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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 & Touring | 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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ABBA Reunites For New Recording

It only took 35 years of coaxing, but ABBA has decided to reunite, and that means playing together again, onstage. The performance, however, will be for two songs and in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, ABBA, Abuja, Advertising, Africa, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Campus radio, Cannes, Donald Trump, Federal government of the United States, Ibrahim Zakzaky, Islamic Movement (Nigeria), Nonviolent resistance, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), United Kingdom, United States, United States House of Representatives

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Sony Music Reports Record Breaking 2017

When Sony announced their earnings report for the 2017-18 fiscal year, it revealed that the company’s recorded music business had seen revenue soar on updrafts created largely by music streaming.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Arizona, Asia, Battlement, Initial public offering, Music Ally, music industry, Sony, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Write A Hit • Music For Your Health • Being Tour-Ready • More

This week on MusicThinkTank we explored using psychology to write a hit, why music is good for your health, how the pros get ready to go on tour, and more!

admin on 04/28/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Advertising, Africa, Artificial Intelligence, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Cannes, Connecticut

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MondoTunes Offers Free Distribution To Lure Back Musicians

[UPDATED] In 2015, MondoTunes offered something revolutionary – free music distribution to the major services. Months later, the company came under fire after it changed the terms. Now MondoTunes, which. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Africa, Bryson Tiller, CD Baby, Digital distribution, DJ Khaled, French Montana, independent music, MTN Group, Nigeria, Sony Music Entertainment

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Universal Music, WITHIN Partner For Music-Focused Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality

The scramble to combine music with augmented and virtual reality is accelerating with a new deal between top music group Universal and tech company Within. The startup has raised $56.6 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/30/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21st Century Fox, Africa, ANTI-, Billboard Magazine, Google Street View, Music Ally, Spotify, United States, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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THU. BRIEF: Forbes’ Top Hip Hop Earners • Spotify For Artists Adds Features • Americana’s Diversity Struggle • MORE

THURSDAY 9.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Chance The Rapper earned $33 million last year without ever selling a single record. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Afrobeat, Amazon, Andrew Huang (hacker), Apple, Apple Music, Arthur Moon, Balaton Sound, Berklee College of Music, Bitcoin, Bittorrent, Board of directors, Catapult centres, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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TUE. BRIEF:YouTube-MP3 Shutters • HARD’s Gary Richards Joins LiveStyle • Hi-Rez Music In Spotlight • More

TUESDAY 9.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube-mp3 is shutting down, but the question remains: Why didn't Google do this sooner? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Android (operating system), Android Lollipop, Business Insider, ComScore, Gboard, Google, Google Play, Snapchat, YouTube

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Using The Lean Start Up Method For Music Promotion?

The lean startup method, designed in as means of presenting an idea to a consumer to determine the minimum viable product. Here we look at whether this startup technique could. Continue reading

admin on 08/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Adobe Systems, Africa, African hip hop, Box-spring, brand, Business model, Concept car, Consumer, Uber (company)

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10 Steps To Making Touring Easier

Touring is a massive undertaking for a musician of any experience level, requiring a huge amount of planning, saving, and organizing. Here we look at ten key steps to follow. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/20/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 500 Startups, Africa, Africa Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, Android (operating system), Earth, Global Positioning System, Google, Google Calendar, Google Earth, Google Maps, IOS, Maps app, new features, Uniform Resource Locator

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