Tag: BMG Rights Management

Dave Stewart Signs Multifaceted Deal With BMG

Established artists making label services deals rather than signing with a label have been gaining favor of the last few years. BMG is trying to accelerate the trend, signing top. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Live Crew, Adam Levine, AT&T, Backing vocalist, Baton Rouge, Bertelsmann, BMG Rights Management, Keith Richards, Louisiana, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

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5 Best Tools for Sending Music Promos

DJ’s receive tons of music promos in their inbox every week. As a producer, record label or PR sending promotional emails is a important part of of getting music heard. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 000 Maniacs Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, 10, Anaheim, BMG Rights Management, California, concert, Dance music, Demi Lovato, Disc jockey, Dolla (rapper), Electronic dance music, record label

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GETTING IT DONE: The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music

How much musician's earn online, Janet Jackson going D.I.Y., boosting YouTube plays along with new artist friendly plans from Google, SEO for musicians and the debut of a D.I.Y. music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad hoc, African American, Artist, BMG Rights Management, Instagram, Janet Jackson, record label, recording contract, Rhythm Nation, YouTube

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Janet Jackson Goes D.I.Y. Via BMG In Biggest Artist Services Deal Ever

Moving from major label releases to d.y.i. with the help of ad hoc teams and labels services firms is not new. But increasingly major musicians and even mainstream pop artists take control of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: African American, All for You (Janet Jackson album), Artist, BMG Rights Management, Janet Jackson, record label, recording contract, Rhythm Nation, Spotify, Twitter

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Social Media Phenom Jacob Whitesides Launches BMG Imprint

[UPDATED] YouTube, Vine and other social media outlets are providing a pathway devoid of the usual gatekeepers for musicians to build an audience. But despite their self-created success, many of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BMG Rights Management, Download Festival, Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, Oregon, Portland, record label, Rise Records, Twitter, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

The Hypebot Sessions at this year's New Music Seminar, the power of cookies (digital not baked), new Spotify stats from Zoe Keating, net trends, music supervision and more all made headlines this week.

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bandcamp, BMG Rights Management, Demi Lovato, Hypebot, Instagram, music, music industry, Nick Jonas, record label, Spotify

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7 Tips For A Successful PledgeMusic Campaign

Barney has seen the PledgeMusic experience from all sides. Not only is he a valuable part of the PledgeMusic team, but he’s also a member of UK reggae rockers Sonic Boom. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron Marsh, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, AT&T, BMG Rights Management, New York City, SideOneDummy Records, Superheaven, The Smashing Pumpkins, United Kingdom, United States

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Major Concert Competitor Global Live Launches, Announces Hires

Concert promotion giants Live Nation, SFX and AEG just got some new competition. Global Live helmed by former AEG CEO Randy Phillips (pictured left) has big ambitions and deep pockets.

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adidas, AEG, Alan Cross, Alibaba Group, Anthony DeCurtis, Bikini, BMG Rights Management, Puerto Vallarta, Selena Gomez, The Rolling Stones

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ReverbNation Promotes Simon Perry To Chief Creative Officer, Head of A&R

Industry veteran Simon Perry has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer and Head of A&R at direct to fan platform ReverbNation. He joined the company in 2013 and was previously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, BMG Rights Management, Boyz II Men, Bruno Mars, Bryan Ferry, China, Echo & the Bunnymen, Hypebot, John Legend, Kylie Minogue

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BMG Signs Digital Deal With China’s Alibaba

BMG has signed a wide-ranging digital distribution deal with Chinese mobile and internet e-commerce giant Alibaba Group's Digital Entertainment business unit.

Bruce Houghton on 03/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy Award, Artist, Black Sabbath, BMG Rights Management, Boyz II Men, Bruno Mars, Bryan Ferry, Jean Michel Jarre, John Legend, Kylie Minogue

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SoundExchange Adds Two Music Industry Veterans To Executive Suite

SoundExchange continues to add to its senior executive team with the hiring of two music industry veterans as VP, Strategic Initiatives and SVP, Communications.

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advisory board, Asa Somers, Associated Press, BMG Rights Management, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Las Vegas, Sony Music Entertainment, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Vice president

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