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Thanks Alexa, Music Streamers See Lift From Amazon Echo

With more than 14 million consumers in the US now users of an Amazon Echo device, the conversation has once again shifted to music in the home, and whether Amazon. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/02/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon.com, Amazoncom, Android (operating system), Smarthome, Star Trek, Television, Time (magazine), TuneIn

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AM BRIEF: Music Biz Embraces Hi Res Streaming @ CES • AEG Under Fire • iHeart Streaming Launches • More

Friday 12.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Hi resolution audio streaming can offer a profit/royalty enhancing add-on only if labels and music services agree on a single format.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Grant, Adele, Album-equivalent unit, Amazoncom, BBC World Service, Facebook, HarperCollins, music industry, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Paid Audio Streaming Gowing 9X Faster Than Ad-Supported To Drive U.S. Music Consumption In 2016

Paid subscription audio streaming grew almost 9 times faster that free ad-supported audio stream last year. That's encouraging news for a music industry concerned with the revenue that streaming generates.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Grant, Amazoncom, BBC World Service, Facebook, HarperCollins, LBC, List of Facebook features, publishing, Spotify, Streaming media

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WED. BRIEF: Tidal Touts Exclusives • Spotify Pirates Attracts Pirates, Kills Downloads • Broadway Dips • More

Wednesday 12.28.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Tidal crowed about exclusives in its year end report but failed to share subscriber stats. Not a good sign…. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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If Music Is Digital Gold , Why Do We Always Treat It Like Digital Plastic? [BENJI ROGERS]

In the piece Benji Rogers bemoans the devaluation of music, and shares how the implementation of blockchain tech could make it so that ownership data was required for a song to even. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4G, Advertising, Alan Cross, Amazoncom, Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Cryptocurrency, music industry, Smart contract, The Huffington Post

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Join Hypebot’s Online Holiday Networking Party Starting Wednesday

On Wednesday, we're reviving a tradition by encouraging you, our wonderful readers, to share who you are, what you're working on and your plans and aspirations for 2017 with the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazoncom, Bob Dylan, Cyber Monday, Detroit, Drake (musician), Emerging technologies, Hypebot, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Spotify

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50s progression, Abbey Road Studios, Albany, Amazoncom, Animals as Leaders, Beast (comics), Compact disc, Disc jockey, Google, New York, Phonograph

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The Streaming Music Price Wars Have Started

Something many believed to be an inevitable occurrence, it seems the first of the streaming music price wars has broken out. Precipitated by Amazon's joining of the market, other streaming industry major. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Google Play Music, iTunes, Spotify, Subscription business model

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Avoid Facebook Fan Wrath: Follow These 4 Rules

Any band or artist with a Facebook presence doubtless wants to keep their fanbase engaged and ever-growing, but attempts to do so can often backfire. Here we look at four. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, Adobe Photoshop, Amazoncom, AOL, Facebook, Instagram, List of Facebook features, social media, Social Store, YouTube

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Instagram: The Best Way To Reach Music Fans

If you're curious which social media platform is the best one to target fans on, it looks as though the popular photosharing app Instagram may be your best bet, as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Google Play Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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