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This Company Will Press Your Cremated Ashes Into Vinyl [VIDEO]

Want your love of music to live on past the grave? If donating to a local music program or other charity doesn't do it for you, there's an alternative. Your. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2000 AD (comics), AMC Theatres, Architectural design competition, BBC, Bluetooth, BMG Rights Management, Death, Digital audio, Drake (musician), Gramophone record, Jam band, Jay-Z, music, Nickelback, Rihanna, Slightly Stoopid, United Kingdom, vinyl, Wi-Fi

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5 Steps For Sending The Perfect Demo Submission

If you've been writing and recording music for awhile, chances are you're ready to submit a demo in hopes of getting your music heard, and maybe even signed. Here we. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: BBC, Charisma Records, Nigerians, Nollywood, Osita Iheme, record label, recording contract, Soundcloud, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1080p, Airplay, Baby talk, Bang & Olufsen, BBC, Bluetooth, Business Insider, Compact disc, Gramophone record, iTunes, music

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BBC Music Awards Names 2016 Winners

Adele dominated the third annual BBC Music Awards again this year winning two awards, the same number as in 2015. She won both Album of the Year and Song of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, BBC, BBC Music Awards, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, Justin Bieber

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TUE. BRIEF: 50 Cent Scores $14.5M • PirateBay Back In Court • Weed Save Record Stores? • More

Tuesday 12.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Today's top stories involve the decades old combo of lawyers and weed. PS: Go 50! Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adverse effect, African Americans, Airbnb, Alastair Cook, Albany, Android (operating system), Animals as Leaders, Apartment, Associated Press, Australia, BBC, BBC Breakfast, Building, Business journalism, Facebook, Fox Business Network, Google, London, New York, Twitter

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Bright Light Bright Light On Being An Indie Artist and Building An Audience [INTERVIEW]

In this recent Q&A, electronic pop musician Rod Thomas of Bright Light Bright Light answers a series of queries regarding being an independent musician, successfully building an audience, and how he works. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anthony Scaramucci, BBC, Donald Trump, Dr Dre, Elton John, HARDtalk, Hillary Clinton, music industry, Performance, President of the United States

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FRI. BRIEF: Glyde Nears Deadpool • AI As Music’s Next Napster • Tidal Sued Again • More

Friday 1.25.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Glyde: Another niche streamer fails to gain traction. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African Americans, Alaska Airlines, Animals as Leaders, Bataclan (theatre), BBC, BBC Breakfast, business, Business journalism, Chief executive officer, Twitter

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THU. BRIEFING: Facebook Fights Piracy • YouTube Red Stats • Spotify Relaunches Artists Site • More

THURSDAY 11.3.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is finally getting a more serious about music piracy, but still needs to start paying creators. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Apple Music, BBC, Beauty salon, business, Facebook, Never Miss a Beat, Taylor Swift, United States, YouTube

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Kanye West Threatens To Boycott Grammys If Frank Ocean Isn’t Nominated [VIDEO]

Be careful, Kanye. The first rule of negotiations is to never make a threat that the other side was hoping would happen anyway.

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Alicia Keys, Apple Music, BBC, Billboard Magazine, California, Frank Ocean, Grammy Award, Jack White, Kanye West, Oakland

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Spotify Lets Video Partnerships Lapse, Pledges More Original Content

Just 9 months after adding video to its music streaming platform, Spotify is letting deals with major content sources lapse in favor, the company says, of producing more original content itself.

Bruce Houghton on 10/25/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AT&T, BBC, CNN, Comedy Central, HBO, Maker Studios, MTV, Spotify, Time Warner, Warner Bros.

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Lyor Cohen Takes the Cake by Joining the Google Empire [Op Ed]

Google's hiring of industry insider Lyor Cohen as YouTube's Global Head of Music is "no grounds for celebration" says musician and activist Maria Schneider in a new op ed. "And who better to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Active rock, Apple Music, BBC, Board of directors, Fiduciary, Mass media, music industry, record label, Streaming media, YouTube

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