Tag: Google Play Music

YouTube Music Launches Today: What To Expect

Google's new Spotify and Apple Music competitor, YouTube Music launches today. It's Google's third attempt to compete in the sector and  Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen's promised reset to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Skullcandy To Sponsor Emerging Artist Concerts, Podcasts

Consumer audio electronics maker Skullcandy announced the launch of “Now Feel This,” a national concert series dedicated to showcasing emerging artists, along with a podcast series to showcase the artists.

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Revamped YouTube Music Free and Premium Launches Tues.

YouTube's promised reboot of its music and video services will launch on Tuesday armed with new features. Borrowing from the Spotify playbook, a freemium ad-supported version of the new service. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/17/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Skullcandy To Sponsor Emerging Artist Concerts, Podcasts

Consumer audio electronics maker Skullcandy announced the launch of “Now Feel This,” a national concert series dedicated to showcasing emerging artists, along with a podcast series to showcase the artists.

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Will YouTube Streaming Music Service Launch At Google I/O.? [UPDATED]

UPDATE: YouTube's new music service did not launch so far at Google I/O. – YouTube has promised a new paid music streaming service for months, as part of a plan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Modern Music Modernization Act Only Goes Half Way [Op-Ed]

In the wake of the House of Representatives passage of the music modernization act, David Philp explains how, while the bill does indeed do some good things for artists, the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Expands Voice Control To All Android Devices via Google Assistant

Voice control, some analysts believe, is the killer app that will take music streaming mainstream, as well as, encourage more paid subscribers. This week has been flooded with major voice. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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THU. BRIEF: Spotify Gets Tight With Google • Discogs Passes 9M Releases • Sony Exec Joins SingularDTV • MORE

THURSDAY 10.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sonos, Google, Spotify and Amazon just brought voice control to music in big way. I'm betting this is the killer app. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Major Announcements From Sonos and Soundcloud Today

UPDATED: Two big announcements Tuesday from SoundCloud, the first for new CEO and Sonos who added voice control and lots of updates to their wireless speaker system. LINKS TO BOTH ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How To Claim Your Artist and Label Pages On Spotify, iTunes, Google, Shazam, Deezer and More

Whether you're using Spotify, Beatport, Google Play or even TIDAL, it's important as an artist or label to be sure and claim your page. In this piece we look at. Continue reading

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