Tag: Apple Inc.

GarageBand Is Now FREE For All Apple iOS & macOS Users

Apple's hugely popular Garageband recording app is now free for all iOS and masOS users. While notable, the change may not have a major impact given that both have been. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/18/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Garageband, IOS, IPad, IPhone, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Patch (computing), Personal computer

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Pandora Premium Exits Invite-Only, Artist Driven “Sounds Like You” Marketing Campaign Launches

Pandora Premium, the music streamer's paid on-demand service, is now available to all users via the Apple App Store, Google Play and on the web. Previously, Pandora Premium had been. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Annie, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Application programming interface, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Google Play, IOS, Maren Morris

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Closing The Value Gap – On Terrestrial Radio?

For months, YouTube has been the music service the industry loves to hate. Love, because of its huge audience that can clearly break artists and boost releases. Hate, because of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Eddy Cue, Google, IPhone, record label, Shiva Rajaraman, Spotify, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Is It The Promoter Or Artist’s Job To Promote A Concert? [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week I join Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to share some of the things I've learned running Skyline Artists and answer listener questions: How does a promoter and the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., DJ mix, DJ Shadow, Facebook, Gramophone record, Guinness World Records, Hypebot, IPhone, IPhone (1st generation), Spotify

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The Reason That YouTube Pays Artists So Little

After a rough financial decade, the music business is finally seeing some appreciable revenue growth, and it's showing no signs of stopping. YouTube, however, doesn't seem to have gotten the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Initial public offering, music, music business, musicians, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Tips, tricks, and advice for the DIY artist were plentiful on Hypebot this week, with solutions on how to crowdfund for your sick guitarist, get better music blog coverage for. Continue reading

admin on 04/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 10 Things I Hate About You, Andrew Keegan, Apple Inc., crowdfunding, Facebook, Google, Instagram, marketing, Snapchat, YouTube

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LyricFind and Turning Your Lyrics Into A Revenue Stream [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week on Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast, hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined Darryl Ballantyne, the CEO of LyricFind. He shares how to make lyrics a revenue stream. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play, IOS, IPhone, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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3 Great Services Finding Royalty Money In Unusual Places

Although there is a high volume of derivative music content online in the form of things like covers and remixes, it can often be difficult for artists to capitalize on. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Eddy Cue, Initial public offering, IPhone, record label, Royalty payment, Shiva Rajaraman, Spotify, YouTube

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Spotify ‘Seriously’ Explores Nixing IPO In Favor Of Direct Listing, Motivated By $1B Funding Terms

This week's announcement that Spotify had cut a multi-year licensing deal with UMG, and the subsequent deals with other rightsholders that will certainly follow, paves the way for Spotify to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, Freemium, Initial public offering, Katy Perry, record label, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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Why Spotify, UMG Windowing Deal Won’t Work

With yesterday's announcement that Spotify and Universal Music Group had struck a multi-year licensing deal came to revelations: 1) the music streamer would pay lower streaming rates IF it delivered specific. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/05/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Freemium, Initial public offering, Katy Perry, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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WED. BRIEF: Spotify UMG Deal Reaction • Kanye Steams Platinum • ASCAP’s 3rd $1B Year • More

Music Business News From Around The Web The impact of the Spotify and UMG deal will be both more and less than most think. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 04/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Freemium, Katy Perry, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group

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