As part of his role as official ambassador of Record Store Day, Jack White is opening a special record-your-own vinyl booth at his Third Man Records' Novelties Lounge in Nashville.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Spotify’s Most Streamed & Viral Tracks [U.S. & U.K.]

Top streamed tracks April 8-14, 2013 UNITED STATES1. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (Interscope Records)2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore)3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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VICE Launches Thump Online EDM Channel

UPDATED: Fresh off its new HBO partnership, music and lifestyle multi-media powerhouse VICE today (April 17) has launched Thump, an online channel that chronicles “every aspect of the global dance. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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NEWS BRIEF: Apple Stock Falls, 7Digital + QNX For Cars, Shuffler Adds Video, Twitter Music Leaks, & More

Wednesday 4.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously Under Hypebot's More News Tab

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Rhapsody’s Jon Irwin: “Don’t Kill The Radio Star! Embrace It”

This op-ed by Rhapsody president Jon Irwin was excerpted from his keynote at the recent RAIN radio and internet summit. Streaming music has reached an inflection point. The technology has. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Distributes $117.5 Million In Q1 2013

Despite growing efforts by Clear Channel and others to licence music directly, digital music performing rights organization SoundExchange had announced a first-quarter 2013 distribution of $117.5 million. It's their largest. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Launches In 8 New Markets

The news that iTunes and Google are readying the launch of music streaming services appears to have motivated Spotify to ramp up its own efforts to grab market share. Today. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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