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Google’s Eric Schmidt Thinly Disguised Attack On Apple Music: “Elitist…The Preferences Of A Select Few”

While Spotify and others have proven to be impressive innovators, the music business gets really interesting and change ripples into the mainstream when big online players jump in, as Apple. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artificial Intelligence, California, Cupertino, Disc jockey, Doctor of Philosophy, Eric Schmidt, Expert, Facebook, Google, Machine learning

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Scott Borchetta – The Exec Who Pulled Taylor Swift Off Spotify – Says Streaming Music Will Be “Much Better For Everyone”

Spotify, Rhapsody, Deezer, Rdio, Slacker, Pandora, Tidal, Google Play, Apple Music and more. In 10 years, 50% will be gone. With so much competition, consolidation is inevitable; but seldom does. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Deezer, Google, Google Play, IPhone, Pandora Radio, Rdio, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media

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Niche Music: The Next Streaming Frontier

While streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer a seemingly unlimited buffet of music from which listeners can pick and choose, it may be more variety than most listeners. Continue reading

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

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, iTunes, music industry, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Pandora Turns 10 Today, Celebrates With Costly Ad Free Listening

Pandora turns 10 years old today. That is an eternity in streaming music and they're celebrating with a day of ad free listening that will cost the company more than $1 million. Continue reading

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

Tags: AARP, Advertising, Apple Inc., Associated Press, Internet radio, IPhone, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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More Free Users Means Spotify’s Per Play Rates Continue to Drop

Often criticized for its failure to make money for rights holders, Spotify's average rate per play continues to decline, calling into question, yet again, the viability of the freemium model of music streaming.

Guest Post on 09/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Aloe Blacc, Apple Inc., Instagram, iTunes, music industry, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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In Honor Of Labor Day, America’s Greatest Songs About Work

Monday is Labor Day in the U.S. It's the unofficial end of summer here which overshadows its real purpose: to honor the working class and the labor movement that has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Railway Union, Andy Warhol, Australian Labor Party, Barack Obama, Bernie Taupin, Eastern Time Zone, Labor Day, Labour movement, United States, Working class

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Comscore Data Shows 44 Million In U.S. Have Used Apple Music

Unofficial stats derived from things like traffic and app downloads collected by third parties can be notoriously inaccurate. But a new Comscore study shows that the supposedly "leaked" stat of 10 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Shazam Opens Verified Program To All Artists – Connect With Fans With An App You Already Use Daily

Music recognition app Shazam announced that its verified artist community has achieved a combined reach of 1.4 billion followers. Starting today, Shazam Verified Artists is open to all artists offering. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Blake Shelton, Chance The Rapper, Chris Brown (American entertainer), David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Electronic dance music, Major Lazer, musician, Sam Smith, Soundcloud

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Justin Bieber now holds the record for biggest first week for a single on Spotify

"What Do You Mean?" broke the Spotify record for biggest first week for a single globally and in the U.S. "What Do You Mean?" has over 21M streams globally –. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Associated Press, Austin, iTunes, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Bieber, MTV Video Music Award, One Direction, Spotify, Texas, The Tonight Show

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The Most Payed Songs Of Summer 2015 – US, Global

Spotify has shared the most played songs of the summer of 2015 with Major Lazer, OMI, The Weeknd and Wiz Khalifa among those making waves globally and in the US. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Chance The Rapper, Chris Brown (American entertainer), David Guetta, Ed Sheeran, Eleveneleven, Major Lazer, MTV Video Music Award, Soundcloud, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd

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