Tag: China

A2IM Board Nominees Announced, Voting Begins

Voting for the American Association of Independent Music's Board of Directors election opened this week. The board is elected by A2IM’s label members with one vote per company.

Bruce Houghton on 05/23/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), Alison Wenham, American Association of Independent Music, Annual general meeting, Apple Music, Association of Independent Music, Bratmobile, Charles Caldas, China, Trade association

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Live Nation, Ticketmaster To Use Troubling Facial Recognition To Track Concert Goers

Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster have announced that it has invested in facial recognition technology and will introduce it into its venues. The concert and ticket giants are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2018 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adidas, African Americans, AMOLED, Android (operating system), Business Insider, Cambridge Analytica, China, Facebook, Facial recognition system, General Data Protection Regulation

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Tencent Plans $4B US IPO That Also Benefits Spotify

Tencent Music, China’s largest music streamer, has reportedly invited investment bankers to pitch how they can guide the company through a U.S. IPO valued as high as $4 billion later. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, China, Direct public offering, Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, Investor, New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, Sport utility vehicle, Spotify, Tencent

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Independent Labels See International Bonanza

Global indie licensor Merlin delivered some great news to the independent label community Thursday, and all of it was centered on international growth.

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: China, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, Latin America, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians

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Spotify China Partner Tencent Music’s Global Ambitions

Tencent Music, the streaming arm of Chinese internet giant Tencent has made a series of investments, deals and partnerships that caught the eye of industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA.

Guest Post on 03/02/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: China, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, streaming, Tencent

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Music Streamer Gaana Raises $115M Round Led By Tencent

Gaana has raised $115 million, as the music streamer's home market of India continues to attract new competitors. Leading the round is Chinese internet giant Tencent, who has become a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2018 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, China, DIY, DIY musicians, India, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tencent

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The State Of China’s Music Industry 2018 Report

Archie Hamilton and Krish Raghav take a hard look at the state of the Chinese music industry. After a mixed 2017, hopes are somewhat high for the coming months, with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/28/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple, China, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, usic

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Liquid State: Sony Launches New EDM Label In China

As Western cultural influences gradually percolate into China, Sony has made the move to launch a new EDM label in partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment called liquid state.

Guest Post on 02/20/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: China, DIY, DJ, EDM, indepenedent, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Spotify, Tencent And The Laws Of Unintended Consequences [Mark Mulligan]

Spotify is reportedly in talks with the the music arm of Chinese net giant Tencent to swap 10% stakes in each other’s businesses ahead of expected public market listings next. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/04/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, China, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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WED. BRIEF: EVR Raises $20M To Expand MelodyVR • YouTube’s Best.Cover.Ever • Pollstar Live Lineup • Sonos • More

WEDNESDAY 10.25.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Is the money flowing into VR, AR and live video draining resources need elsewhere in music tech? And I'm taking bets. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 13th Infantry Regiment (United States), Adam J. Matzger, Alzheimer's disease, Americans, Ancient Greek philosophy, Avocado, Barack Obama, Battersea, Bettany Hughes, Big-box store, Brain, Business Insider, Celebrity bond, Cell (biology), Chemist, China, Cornea, David Bowie, United States

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Help Fill The Void In Music Journalism: You Don’t Need Permission To Start Writing About Music

With the death of so many music magazines and sites, more voices are needed. Lauren Rearick jumps past practical instruction for starting a independent music blog, and walks through developing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/23/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Billboard Magazine, China, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Copenhagen, Facebook, Freelancer, music industry, New York, The New York Times

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