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Childish Gambino’s Explosive ‘This Is America’ Scores 16M Views Overnight [WATCH]

Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, topped a huge weekend with the release of the explosive video "This Is America" after the show aired late Saturday. By Monday morning the Vevo/YouTube. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/07/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Aidy Bryant, Amy Schumer, Apple Music, Facebook, Kate McKinnon, music industry, Saturday Night Live, The Bronx, Tina Fey

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week we heard commentary from country punk Sarah Shook on her creative process, the lead singer of CAKE on how Big Tech abuses outdated laws to the detriment of. Continue reading

admin on 05/05/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Adidas, Advertising, Africa, African Americans, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Cannes

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UPDATE: Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Ends Day Down 5.66%

UPDATED: Spotify stock began trading Thursday at $151.43, 11% lower than its $170 Wednesday close, after the streamer missed revenue estimates Wall Street analysts. The stock ended trading on Thursday. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Active shooter, Advertising, Africa, Allen & Company, Ally Financial, American Agricultural Law Association, Antonio Trillanes, Augmented reality, Australia, Bellevue, Bittorrent, Blake Morgan, Initial public offering, Public company, social media, Spotify, Spotify. Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street, Washington

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Full Stream Ahead: Spotify Q1 2018 [Mark Mulligan]

Wall Street may not agree, but top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MDiA sees strong performance in its first public quarterly report with growth in subscribers, total users, revenue. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Academy Awards, Advertising, Altered Carbon, Android (operating system), App Annie, music industry, Netflix, Spotify, YouTube

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7 Tips For More Powerful Email Blasts

Although it's one of the oldest form of digital marketing, email remains to this day one of the most effective, but only when executed well. Here we look at seven. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/03/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A/B testing, Advertising, business, digital marketing, Facebook, Google, marketing, music industry, public relations, social media

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Spotify Reports 170M Users, Stock Drops 8%

Spotify shares fell 8% in after-hours trading Wednesday, after its first quarterly earnings report.The streamer posted a user base of 170 million, including 75 million paid subscribers. That's up 4. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Ali Salman, Apple Music, Daily Mix, Freemium, Mobile app, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Music’s Alarming Gender Gap [Infographic]

Last.fm have researched the last 16 years of music awards and festivals to find out if we are crediting female artists as much as we are listening to them. As. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/02/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2000s in the music industry, A Bigger Bang (concert tour), Advertising, American folk music, Ani DiFranco, At Point Blank, Atlantic Records, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, music industry

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Gibson Guitars Files For Bankruptcy

Guitar maker Gibson Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company said it will continue to operate during the reorganization, but will wind down Gibson Innovations, which. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Advertising, Africa, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Campus radio, Cannes, Gibson, United Kingdom

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Live Nation’s $20 Concert Ticket Offer Is Live Now

With the summer concert season bginning, Live Nation has announced ‘National Concert Week.’ From today through May 8, fans can access exclusive $20 all-in tickets to 2,000+ major concerts.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Active rock, Advertising, Africa, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, music industry, United Kingdom

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Streaming Habits Mirror Purchasing Habits: The Big Lie Of Spotify [David Lowery]

A theory often perpetuated by Spotify maintains that streaming will yield more revenue than downloads or traditional retail sales, as it generates money for the artist with every play, as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/30/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advertising, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bloomberg L.P., Initial public offering, music industry, New York Stock Exchange, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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DistroKid Adds 6 Payment Options

One of the things we're impressed by about DistroKid is how its constantly innovating. It seems like every week, we're writing about a new feature that the ultra-low cost flat. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Adyen, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Bank, Facebook, Payment, PayPal, record label, Royalty payment

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