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The Music Industry’s Problem With Perceived Value

Why does the listening public think music is worthless? Although music streaming has become hugely popular, this popularity has yet to translate into significant revenue, largely because potential subscribers don't feel. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (10)

Tags: Apple Inc., Calvin Harris, Free music, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, Rdio, Soundcloud, Streaming media, YouTube

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Why Profit Isn’t An Issue For Apple Music

Apple Music may not be showing much of a profit, but Apple has always primarily been a hardware company, and has a history of operating many of its services, like. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Artist, Beastie Boys, ILife, IPhone, iTunes, IWork

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Pandora To Celebrate 10 Years With Ad Free Listening

Pandora turns 10 years old next week, and a decade is an eternity in digital music. After they launched, co-founder Tim Westergren spent a lot of time out of the office. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Associated Press, Berklee College of Music, Business model, Compact disc, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, Streaming media, Tim Westergren

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Survey Of Music Execs Reveals Some Surprises

Billboard recently gave an anonymous survey to a group of music industry executives, asking them several poignant questions about the state of the music industry and where they think it's headed in the future.

Guest Post on 09/01/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), All Music, Apple Inc., Artist, Billboard Magazine, Electronic dance music, music festival, music industry, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine)

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My Phone Call With Prince

A notable figure in the industry for not only his music but also his business smarts, Prince is continuing to stand his ground with a zero tolerance policy where copyright is concerned,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Adidas, Apple Inc., Artist, Big data, Bill Oddie, Bird, music industry, Paisley Park Records, Prince (musician), songwriter

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Watch The Weeknd, John Travolta’s New Apple Music Service Commercial Part 1 & 2

Just after it launched, Apple let it be known that aggressive promotion of its new streaming music service would begin last night with MTV's Video Music Awards. While it was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Goliath tracked mine, IPhone, iTunes, John Travolta, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Award, Spotify, Streaming media, The Weeknd

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A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify

All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., European Commission, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, IPhone, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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TIDAL Falsely Claims Apple Banned Its Drake Charity Concert Live Stream

From a star-studded launch through today, TIDAL has a PR problem. Sadly, the first music streaming service whose stated goal was empowering artists has repeatedly misjudged the effects of both. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BuzzFeed, Cash Money Records, Hurricane Katrina, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, New York Post, Partnership, Streaming media, Texas High School

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Apple Music Executive Ian Rogers To Exit

Music tech is experiencing a brain drain. What began as a trickle is starting to feel like a flood. Today came the news that music tech pioneer Ian Rogers, a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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The Real Problem With Music Streaming

Although debates over music streaming generally revolve around the meager incomes which they often earn for artists and songwriters, there may be a larger issue at stake concerning the overall. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., BMG Rights Management, Century Media Records, MTV, music industry, record label, Rise Records, Sony, Subscription business model, Warner Bros. Records

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