Tag: Bob Dylan

SESAC Sold To Blackstone, A Private Equity Firm Known For Leveraged Buyouts, Credit Default Swaps

U.S. music performing rights and rights management organization SESAC has been acquired by one the country's biggest private equity and investment groups, Blackstone. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, Artist, Bob Dylan, Breast, Charli XCX, Cheez-It, Mariah Carey, Mariah's World, music, New Year's Eve, seasc, Watercooler

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Join Hypebot’s Online Holiday Networking Party Starting Wednesday

On Wednesday, we're reviving a tradition by encouraging you, our wonderful readers, to share who you are, what you're working on and your plans and aspirations for 2017 with the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazoncom, Bob Dylan, Cyber Monday, Detroit, Drake (musician), Emerging technologies, Hypebot, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Spotify

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Bob Dylan Skipped Nobel Ceremony But You Can Watch Patti Smith Blow Her Tribute, Read His Acceptance Letter

"Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, "Are my songs literature?," wrote Bob Dylan in his acceptance letter for the Nobel Prize In Literature. But Patti. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, Adenosine receptor, Bob Dylan, Nobel Committee, Nobel Prize in Literature, Patti Smith, Stockholm, Swedish Academy, United States Ambassador to Sweden, William Shakespeare

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Bob Dylan Pens Nobel Prize Speech, Patti Smith To Perform

The Nobel Prize committee has announced that winner Bob Dylan has penned a speech that will be read during this year's ceremony. Who will read the speech is unclear. At. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, Associated Press, Bob Dylan, List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Patti Smith, Singer-songwriter, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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Ditto Music Adds 7th Global Office In Sweden

Ditto Music is opening their seventh worldwide office in Stockholm Sweden. Ditto serves as the digital distribution and label services arm of 100,000 artists globally.

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alfred Nobel, Bob Dylan, Digital distribution, iTunes, Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prize in Literature, Sam Smith, Sara Danius, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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For-Wards: Brings Music And Place Together

Here the Artistic Director of for-wards, Bobbie-Jane Gardner, discusses how the organization is working to bring together music and place in an innovative and unique way, and how it's working. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Airbnb, Alex Shapiro, American Nomad, American Society of Composers, Apple Music, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, Universal Music Group

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.14.16: Dylan’s Nobel • ‘Unofficial’ Content To Spotify, Apple Music • BMI + Song Arts Academy

Bob Dylan becomes the first musician ever in history to earn the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is being awarded to Bob Dylan "for having. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 10/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alfred Nobel, Apple Inc., Bob Dylan, Gagosian Gallery, Halcyon Gallery, iTunes, New York City, Nobel Prize in Literature, Rolling Stone, Swedish Academy

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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize For Literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize For Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Bookmakers had put the rock icon's odds of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adenosine receptor, Album-oriented rock, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Artist, Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan, California, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Rolling Stone

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Kosha Dillz Hits 6 Billboard Charts – 100% Indie, 100% D.I.Y.

With major labels returning to profitability and again delivering monster hits, alongside the demise of several direct-to-fan startups, some have begun to question if D.I.Y. really is a path to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Associated Press, Billboard Magazine, Billboard Music Award, Bob Dylan, Daniel M. Petrocelli, Dr. Luke, Facebook, Kesha, Kosha Dillz, Los Angeles, music video, New York City, record label, Sony, Steve Cooper, Universal Music Group, Vevo, YouTube

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Fallen Superstars Given A Promise Of Life After Death

As fans of recently deceased artists such as Prince, Bowie, and many others, are forced to confront their favorite musicians' mortality, some innovators within the music industry are working to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/19/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adenosine receptor, Billy Corgan, Bob Dylan, Captain America, Chuck Berry, Doctor Strange, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Ramone, Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain

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Merchbar July Hot Merch Includes Jerry Garcia, Drive-By Truckers, Twenty One Pilots and More

Summer mean big festivals and outdoor concerts and that means a surge in merchandise sales. Here's the latest in this summer's hottest merch via Merchbar, who just cut a deal. Continue reading

Darius Burgan on 07/11/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Chicago, Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Heritage Auctions, Indianapolis Colts, Jerry Garcia, Jim Irsay, The Weeknd

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