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Apple Claims To Be Leading Way On Song Metadata To “Ensure Songwriters Get Paid”

Often known for it's progressive behavior in the tech industry, Apple is taking steps to encourage artists to get their music's copyright registered with one of several relevant publishing organizations although. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, CD-R, CeeLo Green, Compact disc, Copyright Act of 1976, Copyright registration, United States Copyright Office, YouTube

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OFFICIAL: Spotify Has 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify yesterday confirmed that it now has more than 50 million paid subscribers to its Premium streaming music service. That's up 25% from the 4o million announced 7 months ago. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Compact disc, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Netflix, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, Tidal (service), Twitter, Warner Bros.

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Musician’s Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals [Cyber PR]

Most people set goals at the beginning of the year, but you can set them at anytime! Here is CyberPR's Musician’s Guide to Setting & Achieving Goals.

admin on 02/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1080p, Airplay, Baby talk, Bang & Olufsen, BBC, Bluetooth, Business Insider, Compact disc, Gramophone record, iTunes, music

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Small Goals Big Success • Legal Basics • PR Success • More

From the annals of MusicThinkTank this week, we explored legal basics for creatives, whether you might be sabotaging your PR success, why you should have small goals for 2017, and. Continue reading

admin on 01/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Bloglovin, Boosie Badazz, Cash Money Records, Compact disc, Corn dog, country music, David Banner, Google, New York

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3 Practice Tricks to Become a Better Musician

Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 Hour Rule holds that 10,000 hours of "deliberate practice" are needed to become world-class in any field. But how exactly those hours are spent matters – a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Auditorium Shores, Automatic watch, Black-and-white, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Broadcast programming, Bruce Sterling, BuzzFeed, Compact disc, concert, YouTube

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Booking A Tour? Why Not Book Two?

Booking a DIY tour can be a painful and arduous task, but is a necessary one. Here Jeremy Young explains why, when doing so, it can actually be beneficial to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Back pain, Compact disc, Do it yourself, E-book, Ice pack, iTunes, Low back pain, Pain, Prescription drug

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MON. BRIEF: WMG Reinvents Compilations • Snapchat Snubs Celebs • AirPods • More

Monday 12.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WMG for swimming with the streaming flow rather than against it, and Snapchat for at least attempting to maintain. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Animals as Leaders, Boosie Badazz, Cash Money Records, Compact disc, country music, David Banner, Disc jockey, Google, music, New York, Snapchat

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Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]

According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alarm clock, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Compact disc, Computer speaker, Consumer Technology Association, Internet of things, Sound recording and reproduction, technology, Wireless

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CASH Launches Revolving Loan Fun For Musicians

Here Jesse von Doom of CASH Music explains operations behind the CASH Music Revolving Fund, a system put in place to allow artists access to the capital needed to properly. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues

In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors.

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: About box, Alphabet Inc., Compact disc, Do it yourself, Google, iTunes, music video, PewDiePie, Portable Network Graphics, YouTube

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