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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music Launch Day – A First Look • Shazam Adds Artist Counts • GiggedIn Adds $500K • More

Tuesday 6.30.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Live Crew, Academic term, Adam Kirsch, Advertising, Affirmative action, Alan Cross, Amber Rudd, Barack Obama, Percentage, United States

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Hell Has Not Frozen Over: The Absurdity Of The Spotify Antitrust Investigations Into Apple Music

You’ve probably heard that Apple and the major labels are being “investigated” over Apple Music by the Department of Justice, the European Commission as well as State attorneys general for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Benefit corporation, Board of directors, Casey Oppenheim, European Commission, Google, independent music, Spotify, YouTube

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Jack White Click Bait • SoundCloudify • Snapchat Stats, IPO • “Down With The DiMA” • More

Wednesday 5.27.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2nd millennium BC, ABC News, Arizona State University, Associated Press, Australia, Australian dollar, Barack Obama, Barry White, Instagram, music industry

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BB King Soars 9800% On Spotify

In remembrance of the legendary BB King, his fans have been honoring the late icon by listening to his music: global streams of BB King have increased by 9800% on Spotify in the last 24 hours.

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2015 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: @whitehouse, B.B. King, Barack Obama, blues, Brad Paisley, King of the Blues, Lenny Kravitz, Meghan McCain, Memphis, Tennessee, White House

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Why NPR Should Stand With #irespectmusic

National Public Radio stations around the U.S. have long been great friends and allies of musicians. In turn, artists have long been great friends and allies of NPR stations. So. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Android (operating system), Atomic Dog, Barack Obama, Bee Gees, Clear Channel Communications, Google, National Association of Broadcasters, NPR, Pandora

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Google, Amazon, Pandora, NPR Unite To Fight Better Pay For Musicians

A coalition of lobbying groups and large corporations have united to fight efforts to that would raise payments to musicians and creators from broadcast radio and online music services.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Barack Obama, Google, Iran, Israel, NPR, Nuclear program of Iran, Nuclear weapon, Politics of Iran, Tehran, YouTube

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The Breakdown Of Monetization On YouTube

One of the questions most frequently asked by artists who are enrolled in the YouTube Monetization program is “how much money will I earn per view?” A closer look at the process for. Continue reading

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Tags: Advertising, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Burma, China, Cuba, internet, Iran, Marco Rubio, North Korea, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, Saudi Arabia, United States

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Guvera Hits 10M Users • Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer • Labels Sue Mp3skull • WhtasApp Passes 800M • More

Tuesday 4.21.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 04/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Adolf Hitler, Aftermath of World War II, Alarm device, Alopecia, Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, Associated Press, AT&T, Barack Obama

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Patreon Acquires Competitor Subbable, Now Serving 250,000 Active Patrons

It has been a breakthrough month for Patreon. First Amanda Palmer launched on the patronage platform, quickly breaking records. Today, founder Jack Conte shares that Patreon has just under 250,000. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barack Obama, Crash Course (YouTube), Hank Green, iTunes, STEM fields, Streaming media, Subscription business model, VidCon, VlogBrothers, YouTube

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: $7.4M Blurred Lines Verdict, Spotify Offers UMG $1B, MTV Layoffs, SXSW To Roku & More

Wednesday 3.11.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. Click here.

Bruce Houghton on 03/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adventure game, Android (operating system), Aphex Twin, Barack Obama, Barbecue, bEATPORT, Billings, Bobby Braddock, Coal, Montana, United States

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Lady Gaga Backed Backplane Pivots To Help Others Serve Their Own Little Monsters

Backplane, which created the tech serving Lady Gaga's Little Monsters fan community raised $18.9 million as the poster child for helping brands connect with fans. But behind the scenes, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Picture, Adam Levine, American Horror Story, Barack Obama, Best Buy, Facebook, Lady Gaga, Social network, Twitter

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