Tag: American Idol

How Music And Fashion Thrive As One

For decades, brands have associated with music and vice versa. As record and merchandise sales struggle, artists cling to the opportunity of collaborating with brands. We look at how the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, United States Department of Justice, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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BMG Acquires US Indie Rise Records

BMG continues to build on its mission of putting the traditionally siloed worlds of record label and music publishing under one roof with the purchase of US metal and hard rock. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: !!!, American Idol, Australia, Avicii, Facebook, Hard rock, musician, Oregon, Portland, record label, Website

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Final Season Announced For American Idol

The show that started it all is taking its final bow. Like it or not, American Idol ignited a trend of television based contest shows 'discovering' and marketing a new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Ellen DeGeneres, Harry Connick, Jennifer Lopez, Jr., Nicki Minaj, Paula Abdul, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell

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7 Steps to Artistic Longevity in the New Music Business

The attention span of the human mind is diminishing. In the world of music this is especially true. Not only are attention spans getting shorter, but the world is being. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, 15 minutes of fame, Active rock, American Idol, Apple Inc., Artist, Artists and repertoire, Attention span, music industry, record label

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Musicyou Raises $330K Seed Round For Private Music Messaging

Music Messenger, PingTune, Mindie, Flipagram, TunePics. Music messaging and sharing is a crowded corner of the music tech space. Joining in is Musicyou, armed with a second round of seed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Accel Partners, American Idol, Amphitheatre, Angel investor, AOL, Bangalore, Seed money, Spark Capital, TechCrunch, Twitter

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5 Tips for the Ultimate Coachella Experience

Springtime is here and that means music festival season is beginning. Check out 5 tips on getting the most out of one of the biggest festivals of the year.

Guest Post on 04/14/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, American Idol, ATM usage fees, Bonnaroo Music Festival, California, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Kanye West, Madonna (entertainer), Twitter

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Understanding Artist Management Agreements, Part 1: What Does (and Doesn’t) a Manager Do?

Guest Post by Barry Heyman on Sonicbids Blog The artist management agreement is the deal that you, the artist, enter into with a personal manager or management company. Not only is it an important agreement,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Amanda Palmer, American Idol, Artist, Bad Boy Records, Board of directors, Fiduciary, List of Firefly characters, Talent agent

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Former MOG, Beats CEO Raises $5M, Launches Chosen – “The Voice” Meets The Web

David Hyman, former CEO of Beats Music, has taken the lid off of his most recent startup venture, Chosen. The first of it's kind, Chosen is recreating the concept of hit. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/10/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 10 day detox, American Idol, Beats Music, Bill Clinton, Chosen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Coconut oil, David Hyman, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Gracenote, MOG (online music)

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People Consume More Music So Why Do Sports Get More Money?

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. People spend way more time listening to music than watching sports. And yet sports programming generates six times more money than the recorded music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/14/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: American Idol, Dan Deacon, GGV Capital, Hany Nada, music industry, musiXmatch, OurStage, United States

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The Many Paths To A Successful Music Comeback

By David Bakula @davebakula of Nielsen Entertainment. "Don’t call it a comeback I’ve been here for years" – LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock You Out' Comebacks are no simple feat. Continue reading

admin on 08/16/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio

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Grammy Winning Producer Walter Afanasieff On The De-Evolution Of The Music Industry

Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (muzooka.com, @muzooka). You know the story: for every huge hit song that you hate your brain for holding onto, there. Continue reading

admin on 07/10/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (10)

Tags: American Idol, Celine Dion, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Classical, Mariah Carey, Muzooka, Tommy Mottola, Walter Afanasieff

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