Tag: BMG Rights Management

BMG Deepens Ties With Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba

Think of Alibaba as the Amazon of China, only bigger. So a tie-in is a big deal for BMG and its growing catalog which includes music from Janet Jackson, blink-182, Scorpions, Kylie. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad hoc, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Pictures, Ariel Winter, BMG Rights Management, Janet Jackson, Kylie Jenner, Kylie Minogue, London, Snapchat

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Jake Schneider Of Madison House [INTERVIEW]

Here Jake Schneider Partner and Director of Agency Development at Madison House Inc. and booking agent for high-profile artists like Bassnectar and Keys N Krates gives his side of the story. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/15/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ableton, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), Barbie, Battery charger, Blank Space, BMG Rights Management, Calvin Harris, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Major Lazer

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5 Tips To Help DJs Play Your Music

If you're in the business of making music, there's a good chance you have, at one time or another, tried to get your music into the hands of a DJ, but. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/10/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ableton, AdWords, Airboy, BMG Rights Management, Dance music, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, music festival, New York City, The Fader

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Shunned By Radio, Hard Rock Is Still Alive And Well In America

In this piece Glenn Peoples looks at hard rock and metal's roll in the industry, for although the style of music has little to no prevalence on commercial radio, new. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/31/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Air instrument, Alternative metal, Arena rock, Atlantic Records, Barcelona, Battle of Bands, BMG Rights Management, Hard rock, Rock music, Warner Music Group

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Music Creators Send Dept. Of Justice Letter Opposing 100% Licensing, Demanding Comment Extension

Here we look at a letter from the Music Creators North America protesting the Department of Justice's recent decisions regarding full work licensing and partial withdrawals.

Guest Post on 07/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advocacy group, Aggression, American Society of Composers, Appeal, Authors and Publishers, BMG Rights Management, Broadcast Music, Google, Inc., Music publisher (popular music), Pandora, United States

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Facebook vs.Twitter: Promoting Your Music Online

Here we look at why, as in independent musician, Twitter can often be a better starting place than Facebook when it comes to DIY online promotion, owing to its easy accessibility. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Systems, Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, BMG Rights Management, Google, internet, iTunes, marketing, Popular music, Target market, YouTube

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BMG Acquires Indie The End Records, Better Than Ezra, Everclear, Hinder, Billy Talent Catalog

BMG has acquired indie label The End Records. BMG been on a bit of deal making spree, most of it aimed at heritage artists and catalog. Recent label acquisitions include S-Curve. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron, Aaron Solowoniuk, Academy Award for Best Actor, Adult Swim, Alexisonfire, Armen Donelian, Australia, Billy Talent, BMG Rights Management, United States

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BMG Buys 3rd U.S. Label: Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Records

Despite taking Janet Jackson to #1, BMG insists it's a music company, not a record label. Whatever they call their own business, BMG is not adverse to buying other people's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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BMG Scores 2 Top 10 Records Just 18 Months After Label Launch

When BMG divested themselves of their share of the Sony-BMG record business, they focused on music publishing and the broader entertainment industry. But that changed 18 months ago with the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Flash Player, Alright (Janet Jackson song), Andy Warhol, Billboard 200, BMG Rights Management, Great Comet, J. Cole, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Missy Elliott

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The Real Problem With Music Streaming

Although debates over music streaming generally revolve around the meager incomes which they often earn for artists and songwriters, there may be a larger issue at stake concerning the overall. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., BMG Rights Management, Century Media Records, MTV, music industry, record label, Rise Records, Sony, Subscription business model, Warner Bros. Records

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BMG Partners With BroadbandTV For Windfall Online Music Video Initiative

Expanding from its strong base in publishing, BMG is starting to feel more like a label too. A new partnership with BroadbandTV is aimed at extending marketing reach to online. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, BMG Rights Management, Dillon Francis, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Hip hop music, IOS, Major Lazer, Record producer, YouTube

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