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Amazon Prime Music Adds Universal Music Group To Free Streaming

Despite having "several million" users in the U.S. streaming its 1 million tracks every month, Amazon Prime Music is often overlooked. Today Amazon's streaming catalog got a lot deeper with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Carrie Underwood, Ellie Goulding, Florence and the Machine, iTunes, London, Mumford & Sons, music industry, One Direction, The Weeknd

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YouTube Paid Subscription Music And Video Service To Launch In October [REPORT]

The music industry has been pushing Google to monetize YouTube beyond just advertising since shortly after its launch 10 years ago. After more than a year of beta trails and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AdSense, Advertising, AdWords, album, Google, Los Angeles, Monetization, music industry, United States, YouTube

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Freemium Model Works For Pandora But Is Devastating To Songwriters [Op-Ed]

Although Pandora's CEO Brian McAndrews recently boasted of the success of their free music streaming service, claiming that Americans are unwilling to pay for streaming, a breakdown of their revenue. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Accountancy, Adele (singer), Administration (law), Billboard Magazine, iTunes, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), record label, Spotify

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Why Content Curation Is Key To Sustainable Growth In Digital Music

Here online radio trail blazer Ari Shohat looks at why unlimited catalogs can be bad for digital music, and why a limited amount of content curated by people rather than algorithms is important to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Business model, Create Digital Music, Digital audio, Financial Times, iTunes, List of online music databases, music industry, Spotify

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Advance Listening Isn’t Going Anywhere

Will stiff competition between streaming music services and direct to fan interaction kill the practice of streaming music prior to release? Some think so, but music marketer Wes Davenport has a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, Daft Punk, Dr Dre, Inglewood, Light-emitting diode, Los Angeles, Mitchy Slick, music industry, Straight Outta Compton, Summer hit, The Weeknd

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Is It Time To Bid Farewell To All Pre-1972 Music?

Taking advantage of a copyright void which was created for all pre-1972 music after the law was updated in 1976, the RIAA has been trying to claim that the state. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amazon.com, Amicus curiae, Compact disc, iTunes, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Sirius XM Radio, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, Streaming media

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Pay Attention To Regional Streaming Music Services

When discussing streaming, it's usually the big players like Apple Music and Spotify which are talked about most, but in places like Africa, several lesser-known streaming services are becoming hugely popular,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Africa, Ghana, IPhone, Kenya, List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

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There’s Another Side To The Playola Debate For Streaming Playlists

In the age of streaming, playlists have become one of the best ways for artists to have their music promoted. This brings with it a whole host of questions regarding. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/22/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC, Digital audio, Disc jockey, Eric Schmidt, Google, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, UK music

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Apple Music Has 15M Users, 7.5M Ready To Pay [REPORT]

In just days, millions of free Apple Music trials will start to expire [see our countdown clock]. While it's doubtful that Apple will share stats, how many are willing to pay. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advertising campaign, album, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., iTunes, music industry, New York City, New York Post, Spotify, YouTube

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Pandora Says Merlin Ruling Means Lower Royalty Payments Ahead

Did indie label licensor Merlin hand Pandora a big win that could mean lower payments to artists and labels? Pandora's stock soared yesterday on news that it will likely pay. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BlackBerry Curve, Bloomberg L.P., Copyright Royalty Board, GoPro, Internet radio, IPhone, IShares, NASDAQ, United States Copyright Office

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