Tag: Dr Dre

Dear Mr. Iovine: How Other Women (Not Apple Music) Influenced My Musical Tastes

After Apple Music exec Jimmy Iovine said on national TV that he had created Apple Music because he "always knew that women find it very difficult at times…to find music," music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agoria, Apple Inc., Associated Press, Bella Donna, Dr Dre, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Gold Dust Woman, Ian Rogers (chess player), Jimmy Iovine, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Times, Taylor Swift

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in the world of music commentary, we hear from The Maine about their free tour, learn about issues with the album release cycle in the modern era, as well. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -X- Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, Armand de Brignac, Cîroc, Dr Dre, Forbes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Sean Combs, Television network

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Have You Forgotten About TIDAL? Jay Z Just Did, Under Oath.

Jay Z is a busy man these days. In addition to his own musical career, management company and multitude of other ventures, he been testifying at the "Big Pimpin'" trial. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Bey, Big Pimpin', Dr Dre, Drake (entertainer), Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Straight Outta Compton, Timbaland

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.16.15: New Streaming Stats • Aurous Lawsuit • Big Pimpin’ Trial

New research finds that the majority of American homes are now using audio streaming services. Findings from market-research firm Park Associates reveal that while 40% of households are currently using a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Business Insider, Dr Dre, Drake (entertainer), Jared Fogle, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Sean Combs

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Apple Music: We Won’t Play Free Music “Shell Game… building an audience on the back of the artists” [ANALYSIS]

Apple Music has no intention of "building an audience on the back of the artists" by offering a free ad supported music option, as Spotify does, according to senior exec. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bruce Springsteen, Dr Dre, Hypebot, Interscope Records, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, Record producer, Trent Reznor

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Sean Combs Moves Bad Boy Label From UMG To Sony’s Epic Records

Sean Combs has moved his Bad Boy Entertainment to Sony's Epic Records from Universal Music Group's Interscope. The deal includes two upcoming albums from Combs aka Puff Daddy. The deal was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Armand de Brignac, Bad Boy Records, Billboard Magazine, Cîroc, Dr Dre, Extended play, Forbes, iHeartRadio, Jay-Z, Las Vegas, Last Train to Paris, Sean Combs, Sean John

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Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe Speak In Code About Apple Music’s Secret Subscriber Numbers

This is the week that Apple learns how many users will choose to pay for Apple Music. They will never tell us the real numbers (if there were a pool, I'd. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Eric Schmidt, Google, IPhone, Jimmy Iovine, List of online music databases, Zane Lowe

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TIDAL Passes 1 Million Subscribers, Announces Benefit Concert with Jay Z, Prince, Beyonce, More

As the music industry goes into overdrive trying to figure out how many people are still using Apple Music now that their 90 day free trials are up, TIDAL has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/01/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barclays Center, Beyoncé Knowles, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Macklemore, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg

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Facebook Is Offline! [STAY CALM…]

3:53 PM ET Monday Its back up. Exhale… Facebook has been down for almost an hour. Hard to believe this could happen, particularly mid-day on a busy Monday. No word yet. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Beats Electronics, business, Down, Dr Dre, Extended play, Facebook, Fan (person), marketing, YouTube

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Advance Listening Isn’t Going Anywhere

Will stiff competition between streaming music services and direct to fan interaction kill the practice of streaming music prior to release? Some think so, but music marketer Wes Davenport has a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, Daft Punk, Dr Dre, Inglewood, Light-emitting diode, Los Angeles, Mitchy Slick, music industry, Straight Outta Compton, Summer hit, The Weeknd

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20 Richest Hip Hop Stars 2015 [Forbes]

The annual Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings: The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts is out for 2015, Doddy tops the list again followed by Jay Z, Drake and Dr. Dre. But furthers down. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Dr Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Macklemore, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg

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