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AM NEWS BRIEF: Spotify To Add $400M @ $8.4B Valuation • New Apple Beats Leaks • Short Video Wars • Coachella • More

Monday 4.13.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 20th century, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Adam Smith, Airbus A320 family, Alabama Legislature, Alps, American Public Health Association, Associated Press, Australopithecine, United States

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Music Millennium

Record Store Day was the catalyst for the upswing in vinyl sales. It helped bring part of the youth generation back into the store and experiencing physical goods again, as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/10/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Associated Press, Austin, Beaujolais nouveau, Black Friday (shopping), Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chicken, Hapag-Lloyd, New York City, Oregon, Portland, Texas

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Beyonce Debuts On TIDAL • Data Mining Music • Snapchat Hosts Song Debut • More

MONDAY 4.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 04/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Africa, Akihabara, Akihabara massacre, Approved drug, April Fools' Day, Associated Press, Berklee College of Music, Blind Lemon Jefferson

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iHeartMedia To Amplify Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series

iHeartMedia and Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series announced a collaboration, delivering an entertainment experience to the runners while leveraging iHeartMedia's nationwide network of radio stations and streaming platform, iHeartRadio.

Guest Post on 03/31/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Brooklyn, Competitor Group, Computer-generated imagery, Federal Triangle, Half marathon, iHeartRadio, Inc., Marathon, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series, United States

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Virtual Reality Concerts: Music TV Network REVOLT Partners With Jaunt

Virtual reality is the hyped to be the breakthrough technology of 2015. Now, TV network Revolt has partnered with hardware and software company Jaunt to bring the VR experience to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AccuWeather, Associated Press, DirecTV, Mobile app, The Weather Channel, Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications, Verizon FiOS, WeatherBug, WeatherNation TV

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Labels Fight Free Music, TIDAL Integrates WiMP, #SXSW Wraps, Sony & More

MONDAY 3.23.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Al Gore, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, American Society of Composers, Andrew Jarecki, Apartheid in South Africa, Apartment, Applicant (sketch), Artist, Associated Press, Authors and Publishers

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Marvin Gaye Family Seeks To Block All Distribution Of Blurred Lines

The "Blurred Lines" court decision, which sent shockwaves through the songwriting community, is far from over. Empowered by a decision in their favor, the family of Marvin Gaye is just. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Associated Press, Grammy Award, Interscope Records, Los Angeles, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Star Trak Entertainment, United States, Universal Music Group

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Aykroyd & Belushi Launch A New Blues Label

The blues gets an important new advocate as Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi team up wIth Blue Note Records to launch a new blues label, Blues Brother Records.

Bruce Houghton on 03/18/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Blue Note Records, Capitol Music Group, Dan Aykroyd, House Of Blues, John Belushi, Los Angeles Film Festival, record label, Saturday Night Live (season 4), The Blues Brothers (Full Screen 25th Anniversary Edition)

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A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted

According to professor Aram Sinnreich, author of the 2013 book The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry’s War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties, college students have changed significantly. Continue reading

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Managers Think Tank Forms To Advise New Grammy Creators Alliance

The Recording Academy has formed a Managers Think Tank to advise the new GRAMMY Creators Alliance on issues pertaining the the music creator community.

Guest Post on 03/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Chinese language, Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, Hans Zimmer, Herbie Hancock, Lang Lang (pianist), Metallica, Pharrell Williams, Pianist

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Using Spotify Playlists To Boost Your Fan Base

One thing that artists can do to increase fan engagement and even their fan base is to create and share Spotify playlists.This has been shown to gain a lot of attention with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Associated Press, Atlanta Hawks, Coca-Cola, Minnesota Timberwolves, playlist, Spotify, Twitter

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