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Music Think Tank Weekly: Why You’re Not Getting What You Want • Stop Wasting Money • Much More

This week's key posts on MusicThinkTank looked at why you're not getting what you want, reasons unsigned bands should stop wasting money on radio pluggers, the best types of music for helping. Continue reading

admin on 04/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Americana (music), Artificial insemination, Asian cat, Associated Press, Capitol Records, Carrie Underwood, CMT Music Awards, Nashville, Tennessee

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this meander back through a full week of music industry news, we revisit the YouTube ad boycott, the introduction of a new bill politicizing the U.S. Copyright office, SoundCloud's. Continue reading

admin on 03/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Alliance Defending Freedom, Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, The Recording Academy, United States Copyright Office, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Pitch Your Music To Fewer Publication • Essential SXSW Guide • A Universal Language • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we learned why you should be pitching your music to fewer publications, looked at an essential SXSW guide, explored the challenge of translating songs, and more.

admin on 03/11/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 10+2, Aaron Hernandez, ABC News, Ahmedabad, Albert Breer, Allegheny County, American Broadcasting Company, Android (operating system), Angel (1999 TV series), Eastern Time Zone, Pennsylvania

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When Does Brand Extension Stretch Too Far? Jimmy Buffet To Open Margaritaville Retirement Community

Most musicians are long past worrying about selling out to be in an ad or endorse a product; and one of the king's of brand extension has been Jimmy Buffet. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2017 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: ABC News, Americans, Baby boomers, Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Classics), Boat Drinks, Daytona Beach, Florida, Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville, Retirement community

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Facebook Is Facing User Fatigue

It may by far far be the largest social media network, but that doesn't mean Facebook is staring down some serious user fatigue, with all age groups reporting a drop. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: ABC News, Agence France-Presse, BFM TV, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, News satire, Social network, United Kingdom, United States

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WED. BRIEF: Spinal Tap Creators Join $400M Lawsuit • Spotify, AccuWeather Partner • YouTube Expands Live • More

WEDNESDAY 2.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Which is sadder? Rock stars way past their prime or a multi-billion company ripping off the parody of aging rock stars. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2AM (band), ABC News, Acrobatics, All rights reserved, Alternative rock, American Civil Liberties Union, Andy Kaufman, Ars nova, Bad Romance, Ball pit, Band-Aid, Born This Way (song), Houston, Kill Rock Stars, Lady Gaga, music, NRG Stadium, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, The Simpsons, United States

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Spotify Adds Specially Recorded 2 Song “Singles” From John Legend, Tove Lo, Local Natives, D.R.A.M., Juanes, 15 More

Spotify continues to add original programming and promote its own playlists (if you can call two songs a playlist) with the launch of weekly "Singles" that include a track from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (musical), A Charlie Brown Christmas, ABC News, Gaye family, Interscope Records, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Star Trak Entertainment, Universal Music Group

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this week's commentary section, industry members way in on what's been lost in the streaming age, if it might just be time to make music profitable once again, and. Continue reading

admin on 11/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Aloe Blacc, Donald Trump, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Israelites, National Music Publishers’ Association, Op-ed, The New York Times, Twitter

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How Facebook Determines What Appears In Your Feed

Facebook can be an important and useful social media platform, but the site changes its algorithms regulating what appears in a user's news feed so frequently, it can be difficult. Continue reading

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

Tags: ABC News, Algorithm, analytics, Ann Coulter, Facebook, Instagram, marketing, social media, TechCrunch, Twitter

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we flip back through another eventful week of music industry news, we look at an infographic of musicians killed by guns since the 1950s, Trump's 'Freedom Kids' lawsuit against. Continue reading

admin on 07/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Bernie Sanders, CBS This Morning, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, music industry, President of the United States, Presidential nominee, Republican Party (United States)

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