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BottleRock Napa Valley Hosts Instagram Takeovers Featuring Artists From 2015 Festival Lineup

BottleRock Napa Valley, a 3-day music, food, and wine festival, is giving fans a sneak peek into the upcoming festival by hosting Instagram takeovers featuring artists from this year's lineup.

Nia R Jones on 03/27/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Bursting The Music Tech Bubble

That tech people and music people live inside rarified bubbles should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. If you’ve ever set foot in Silicon Valley, or Brooklyn, or. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Aaron Sorkin, Academy Award, Action Bronson, Alex Gibney, Apple Inc., Austin, Ellen Pao, Silicon Valley, south by southwest, Steve Jobs, Texas

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Diddy Invests In Pleek Photo Messaging App

Social messaging apps of all varieties – text, photo, video and even music – are the current darlings of venture capitalists. If the app is a hit, it can grab. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates, Brad Silverberg, Business intelligence, IOS, Silicon Valley, Venture capital

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urRadio Breaks The Music Streaming Mold, Puts All Users On Air With New Music Technology

This morning, urRadio launched an impressive set of creative, music discovery, and social tools empowering anyone to create, discover, and share live streaming music and talk radio stations.

Nia R Jones on 03/26/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2015 YouTube Music Awards Show Releases Exclusive Content From Award Recipients

YouTube has released a collection of music videos, behind the scenes interviews, and other exclusive content featuring the 2015 YouTube Music Awards recipients as a part of the 2015 YouTube Music. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 03/24/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Action Bronson, Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, Enrique Iglesias, Kygo, Lindsey Stirling, Martin Garrix, music video, Nicky Jam, YouTube

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Music Business Wisdom From 5th Century B.C.

In life, it is always important to know who you are as a person. But what does that have to do with the music industry?

Matt Gibson on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Big Cheese (magazine), Black Death, Broadcast Music, business, classical music, Digital distribution, Heavy metal music, Inc., music industry, musician

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This Week in Music Commentary

What The Music Industry Can Learn From The Beer Industry “Zero Effect”: Do New Consumption Charts Penalize Artists Windowing Streaming and Compilation Records? Entering the Consumer’s Self-Narrative in Social Media

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted Become Your Own Gig Booking Guru Sony Completes $200 Million Purchase Of [Formerly] Indie Distributor The Orchard The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Viral Video Pushes “Bohemian Rhapsody” To #12 On Streaming Chart 40 Years After Release

One of the interesting byproducts of music charts that measure the moment is how current events and social media can trigger the rediscovery of a song years or even decades after. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 4 Non Blondes, A Night at the Opera (Queen album), Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Facebook, Freddie Mercury, iTunes, Lip sync, Queen (band), Wayne's World (film)

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Instagram Now More Effective At Reaching Fans Than Facebook

It doesn't matter how large a social network is, it's all about how many of your fans you can reach. That's the message from a study by the research company L2 when. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Aaron, Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, Photograph, Pinterest, Snapchat, Social network, Social networking service, Twitter

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