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SoundCloud Updates Creator Platform, Pledges To Pay More Artists

On the day of its online Creators Forum on Facebook Live, SoundCloud has launched some major updates to its creators platform and begun to adding more creators to its revenue sharing program.

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adele (singer), AdWords, Airbnb, Application programming interface, Aroldis Chapman, Denial-of-service attack, Facebook, Monetization, Soundcloud, Twitter

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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

Bruce Houghton on 10/22/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Web Services, AOL, Application programming interface, Disc jockey, Donald Trump, Entertainment Weekly, GitHub, Heroku, Internal Revenue Service, Internet of things, JSON, Soundcloud, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security, YouTube

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Have Donations Become A Viable Part Of Musicians’ Business Model?

As live streaming and other newer media models becoming increasingly commonplace in the new music economy, it may be time to revisit donations and see if they are perhaps a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: #Haiti, 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 501(c) organization, Adult education, album, AlunaGeorge, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, Artist, Bottled water, Donation, Facebook, iTunes, music, musicians, PayPal, Streaming media

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The Unsung Heros Behind Songwriting’s Renaissance In The Digital Age [Thomas Scherer, EVP BMG]

When it comes to making a song a success, one of the key players, the song plugger, is often forgotten, and although the role has certainly changed dramatically over the. Continue reading

admin on 10/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alex Jones (radio host), American Society of Composers, Andrea Bocelli, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, Atlantic Ocean, Authors and Publishers, Blog, Borg (Star Trek), Business Insider, California

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What To Expect When Working With Studio Musicians

For artists looking to step up their recording game and take their project to the next level, bringing in studio musicians is often a good call. Here we review what. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Acts of the Apostles, Alberta, album, Alexis Korner, Allen Reynolds, American Broadcasting Company, Amishi Jha, Application programming interface, BBC, music industry, musician, Nashville, recording studio, Session musician, social media, Tennessee

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More

FRIDAY 9.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A new chapter of SFX begins. Sillerman almost killed the company, but what is it without him? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberdeen Group, Application programming interface, Business journalism, Computing platform, Disc jockey, Facebook, Google, Mobile search, Mobile Web, New Zealand, Pandora, SFX

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FRI. BRIEF: Facebook Is Licensing Music • Playster Signs Label Streaming Deals • BMG Pressured ISPs For Cash • More

Friday 9.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Facebook diving deeper into music or just finally getting ready to pay for the audio that's already there? Updated under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberdeen Group, Accounting, Amazon Web Services, Application programming interface, Business journalism, Commonwealth Bank, Computing platform, Facebook, Mobile Web, Website

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AM NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberdeen Group, Application programming interface, Business journalism, Computing platform, Disc jockey, Facebook, Google, Mobile search, Mobile Web, New Zealand, Pandora, SFX

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SEO Keywords For Musicians

Search engine optimization is important for getting noticed as a band or artist, but as with any optimization project, knowing one's keywords first is absolutely essential.

admin on 09/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: 104.5 FM, Albany, Applebee's, Application programming interface, Google, Journey, music industry, New York, SEO, Web search engine

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Facebook Branded Content Now Enabled For All Verified Pages

An option which was formerly only available to media companies and major celebrities, Facebook has recently made branded content (aka any content which directly mentions or features a third party. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple DOS, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, Assistant (by Speaktoit), Facebook, IOS, Picasa, social media, Teenagers, Twitter

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