Tag: Disc jockey

Marketing Your Music Using The Instagram Story Feature

With the recent introduction of its Story feature, Instagram has given its more entrepreneurial users a new feature through which to market their music to fans with a convenient 'instant. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amber Rose, American Federation of Musicians, Disc jockey, DJ Khaled, Facebook, Instagram, music industry, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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Spotify’s Acquisition Of SoundCloud No Longer Likely

Although rumors have been flying about Spotify's potential purchase of SoundCloud for quite some time, it looks as though any hopes of such an acquisition have been dashed. Here we. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Disc jockey, Financial Times, Initial public offering, record label, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, TechCrunch

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10 Music Marketing Predictions For 2017 [JESSE KIRSHBAUM]

2016 was a good year for growth in the music industry, with massive expansion seen on multiple industry fronts. In this piece, Jesse Kirshbaum of looks ahead to what the year 2017. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Cary Sherman, Disc jockey, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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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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Drake and The Weeknd Have Record Breaking Week On Spotify

It was record breaking week on Spotify for Drake and The Weeknd. Drake's "One Dance" is the first song to reach a billion streams there. And, The Weeknd's album, "Starboy". Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beyonce, Daft Punk, Disc jockey, Drake (musician), I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Mike Posner, Spotify, The Weeknd

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Why DJs Are Doing Documentaries Now

The life of a DJ can certainly seem glamorous, with a lot of time spent out in clubs, listening to great artists, and meeting fun and interesting people, but as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, August Ferdinand Möbius, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Dim Mak Records, Disc jockey, independent music, Netflix, playlist, Steve Aoki, YouTube

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Pandora Predictions: Lil Yachty’s Sailing Team Member Kodie Shane Is Back

In this week's edition of the Pandora Predictions Chart, some notable up-and-comers include nineteen-year-old rapper/singer Lil Peep, even younger Atlanta rapper Kodie Shane, and Dutch chill trap DJ San Holo.

Guest Post on 12/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Airbnb, Atlanta, Austin, Disc jockey, Facebook, Migos, south by southwest, Texas, The Fader, Twitter

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50s progression, Abbey Road Studios, Albany, Amazoncom, Animals as Leaders, Beast (comics), Compact disc, Disc jockey, Google, New York, Phonograph

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Vevo Names New Artists To Watch 2017

Music video destination Vevo is in the midst of another makeover and part of it includes a greater commitment to developing new artists. To that end, they've released a Ones. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2016, 50s progression, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Ahmed Deedat, Albany, Compact disc, Disc jockey, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Google, Jesus, Lady Gaga, music, New York, Vevo, video

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DigitalRadioTracker: Tracking Internet Radio Spins

Although internet radio has in many ways been a large asset to the music industry, allowing artists to launch shows, stations, and further connect via this new platform, however being. Continue reading

admin on 12/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 in the United Kingdom, Abia State, Alma mater, Artist, Disc jockey, marketing, music industry, social media, Spotify, Wendy Day

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Busting The Myth That Artists Don’t Need Record Labels And Producers

While there has been a significant amount of hype over the past few years regarding self-releasing tracks and producing and marketing one's music independently, the truth is that there remains. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Active rock, Africa, Alaska, Apple Inc., Artist, Bandcamp, Bassline, Disc jockey, Independent record label, record label

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