Music Tech

Not Convinced That Spotify Is A Music Discovery Platform? Check Out These Mercury Prize Streaming Bumps

Where do millennials go for music when they read or hear about an interesting new band? The conventional answer is YouTube, but Spotify may be catching up. When the UK's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alt-J, An Awesome Wave, Australian Music Prize, Big Scary, Cameron Knight, Chastain Park, Chvrches, Flume, Gary Graff, Mercury Prize

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OFFICIAL: Apple Music Has 6.5 Million Paid Subscribers

[UPDATED] If music industry pundits from Bob Lefsetz to yours truly had a betting pool, odds would have been strongly against Apple ever "officially" revealing official subscriber and user numbers. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Arts administration, Audio mixing (recorded music), IOS, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, New York Post, San Francisco, Spotify, Subscription business model

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Have You Forgotten About TIDAL? Jay Z Just Did, Under Oath.

Jay Z is a busy man these days. In addition to his own musical career, management company and multitude of other ventures, he been testifying at the "Big Pimpin'" trial. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Bey, Big Pimpin', Dr Dre, Drake (entertainer), Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Straight Outta Compton, Timbaland

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Grooveshark Has Become A Ticketing Site

When Grooveshark was finally shut down by legal pressure from the major labels, Universal Music Group ended up with the domain name. Now they've apparently decided to monetize it with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Dr. Luke, Facebook, Instagram, Kemosabe Records, Kesha, Mark Geragos, record label, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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YouTube To Unveil More Details Of Paid Service This Wednesday

To paraphrase The Kinks, I'm so tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for YouTube to launch their paid subscription service. But it looks like, while we may not yet. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Associated Press, Cary Sherman, Internet radio, Los Angeles, Music download, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, revenue, Spotify, Streaming media

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Is Samsung Buying Jay Z’s TIDAL?

A series of early mis-steps may have left Jay Z wondering what he'd gotten himself into when he bought and renamed the streaming music service now known as TIDAL. But. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arts administration, Audio mixing (recorded music), Beginners, Compact disc, Jay-Z, music industry, Online shopping, Prince (musician), Streaming media, Studio album

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“Found Them First” – Spotify Measures Your Song Picking Cred

[UPDATED] If you're an early adopter of an up-and-coming band and are looking for bragging rights (or are just curious) Spotify's new "Found Them First" allows users to identify which. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, List of online music databases, Los Angeles, music industry, San Francisco, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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This Week In Music Commentary

We hear from Steven Tyler regarding artist's rights, some talk of whether indie streams generate smaller royalties than the big stars, and a word of warning about the dreaded controlled. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Copyright Royalty Board, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, Spotify, Streaming media

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Questions Every Serious Musician Needs To Ask Themselves • Dead Giveaways That You’re Uncomfortable Onstage • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we're taking an introspective questionnaire for serious musicians, helping you get more comfortable on stage, exploring how you can connect with your audience emotionally, and much more.

Guest Post on 10/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 104th Fighter Wing, African American, Air National Guard, American Dream, Andre Iguodala, Black people, Facebook, Police officer, Speed limit, United States

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

This week, we're looking back at some benefits to online songwriting collaboration you may not have thought of, new all-in-one touring software designed to make managers jobs easier, and how. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Emmy Award, Energy drink, Fan (person), Red Bull, social media, St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto), Teenagers, Tracy Morgan, Traffic collision, Traumatic brain injury

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“Popcorn Time For Music” Aurous Suspends Operations After Court Grants RIAA Restraining Order

Not since Grooveshark has any new music application drawn such major fire as Aurous. Dubbed the "Popcorn Time For Music" Aurous was sued by the RIAA and major labels just. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ashley Madison, Associated Press, Best practice, Boston, Boston Municipal Court, Cary Sherman, lawsuit, Recording Industry Association of America, San Francisco, Twitter

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