YouTube & Video

Vevo Names New Artists To Watch 2017

Music video destination Vevo is in the midst of another makeover and part of it includes a greater commitment to developing new artists. To that end, they've released a Ones. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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“Best Of The Fest” To Bring Major Music Festivals To A Big Screen Near You

Live concert video streams – from D.IY. (StageIt, Facebook Live) to 360 and virtual reality productions – are poised to explode in 2017. Now LiveXLive, KAOS Connect and Screenvision Media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Alanis Morissette, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, concert, Diana Ross, Hillary Clinton, Paul McCartney, Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States

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Dubsmash Adds $9.6 Million For Viral Music Video Lip-Sync App

[UPDATED] Dubsmash has added $9.6 million in funding to expand its popular music video lip-sync app. Fan generated music videos have become a major marketing tool for labels and artists. But. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Facebook Discovers More Broken Metrics

In a follow up to their realization that they had accidentally been inflating a key video metric, Facebook recently revealed that were several additional audience metrics which have been being. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising (Media Watch), Business Insider, ComScore, Earned media, Facebook, Facebook Instant Articles, Integral Ad Science, IPhone, Nielsen ratings

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5 Musicians Killing It On YouTube

YouTube can be one of the most important resources for up and coming artists. Whether you are covering songs, or putting out your own music, it is essential you build. Continue reading

admin on 11/22/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Iggy Azalea, Instagram, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, Waka Flocka Flame

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How A Ukrainian Accordionist Video Went Viral

In this article Shinjoo Cho delves deep into the success of the recent viral video of a Ukrainian accordionist playing 'Summer' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, breaking down how the accordion. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/22/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anger, Australian comedy, Best practice, Billboard Magazine, Bohemian Rhapsody, Chris Brown, Dog toy, Instagram, Viral video, Watercooler

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Composer For ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Sues Australian Creator Of ‘A Trumpwork Orange’ Parody

When determining whether or not to move forward with a lawsuit over a parody, it is important to first determine that the original work has, in some way, been negatively. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, About box, Acoustic fingerprint, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Movie Trailers, music, Portable Network Graphics, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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Trade Group Files Suit Against Azoff’s Global Music Rights On Behalf Of 10,000 Radio Stations

[UPDATED] When Irving Azoff launched Global Music Rights, he promised to battle what many see as too low payments from Pandora, YouTube and other free music streamers, and an impressive. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Stream Metallica’s New Album ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’ Free On YouTube

After years of being a very vocal critics of free music, first on Napster and more recently on Spotify, Metallica has now reversed course and fully embraced the practice. On Friday, the release. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Metallica, music, YouTube

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8 Ways To Get Back To Work Post Election [Kosha Dillz]

In this set of tips, rapper Kosha Dillz suggests eight different ways in which artists and creatives can get back to work and on track once again in the wake of what. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Customize Your Videos With YouTube End Screens

Every YouTube channel's goal is to get consumers to fall down a rabbit hole of watching more and more content, something which has been made easier by the platform's introduction. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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