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TUE. BRIEF: Billboard’s Top Digital Music Power Players • Sonos To Add Smart Speakers • TuneIn Premieres Indieclectic Radio • More

Tuesday 8.29.17 Music Business News From Across The Web Congrats to Billboard's Digital Power Players. I hope that we can see more gender, ethnic and age diversity on next year's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/29/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Sounds Great, But Sounds Familiar: Where To Draw The Line With Digital Sampling Of Sound Recordings?

Here Stephen Carlisle breaks down the legal complexities behind digital sampling, looking at what it is, its history, how the Ninth Circuit Court changed everything, and where digital sampling stands. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Animal rights, Appeal, Attorney General of Hawaii, Celebes crested macaque, copyright, Donald Trump, Hawaii, ITV (TV network), United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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California Dems May Draft Bieber Manager Scooter Braun To Be Candidate For Governor

It's hard to imagine that their aren't a few compromising photos buried deep inside Justin Bieber's Facebook and Instagram accounts. Nevertheless, veteran music manager Scooter Braun is said to be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Barack Obama, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, Instagram, Joel Benenson, Justin Bieber, Twitter

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FRI. BRIEF: Taylor Swift Drops Single • Spotify Inks WMG Deal • LA Reid Preps New Music Venture • More

FRIDAY 8.25.17 Music Business News From Around The Web How quickly is the music industry changing? A new Taylor Swift single has arrived and you can stream it on Spotify.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Apple Music, Ascential, Business Insider, Business school, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Dean (education), Donald Trump, Katy Perry, Master of Business Administration, music business, music industry, music taylor swift, New York University, New York University Stern School of Business, Rupert Murdoch, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United States

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Apocalypse Or Not: Top 5 Bands In North Korea Right Now

Although the headlines have been recently dominated with the news that North Korea now has the ability to reach the United States with a nuclear missile, this article approaches things. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Donald Trump, Guam, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Kim Jong (table tennis), Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, Nuclear weapon, President of the United States, United States

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YouTube, Facebook and Every Musician’s Moral Rights

Here Chris Castle explores the concept of moral rights, statutory rights put in place to safeguard the link between an artist in their work, as well as bemoaning the lack. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Albany, All Things Considered, AMC (TV channel), Donald Trump, New York, SAG-AFTRA, San Francisco, The Walking Dead (TV series), United States, YouTube

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President’s Committee On the Arts and Humanities Resign En Masse

The entirety of the President's Committee On the Arts and Humanities tendered their resignation on Friday in protest of President Donald Trump's qualified criticism of the violence in Charlottesville last. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Hate group, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, President of the United States, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Republican Party (United States), Virginia, White House

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Music Streamers Pledge To Purge Neo-Nazi Music, But How Did It Get There In First Place?

First Spotify said it was pulling down music from neo-Nazi, explicitly racist or white supremacist bands in the wake of last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, VA. Next Deezer and CD. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Associated Press, Boston Common, Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Downtown Mall, Terry McAuliffe, Unite the Right, Virginia, Virginia State Police, White nationalism

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Johnny Cash Family Condemns Neo- Nazi Use Of Father’s Image

The family of Johnny Cash have demanded that Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups not associate the image of their late father with the discriminatory ideas. In an open. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alt-right, Americans, Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazism, Twitter, Unite the Right, Virginia, White House, White supremacy

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Wilco Releases New Song “All Lives, You Say?” In Response To Charlottesville Violence [Listen]

Wilco has released a new song, "All Lives, You Say?," in response to the the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,. Available exclusively on the band's Bandcamp page, all proceeds from the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Long Walk to Freedom, Associated Press, Barack Obama, Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Hate group, Ivanka Trump, Jeff Sessions, Joe Biden, music, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Wico

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How Guest List Abuse Is Costing Musicians Much Needed Cash

While attendees to small venues and house are usually happy to pay and support the music they're about to hear, larger venues and shows often necessitate a guest list, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/10/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bobby Bonilla, Boston Red Sox, Derek Kellogg, Donald Trump, Jeff Smisek, Los Angeles Times, Marissa Mayer, New York Mets, Pablo Sandoval, Yahoo!

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