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Major Announcements From Sonos and Soundcloud Today

UPDATED: Two big announcements Tuesday from SoundCloud, the first for new CEO and Sonos who added voice control and lots of updates to their wireless speaker system. LINKS TO BOTH ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, the posts on Hypebot that incited the most views covered how Ed Sheeran's Spotify earning could make you reconsider the financial value of streaming, how Zedge's acquirehire of. Continue reading

admin on 09/29/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How To Claim Your Artist and Label Pages On Spotify, iTunes, Google, Shazam, Deezer and More

Whether you're using Spotify, Beatport, Google Play or even TIDAL, it's important as an artist or label to be sure and claim your page. In this piece we look at. Continue reading

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Uproot: Tips For Relocating As A Musician

As you grow your career in the music industry, the occasion may eventually arise when it becomes time for you to pack your bags and move. Here we look at. Continue reading

admin on 09/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Amazon Music Adds Alexa Voice Control To Mobile Streaming App

Amazon today added Alexa voice control to its Amazon Music app. Early studies show that voice control could be the feature that accelerates mainstream adoption of streaming music.

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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“Not a single grammy winner thanked radio,” Recording Academy Head Scolds Broadcasters

In a blistering op-ed that would have been almost unthinkable even a few years ago, Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow took aim at radio broadcaster and the fact that they. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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FRI. BRIEF: Taylor Swift Drops Single • Spotify Inks WMG Deal • LA Reid Preps New Music Venture • More

FRIDAY 8.25.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  How quickly is the music industry changing? A new Taylor Swift single has arrived and you can stream it on Spotify.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

The most popular and often perused posts from Hypebot this week looked at whether musicians should even bother making albums if no one's buying, the problem solving ten minute silent. Continue reading

admin on 08/19/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Music And The Smart Speaker Will Help Each Other Succeed

The recent rash of voice-activated internet-enabled speakers (looking at you Echo) have quickly risen to become Pandora’s most rapidly growing consumer electronics product. Here we look at how this trend. Continue reading

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Spotify Is Set To Dominate Music Just Like Google Dominates Search

In much the same way as Google has risen to become the dominant name in search engines, Spotify may be headed to emerge as the dominant name in music. Here. Continue reading

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