Music Tech

Apple Updates iTunes, iOS With Major Apple Music, Beats 1 Bug Fixes

When Apple launched Apple Music and Beats 1, the software that delivered it got a major upgrade. Not all of it worked as promised, leading to a fair amount of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Album cover, Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, Billy Bragg, CD Baby, ICloud, IOS, iTunes, playlist, Spotify

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Hypebot’s Latest Music Tech Meetups A Massive Success

Last week, Hypebot hosted a third hugely successful San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup. We saw many familiar faces from previous events and we also met a lot of new. Continue reading

admin on 08/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alaska, Alexander Skarsgård, Anchorage, Anna Wintour, Chicago, Hypebot, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, music industry, New York City, San Francisco

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Call To Action: Today Is Last Day To Comment On Who Controls .Music Domain. It Takes 1 Minute

The pending addition of the .music domain name opens up a world of possibilities for artists and all music related companies; and who controls it matters. Many music industry trade. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Domain Name System, DotMusic, Eastern Time Zone, Economist Intelligence Unit, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Google, Google Play, ICANN, music

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SoundExchange Launches PLAYS Search Engine: Who’s Claiming Your Recordings?

Money earned from digital plays often, for one reason or another, ends up in the wrong hands, and even services like SoudExchange can misdirect funds. Enter the PLAYS Search Engine,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Copyright Royalty Board, D.C., Hoopoe Starling, Internet radio, music industry, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, Washington

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Is Video The Future of Music Streaming?

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we are talking with Bryce Clemmer, who is the co-founder and CEO of Vadio, a Portland-based company that provides an online video platform. Continue reading

admin on 08/11/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012, Apple Inc., Asia, Barack Obama presidential campaign, Berklee College of Music, Bloomberg L.P., iTunes, podcast, Soundcloud, Twitter, Youth culture

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SFX Lost $48 Million Last Quarter Despite 48% Revenue Growth

With a Thursday deadline looming for founder and CEO Robert Sillerman to complete a stock buyback that would take the company private, SFXE reported 3 and 6 month earnings and the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: bEATPORT, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Electronic music, Environ, Facebook, record label, Robert F. X. Sillerman, royalties, SFX (magazine)

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Union Sues Universal, Sony, WMG, Others For Failing To Fund Musician’s Pensions

The American Federation of Musicians pension fund is suing Atlantic Records, Hollywood Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Brothers Records for failing to make pension fund contributions.

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Grooveshark, music industry, record label, Sam Tarantino, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Beatport Reverses Will Pay Artists, Labels: Read Full Text Of Their Letter Of Apology

After telling rightsholders last week that payments were suspended because funds were "trapped" in the ongoing effort by founder and CEO Bob Sillerman to take parent SFX private, the music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: bEATPORT, Chief content officer, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Electronic music, record label, Robert F. X. Sillerman, royalties, SFX (magazine), Streaming media

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This Is My Jam To Close Playlist Service

Playlist repository This Is My Jam is shutting down new entries. But, in a move unusual for modern exiting startups, users will still be able to discover playlists previously created. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., DataPortability, Facebook, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, The Hype Machine, Twitter, YouTube

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Apple Music, Labels Did Not Collude To End Freemium, Says European Union Commission

An EU probe, rumored to be motivated by Spotify, found no evidence that Apple Music and the major record labels conspired to end freemium music. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music does. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Europe, European Commission, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, Free music, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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