Announcement Of Latin Grammy Nominees Delayed Indefinitely By Natural Disasters

The Latin Recording Academy has postponed the announcement of nominations for the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards in the aftermath of a deadly and powerful earthquake that affected Mexico this. Continue reading

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CD Baby Donates Share Of Digital Sales To Hurricane Relief: ‘Using Music To Benefit Others’

 All this week, CD Baby is donating the net proceeds from all digital sales on the CD Baby music store to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.  We asked Kevin Breuner, CD. Continue reading

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Artist vs Manager: Overcoming The Internal Struggle

As an independent self-managed musician, one may often find the need to be creative and express oneself at odds with the managerial desire to cultivate a financially stable career. Here we. Continue reading

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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

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Is the Concert Industry Corrupt? 5 Things To Consider

Is the concert industry too corrupt and plagued with systematic problems to endure for long in its current state? Here we look a five ominous indicators which suggest it's setting itself up. Continue reading

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Aurous Stops Crowdfunding • Surprise Drake, Future Release • “No. 1 Is Meaningless” • 3 Strikes Stats • More

Monday 9.21.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: SFXE Grabs $90M Lifeline • Spotify Tests Concerts Tab • Hadopi Turns 5 • More

Friday 9.18.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Facebook’s Video Shift • Spotify Thanks Apple • R.I.P Zune • NME Debuts Free • More

Thursday 9.17.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Ethan Kaplan Exits Gracenote For Fender

Like many heritage brands, Fender has struggled to find its place in the digital era. The company recently named Andy Mooney, an exec with brand building experience at Disney and Nike,. Continue reading

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Universal Music Group Revenues, Profits Rise With Help From Streaming Music

[UPDATED] Profitability has been elusive for record labels in the last 5-10 years, including for so-called major music groups like WMG. Not so for Universal Music Group where CEO Lucian Grainge. Continue reading

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