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WED. BRIEF: Grammy’s Race Problem • Facebook Makes Music Play • Lefsetz Helms New Conferences • More

WEDNESDAY 2.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web "Achieving the ideal of equality is proving as heartbreakingly difficult for the recording industry as it is for all of America.". Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Alessia Cara, Alibaba Group, AOL, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Mailing list, Music recording sales certification, Recording Industry Association of America, Small business, Snapchat, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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This Fortnight In Music Supervision & Sync: The Young Pope • Springsteen Does Harry Potter • Superbowl Synch • More

[UPDATED] A complete run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision in in film, tv, gaming and much more over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog.

admin on 02/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acoustic music, Australia, Bruce Springsteen, Don't Hang Up (song), Donald Trump, E Street Band, Harry Potter, Harry Potter (film series), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film), I'll Stand by You, Melbourne

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TUE. BRIEF: Apple Tips • Grammy Gains • Prince Is Played • Facebook Soundtracks • Musical.ly • More

TUESDAY 2.14.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple Music has passed 20 million subscribers in 15 months. I'm supposed to be impressed, but I'm not. This is Apple,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ad Insertion, Alibaba Group, AOL, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Mailing list, Small business, Snapchat, Twitter

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The Music Business Is More Innovative Than You Think

While some may believe that the music industry has lost it's ability to innovate, the reality is something very different, and as music and tech continue to grow and develop. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Budweiser, Common (rapper), Donald Trump, Duets: The Final Chapter, Faith Evans, Guest appearance, John Legend, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G.

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African American Museum Exhibit Explores Musical Roots

As a way of recognizing African American History Month, the Smithsonian is drawing attention to its 'Musical Crossroads' exhibit at its new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Busboys and Poets, D.C., Donald Trump, Esperanza Spalding, Melissa Harris-Perry, Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington

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SoundCloud Accuses Financial Times Of Fake News That It’s “Begging For Money” As 2 Top Execs Exit

Soundcloud was playing defense today, after weekend reports that two top SoundCloud executives had exited the company and that it is now "begging for money"; calling much of the account. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accenture, Apple Inc., Donald Trump, European Union, Financial Times, Google, Initial public offering, Soundcloud, Spotify, United Kingdom

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This Week In Music Commentary

Music commentators had plenty to say this week! A Trump adviser weighs in on intellectual property theft in an uninformed and unhelpful way, meanwhile we tackle the difference between plagiarism and. Continue reading

admin on 02/12/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Donald Trump, Grand Theft Auto V, Intellectual property, Intellectual property infringement, International Trade Administration, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Special 301 Report, Streaming media, Theft, United States

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Trump Advisor Pens Useless, Uninformed Piece On Intellectual Property Theft

Although it's hardly at the forefront of current political issues, a recent and rather clueless piece in Business Insider regarding intellectual property and its theft from one of the members. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/09/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Artificial Intelligence, Asia, Border barrier, Business Insider, China, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Executive order, President of the United States

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THU. BRIEF: Twitter Stumbles • HitsMeUp To Launch Video Hub • Songwriters Fight DOJ • Stars Curate Vinyl Service • More

Thursday 2.9.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Shades Of MySpace: Twitter is far from done, but its struggles serve as a reminder of the danger of building a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Abuse, Animal, Black Twitter, Bounty (reward), Comprehensive campaign, Donald Trump, Hashtag, Jack Dorsey, Twitter

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New York Times Subscribers Now Get Free Spotify Premium

On-demand music streamers are all pretty much stuck charging $/€/£ 9.99 – much to there detriment, according to MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. So to attract new customers, they are constantly experimenting with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Allstate, Average revenue per user, Digital media, Donald Trump, music, News satire, Reuters, Spotify, Subscription business model, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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Kanye West Deletes All Of His Tweets About Trump

Is Kanye West changing his tune on Donald Trump? Can Kayne West even carry a tune? We digress… The mercurial rapper has deleted all of his tweets and social media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Barack Obama, Barack Obama on social media, Chicago, Donald Trump, Fox News Channel, Kanye West, President of the United States, social media, Twitter, United States

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