Tag: Compact disc

Music Publishing News Roundup 12.4.15: Spotify Offers Deep Discounts • New Tidal CEO • The Year In Music

Spotify has just begun offering a 3 month trial of it’s premium service for only 99 cents. While the premium tier typically costs $9.99 a month, the new trial aims. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, iTunes, Jay-Z, Soundcloud, Spotify, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd

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Ten Music Business Hopes And Predictions For 2016

While the volatile nature of the music industry makes it difficult to know for sure what the coming year will bring, there's certain plenty to hope for, and some indications from the. Continue reading

admin on 12/04/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, independent music, iTunes, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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AdWeek Names Hottest Music Apps Of 2015 For Its Audience Of Ad and Brand Tastemakers

Adweek has announced its 2015 Hot List of "The 24 Digital Brands, Startups and Games That Defined 2015" as determined by its readership of advertising, marketing and brand executives and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/03/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Billboard Magazine, Brett Eldredge, Compact disc, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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Music Merch Sales And The Power Of Variable Pricing

Many artists may feel that the time and money they've sunk into producing their album requires that they charge the same price for it wherever they go, but by adapting. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, live, Market price, music industry, New York City, Nine Inch Nails, Twitter

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ISRC Agency Announces New US Country Code

It seems that, for the second time, the US has run out of International Standard Recording Codes, the number which is used to identify unique recordings. Luckily, the ISRC Agency is already springing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberystwyth, album, Alternative rock, Android (operating system), Aspect of music, Barcode reader, Compact disc, Gramophone record, music industry, Record shop

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Being “Seen”: How To Maximize Your Album’s Online Visibility

For independent artists, making your music available in online stores and on streaming services is relatively easy, but gaining any kind of online visibility outside of friends and family is. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Compact disc, Google Play, internet, Internet radio, Online shopping, Spotify, Streaming media, United States, Website, YouTube

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Eagles Fan Concert Footage Lawsuit Settled

Few artists are as aggressive, and successful, at protecting their intellectual property as The Eagles. This time they settled before the suit went to trial.

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Associated Press, Casino, Compact disc, Connecticut, Dan Malloy, Don Henley, Eagles (band), Glenn Frey, lawsuit

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Adele “25” By The Numbers: 3.3 Million 1st Week Sales • 51/49% Physical/Digital • 67% Of Top 200 Sales

Music sales tracking firm BuzzAngle reports that Adele's "25" sold 3,327,992 total albums in its first week of release. Nielsen Music put the number slightly higher at 3.38 million. Sales were split. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: album, Ariana Grande, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, iTunes, Record chart, Spotify, Streaming media

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What We Can All Learn From Adele’s 25

Following his recent purchase of 25, David Emery looks at the incredible success of Adele's latest release, which flies in the face of a number of preconceived notions regarding the current. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Artist, Cary Sherman, Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, Free music, Jay-Z, music industry, record label, Streaming media

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RIAA CTO David Hughes Responds To Hi-Res Music “Confusion”

Last week we published a piece by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 describing what he sees as the "confusing" new RIAA campaign to promote Hi-Res music. Today, David Hughes, the Chief. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Aspiro, Audio file format, Chief technology officer, Compact disc, Deezer, Image resolution, IOS, Recording Industry Association of America

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