Tag: Big Machine Records

A7X Lawsuit Bears Potential To Forever Change Label Contracts

Huntington Beach, CA based band Avenged Sevenfold is trying a legal maneuver new to the music industry as they challenge the "7 year rule," which bars the personal services of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Associated Press, Big Machine Records, Bob Dylan, Break Up in a Small Town, Music Ally, record label, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Tencent’s Cussion Pang On China’s Exploding Streaming Music Market

Tencent Music Entertainment CEO Cussion Pang talked up the Chinese music industry during a presentation at the 2017 Music Matters conference.

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Big Machine Records, Diss, Fridays (TV series), Hey Mama (Kanye West song), IPhone, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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Apple Music Cuts New Warner Music Group Licensing Deal At Lower Rate, Sony Reportedly Next

Apple Music has followed Spotify's lead in pushing for lower payments to artists and labels. Warner Music Group has become the first major label to agree to the lower rates. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Big Machine Records, Diss, Fridays (TV series), IPhone, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Apple Music Cuts New Warner Music Group Licensing Deal At Lower Rate, Sony Reportedly Next

Apple Music has followed Spotify's lead in pushing for lower payments to artists and labels. Warner Music Group has become the first major label to agree to the lower rates. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Big Machine Records, Diss, Fridays (TV series), IPhone, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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ASCAP Names New Board Of Directors

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has released the results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors.

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Big Machine Records, Board of directors, CBS, Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Joshua, Paramore, Taylor York, Zac Farro

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AM BRIEF: Neil Young Back On Streamers • Dick Clark Sold To Chinese Co. • Racist CMA? • More

TGIFriday 11.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Welcome back Neil. Didn't miss you as much as I thought I would. And are headlines that say Dick Clark Prod.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Big Machine Records, Billboard Hot 100, Boosie Badazz, Cash Money Records, Compact disc, country music, David Banner, Google, New York

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Data From Music Streamers Saved Label $1 Million This Year, Says Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta

Like it or not, data drives the music industry. That's particularly true of labels that compete for commercial radio play. Data, including expensive focus groups, drives what and how they. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Big Machine Label Group, Big Machine Records, Karlie Kloss, Music recording sales certification, Nashville, Scott Borchetta, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tennessee

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3 Unique Resources For Online Music Production

Although it used to be required that anyone interested in a career in music up stumps and move to a major city such as LA or Nashville, such is no. Continue reading

admin on 09/09/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alberta, Alison Brie, Americans, Apple Inc., Art museum, Attack helicopter, Big Machine Records, Nashville, record label, Tennessee, Tim McGraw

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Inside Apple Music’s Taylor Swift Negotiations

Taylor Swift's now famous open letter demanding that Apple Music pay artists during their 90 day free trial period was both unexpected and perfectly timed, according to details shared by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., apps, Big Machine Records, Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, record label, Scooter Braun, Scott Borchetta, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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David Pakman: What Jay-Z Should Have Launched With Tidal

[UPDATED] According to digital music pioneer turned venture capitalist David Pakman, Jay-Z's launch of Tidal should have sounded a something like this: “The transition from CDs to digital hasn’t worked well. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Big Machine Records, Calvin Harris, Compact disc, Daft Punk, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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