Buenos Aires Bans All “Synthesizers and Samplers”

After five people died of apparent drug overdoses, the city of Buenos Aires decided to ban all EDM concerts in the city. But the authorities seem intent on extending the. Continue reading

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Why The Rebirth Of Liner Notes Matters For Music

In the old days, consumers of music were able to flip through liner notes of an album in order to ascertain precisely who was behind their favorite tracks. Now, after a. Continue reading

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Warner Music, Avenged Sevenfold Test The Sacred 7 Year Rule

After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and. Continue reading

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RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating

UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the. Continue reading

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The Truth Behind SoundCloud Reposts And Paid Promotion

This piece takes an in-depth look into the world of paid promotion and reposting on SoundCloud, including an examination of just how much a repost is worth, whether we're in. Continue reading

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5 Critical Things To Add To Your Monthly Email Newsletter

Social networks are essential for promoting music and shows, but their popularity can rise and fall.  Remember MySpace? There are just two constants in your marketing plan, your web site and your email list.. Continue reading

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Liv Buli’s Reading List: Obama’s SXSW, Pandora ❤ Hip Hop and Nickelback is Cool Say What? It’s Just Another Week in Music and More

As she does (almost) every week,  Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv. Continue reading

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Know You Suppliers, Research Your Team

Have you been curious about how to get a supplier to work with you who will be reliable and produce what you actually want and need? Here an industry offers. Continue reading

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Top Two Execs Pushed Out Of Music Tech Startup Bkstg

These are tough times for music tech startups and even tougher times for those who bet on closed fam communities. First Crowdmix failed spectacularly, now comes news that Bkstg has. Continue reading

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Obama, Meet Kafka [Chris Castle]

This piece examines how the Obama years have affected the music industry as well as how, according to Chris Castle, a suspiciously close relationship between the White House and Google. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: DoJ Ruling Boosts Pandora, Apple • Pasquale Rotella Walks • Lyor Speaks • More

FRIDAY 2.5.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Not sure the sky is falling, but we've only begun to feel the ramifications of yesterday's DoJ royalty ruling.   Updated. Continue reading

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