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How To Encourage Fans To Buy CD’s, Vinyl: 5 Techniques

While the majority of music consumers have switched to listening to music via online streaming, the physical product endures, and mediums like vinyl have even seen a spike in popularity.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/18/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Music, Arcade Fire, Art theft, Austin, Austin City Limits, Compact disc, Nielsen SoundScan, Streaming media, Texas, YouTube

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Today Is The LAST DAY For GRAMMY 2018 Submissions

The deadline for submitting music to the the 60th Grammy Awards is today to Wednesday Aug. 23rd, and for the first time, submissions and voting are online-only. A full list of Grammy. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Asia, Asleep at the Wheel, Associated Press, Augmented reality, Austin, Baby (Justin Bieber song), Beijing, Grammy Award, Justin Bieber, Texas, TMZ

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Deadline To Enter Music For Next Year’s Grammy Awards Nears

A reminder that the new online access to submit music for the 60th Grammy Awards opened last week. If you haven't entered your music yet, do it soon – that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5th Avenue Theatre, Asia, Asleep at the Wheel, Associated Press, Augmented reality, Austin, Baby (Justin Bieber song), Beijing, Grammy Award, Justin Bieber, Texas

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In look back at the week's music industry news, we revisit the Grammy's eyeing of China, a $1.25 million dollar lawsuit accusing Universal of piracy, Kanye's litigious action against insurers. Continue reading

admin on 08/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5th Avenue Theatre, Alice Cooper, Amber Rose, Asleep at the Wheel, Austin, Grammy Award, Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Roses (store), Texas, Wiz Khalifa

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Music Journalism Is Still Dead

This article explores why music journalism no longer exists as it once did, and how the power of the press has shifted and diminished in much the same way as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Academy Awards, Amazoncom, Apple Bank for Savings, Austin, Bloomberg L.P., Chef Daniel Boulud: Cooking In New York City, New York City, record label, Spotify, Texas, The Austin Chronicle

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Music Discover Platform TuneGo Launches A Record Label

TuneGO, a music discovery platform aimed at working musicians and industry professionals announced that they are launching their own record label aimed at helping to break artists.

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Awards, Albert Ayler, Alston Records, Atlanta, Austin, Beijing, Bella Hadid, Betty Wright, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, Texas

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Bandcamp Makes A Pitch To Indie Labels

As a member of A2IM, Bandcamp made a pitch to serve the association's many independent label members. The blog post offers an interesting insight into how the company has grown. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A&B Sound, Aircraft engine, Anti- (record label), Artist, Austin, Bandcamp, BBC Music Magazine, Compact disc, LP record, Texas, Twitter

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Tunecore Exec Joe Cuello Joins Musician, Celebrity App Maker EscapeX

Musician and celebrity mobile app maker EscapeX, has appointed Joe Cuello to the position of General Manager. A former MTV staffer, Cuello joins the company from a stint at Tunecore, where. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App, Apple Store, ASAP (variety show), Austin, Bachelor's degree, Bank, Beek, Customer, Mobile app, Texas

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How To Pretend You’re At SXSW 2017

SXSW 2017 is underway, but perhaps you blew your travel budget donating funds to the ACLU, Planned Parenthood or your local Premium Tequila Society. Or it could just be that the chaise. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abortion, Anti-abortion movements, Associated Press, Austin, Donald Trump, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Sam Sparks, SXSW, Texas, Twitter

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Now Amazon Wants To Commoditize Music Festivals

After successfully altering many aspects of consumer spending, Amazon is now looking extend its reach to the commoditization of music festivals. We're not quite sure what that means yet, but. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/14/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4G LTE Network, A Tribe Called Quest, Adorama Coupon, AirPrint, Amazoncom, Associated Press, Austin, Bluetooth, Chicago, HDMI, Miami, music festival, Online shopping, Pitchfork Music Festival, Spacelab, Texas, Ultra Music Festival, USB, Wi-Fi

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39 Essential Music Tech Events At SXSW

As many Hypebot readers head off to SXSW, we wanted to again share a list the 39 essential music tech related meetups and sessions prepared by our friends at MusicTectonics. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amsterdam, apps, Austin, Austin Convention Center, Autonomous car, Bert (Sesame Street), cancer, music industry, Rock-paper-scissors, south by southwest, Texas

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