Music Tech

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Indie music's battle with Apple Music, Spotify's latest counter-moves, Neil Young's dustup with Donald Trump and more; all contributed to yet another week of turmoil and change in the ever-evolving. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bernie Sanders, Canadian nationality law, Donald Trump, Neil Young, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), Rockin' in the Free World, Spotify, Trump Tower (New York City), YouTube

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Apple Music’s Beats1 Radio Goes Live At 9AM PT On June 30th

I'm fond of referring to Apple Music's live online radio station Beats1 as Jimmy Iovine's wet dream. After all, what music exec wouldn't want to have such influence over a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Disc jockey, Eddy Cue, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe

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Indie Labels Worst Fears Come True: Spotify Battles Apple Music With 2 Month Free Trial

Independent labels upset that Apple Music's will not compensate rightsholders for the millions of tracks certain to be streamed during its 90 day free trial, had expressed concern that competitors. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Cannes, Deezer, Free music, Hans-Holger Albrecht, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media

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SoundCloud Imposes API Streaming Limits

As part of its moves to monetize the platform and properly compensate creators, SoundCloud has been making a series of changes – some of which have not been well received. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Application programming interface, iTunes, podcast, Popular music, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Streaming media, Twitter, Youth culture, YouTube

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Direct To Fan Sales Chart 6.18.15

Retail may be dieing and downloads sliding but first to fan sales are hotter than ever. Zac Brown and the on the road Rolling Stones to this weeks Direct To. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Apple Inc., Artist, Bette Midler, direct to fan, E-commerce, Hypebot, PledgeMusic, Van Morrison

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The Great Music-Tech Migration: How The Worlds Of Music And Tech Are Bleeding Into One

Snoop Dogg brought out his latest album, Bush, the other week. But if you were keeping an eye out for it in the kinds of places album releases are usually trumpeted,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Awolnation, Cannabis smoking, Comedy Central, Conan O'Brien, Conan the Barbarian, Jeff Ross, Justin Bieber, Seth Meyers, Snoop Dogg, YouTube

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Spotify Moves Closer To IPO With Hire Of Ex-Netflix Exec Barry McCarthy As C.F.O.

Don't expect Spotify's free tier to go away anytime soon. Despite public protests, the major labels, all of whom own stock in Spotify, will not do anything to hurt the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Five Tips to Increase Your Email Engagement Rate

The success of an email campaign is largely determined by the open rate and click-through rate, or in other words, the audience’s engagement with your newsletter. It’s important to track. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, A/B testing, Ableton, Apple Inc., Click-through rate, Facebook, Landing page, MailChimp, Online advertising, Soundcloud

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Potentials and Pitfalls of Apple Music

History tells us that Apple doesn’t tend to over promise and under deliver. We also know from experience that Apple’s relationship with the music industry is fundamentally different to its. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Ljung, Andrus Ansip, Bertelsmann Music Group, Billboard Magazine, Chief investment officer, China, Emerging markets, Eric Wahlforss, music industry, YouTube

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Apple Music Boycott – Should Indie Artists, Labels Stop Releasing New Music For Next 90 Days?

The outcry over Apple Music's 90 free day trial is growing within the independent music community. But those upset with free trials that return no revenue to artists and labels for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Apple Inc., Digital Music News, Electronic dance music, independent music, music industry, NPR, revenue, royalties, Spotify, Streaming media

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