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SiriusXM Completes $480M Investment in Pandora, 3 Join Board

Pandora and SiriusXM announced Friday that the later has purchased $307.5 million of Series A preferred stock in Pandora, completing the $480 million strategic investment announced on June 9, 2017.

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Carrying capacity, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Common stock, Deadweight tonnage, Reuters, Share (finance), Share repurchase, Vishal Sikka

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100 Female Music Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice: Part 1 [CyberPR]

Even though we have a long, long way to go before women are fairly represented in the music industry and music tech, there are already many amazing ones already doing. Continue reading

admin on 09/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising agency, Alps, Barbara Corcoran, Business Insider, Chief executive officer, Entrepreneurship, LinkedIn, London, music industry, podcast

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Live Music Streamer LiveXLive Acquires Social Video App SNAP Interactive For $34 Million

Premium live music video streaming network LiveXLive Media has entered into a merger agreement to acquire SNAP Interactive, a provider of live video social networking and interactive dating applications.

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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TuneIn Raises $50 Million For Online Audio Service

Online radio station and audio aggregator TuneIn has raised $50 million to fund a growing portfolio of programming for a paid service to rival Sirius XM.

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2017 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alphabet Inc., Bloomberg Beta, Bloomberg L.P., Blue chip (stock market), Board of directors, Chief executive officer, Lagos, Nigeria, Sequoia Capital, TuneIn

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Former NY Times Exec Tristan Boutros Joins ASCAP Digital Team As Chief Technology Officer

ASCAP has named former New York Times digital executive Tristan Boutros as Chief Technology Officer. Tristan will be based in New York and report to EVP and COO Brian Roberts.

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Lively Mind, Adam Bain, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com, Business Insider, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Facebook, Microsoft, Vice president

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SoundCloud Won’t “Continue” Unless Investors Rescue It Now, Says CE0 Lung [UPDATED]

UPDATE] SoundCloud will be forced to shut down soon unless investors vote to step in with $169.5 million to rescue it, according to multiple reports. Today (Friday 8/11/17) is the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chief executive officer, Facebook, Recode, Reddit, Soundcloud, Steve Huffman, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company)

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The Basics Of Music Publishing

Here Wendy Day breaks down the basics of music publishing, explaining the different channels through which artists can earn money from their published works, and how they can get those. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Eminem Manager Paul Rosenberg Named CEO Def Jam Records

Universal Music Group announced that veteran manager and label exec Paul Rosenberg will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Def Jam Recordings, effective January 1, 2018.

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aftermath Entertainment, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Chief executive officer, Def Jam Recordings, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Google, Grammy Award, Lagos, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Nigeria, Pandora, record label, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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No Internet, No Music: Why Musicians Must Care About Net Neutrality

Although the internet's history with the music business is complicated to say the least, it has now reached a point where the current music economy as we know it needs. Continue reading

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Tags: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chief executive officer, Daniel Moore (musician), Donald Trump, F8 conference, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Newton Falls, Ohio, The Vindicator

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10 Best Facebook Practices For Artists, Bands

Although it can be one of the best social networks for bands and artists to promote themselves on, Facebook is a complicated animal, and proper execution is necessary for getting. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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