YouTube & Video

YouTube, Music Publishers Reach Agreement To Distribute Millions In Unclaimed Royalties

The music industry seem united in their belief that YouTube should pay more money to creators, but that hasn't stopped them from working with Google's popular video site when they. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cover version, Google, Google Play Music, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]

In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/16/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music

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BandPage To Discontinue Key Features As Service Folds Into YouTube

BandPage is discontinuing many of its most used features as of March 1st. BandPage has served as a cornerstone of many artist's web and Facebook presence since it launched in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: About box, Apple Music, Bandsintown, Bebe Rexha, Email address, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues

In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors.

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: About box, Alphabet Inc., Compact disc, Do it yourself, Google, iTunes, music video, PewDiePie, Portable Network Graphics, YouTube

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YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]

Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry's best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cary Sherman, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, Music licensing, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Twitter Adds Live Video Broadcasts

Twitter has just announced that all users can create and Tweet live video from the Twitter app "powered by Periscope". The specifics of the move calls into question the future. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acoustic music, Facebook, Hypebot, Mars Desert Research Station, National Geographic Society, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Streaming media, Twitter, Vic Mensa, YouTube

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Instagram Launches Live Video Broadcasts, Facebook Adds Live 360

Earlier this year Mark Zuckerberg pledged that video, particularly livem would become that linchpin of Facebook and now he's expanded his aspirations to include Facebook owned Instagram.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Mars Desert Research Station, musician, National Geographic Society, News satire, social media, Social network, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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How To Launch A Viral Dance Challenge: Taylor Girlz Explain

In this piece we look at the remarkable success story of Atlanta trio Taylor Girlz and what the group has done in order to grow their popularity and launch multiple viral dance. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: album, Atlanta, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Rae Sremmurd, Spotify, SremmLife, The Beatles, Twitter, YouTube

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YouTube By The Numbers: 1 Day, 300,000 New Videos + More Surprising Stats

A new look by Pexeso at a day in the life of YouTube has revealed some interesting numbers. It seems music has drifted out of the spotlight somewhat, now coming in at fourth place behind. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Google, iTunes, List of YouTubers, music video, PewDiePie, record label, Subscription business model, Video blog, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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UPDATED: YouTube Pays Just Over $1 Per Music User Yearly vs $18 For Spotify, Says IFPI

[UPDATED] Earlier this week, YouTube shared that it had paid in excess of $1 billion to the music industry in the last 12 months. It's an impressive number; but not nearly. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Europe, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Lyor Cohen, music, music industry, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Why DJs Are Doing Documentaries Now

The life of a DJ can certainly seem glamorous, with a lot of time spent out in clubs, listening to great artists, and meeting fun and interesting people, but as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, August Ferdinand Möbius, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Dim Mak Records, Disc jockey, independent music, Netflix, playlist, Steve Aoki, YouTube

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