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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

This week, as we flip back through a full seven days of exciting music industry news, we revisit Songkick's trade secret sharing scandal, Sirius's victory in a pre-72 royalty case,. Continue reading

admin on 02/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Antisemitism, H3h3 Productions, List of YouTubers, Maker Studios, New York, PewDiePie, Sirius XM Holdings, The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube

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Spotify Joint Venture ‘Soundtrack Your Brand’ Raises $22 million For B2B Music Service

[UPDATED] Spotify joint venture Soundtrack Your Brand has raised $22 million to expand its music for business service. The round was led by Balderton Capital and Industrifonden and will be used. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Songkick Alleges Former Exec Shared Trade Secrets With Live Nation’s Ticketmaster

A major new chapter in the ongoing battle between Songkick and Ticketmaster unfolded this week as Songkick amended its 2015 antitrust suit lawsuit to include information and accusations that it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Class Action, Donald Trump, European Union, Facebook, lawsuit, The Wall Street Journal, Trade secret, United States, Vladimir Putin, Web search engine

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AM BRIEF: UMG Embraces Hi-Res Streaming • Ticketmaster Adds Apple Music • Kesha v Dr. Luke • More

FRIDAY 2.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Hi-Res streaming means a higher premium tier and more revenue for labels and creators. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Pandora Makes The Case For Building A Full Stack Streaming Music Company

Songkick's Ian Hogworth apparently coined the term, but I first heard about "full stack" music companies during a webinar that PledgeMusic and DotBlockchain co-founder Benji Rogers gave for BerkleeOnline. He was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Day in the Life, Alan Cross, Amazon Fire TV, Apple Music, Digital media, Jay-Z, Prince (musician), Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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Four Companies Could Buy Spotify And None Are U.S. Based, Says Mark Mulligan

According to multiple reports, Spotify will delay its IPO until at least 2018. That's an expensive choice, thanks to a $1 billion loan with an escalating interest rate. But there. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Initial public offering, Instagram, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Snap, Snapchat, Twitter

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THU. BRIEF: Grammys Respond To Beyonce Loss • Hate Rock Reigns On YouYube • Snapchat Values IPO At $22B • More

THURSDAY 2.16.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Some see Beyonce's loss as indicative of Grammy narrow mindedness, or did it reflect the narrow taste of American music fans?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Spotify Adds 1000 Jobs In NYC, Will Move To World Trade Center Thanks To $11M In State Incentives

To think that Spotify has inadvertently (we hope) helped President Trump "make america great again"… The Stockholm based music streamer announced today that it would be adding 1000 jobs in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berlin, Board of directors, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief technology officer, Corporate social responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Eric Wahlforss, Financial Times, IPhone, Lagos, management, Mobil, Mobil Corporation, Nigeria, Petroleum industry, Soundcloud, Streaming media

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Soundcloud, Netflix, Vimeo And Other Streamers Sued Over Offline Playback Patent

It seems someone has once again been trip-trapping over the patent trolls' bridge, with the recent news that Blackbrid Technologies (a bonafide patent troll company) is sueing multiple streaming companies. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/15/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

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