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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this look back through important music industry news from the past week, we revisit Vevo's shutdown, the decline in the EDM business worldwide, TIDAL's denial of streaming fraud, and. Continue reading

admin on 05/26/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Billboard Music Award, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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EDM Business Down Worldwide

The International Music Summit Business Report 2018 shows the global electronic music business took a 2% drop in 2017, fueled mainly by a dip in record sales, but added that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/23/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Artist, Asia-Pacific, Business Insider, Disc jockey, EDM, Electronic dance music, Spotify, YouTube

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How To Book Convention Concerts (Without Pissing Off Staff)

Fandom convention shows can make for fun, fantastic gigs, but while these performances can be laid back, they require the same (if not more) amount of planning as any other. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/23/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: A Bigger Bang (concert tour), Ariana Grande, Artist, Associated Press, Book, Brooklyn Academy of Music, concert, Jeremy Young, The Rolling Stones, United Kingdom

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Sony Takes $2.3B Controlling Stake In EMI

With a check for $2.3 billion, Sony has become the world's largest music publisher. The deal adds a catalog of more than two million songs from EMI Music Publishing, including hits. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: album, Alibaba Group, Anna Wintour, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, Drake (musician), EMI, Met Gala, Pharrell Williams, Sony, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, YouTube

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Billboard Music Awards 2018 – Full Winners List

Kelly Clarkson began the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night with a tribute to the victims of Friday's mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. "I'm a Texas girl and my. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2018 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Ariana Grande, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Music Award, Bruno Mars, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena

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REWIND: New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this meander back through the week's top music industry news, we check back on Kickstarter's new Director of Music in Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves, how big data and analytics. Continue reading

admin on 05/19/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Demi Lovato, Donald Glover, Drake (musician), J. Cole, Post Malone, United States, YouTube

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Indies Beat Majors To Grab Biggest Share Of Global Record, Music Publishing Market

The annual Music & Copyright survey of recorded music and publishing companies shows Universal Music Group maintaining its position as the world’s biggest record company and Sony topping music publishing.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/14/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Annual general meeting, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, Atlanta, Ed Sheeran, Lucian Grainge, Nicki Minaj, TMZ, Universal Music Group

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Growing An Instagram Audience In 6 Steps

Instagram allows artists both to draw in new fans and inform pre-existing fans of what you and your band are up to. Here we go over the six steps to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Augmented reality, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Soundcloud, Twitter, YouTube

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WMG Relaunches Asylum Records In U.S.

Warner Music Group is relaunching its iconic Asylum Records label in the U.S. The new incarnation will be helmed by Kenny Weagly and Dante Ross.

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1017 Records, 1970s, Alanis Morissette, Amalie Arena, Ariana Grande, Artistic inspiration, Atlanta, BET, Disc jockey, Gucci, Gucci Mane, Instagram, Joni Mitchell, Twitter, United States, Waka Flocka Flame

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Amazon Is Now 3rd Largest Subscription Music Service In The World [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]

Amazon is now the 3rd largest paid music subscription service in the world, according to a new MIDiA analysis. Their just published report looks at Amazon’s streaming music strategy and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Groove Music, Microsoft, Music Ally, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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BET Hip Hip Awards Winners 2017 – The Full List

Cardi B was the big winner at last night's tonight's 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, hosted by DJ Khaled, who took home three of his own. The "Bodak Yellow" star. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Amazon, Amber Rose, Apple, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, ASAP Rocky, Baltimore Orioles, BET Hip Hop Awards, Chance The Rapper, Getty Images, Google, Gucci, Gucci Mane, Justin Bieber, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Nicki Minaj, Pandora, Rapping, Spotify, tech, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube

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