Tag: iTunes

BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service. It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Android (operating system), Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Churn rate, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Google Play Music, You Tube Red Set To Beat Spotify Into India

Google Play Music and YouTube Red are ready to launch in India ahead of Spotify. The confirmation comes via screenshots posted by two users on an Android Reddit forum .. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, India, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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U.S. Music Consumption Up 6.5%, On-Demand Streams Grew 58% [BuzzAngle Music Mid-Year Report]

After year's of down numbers, the music industry is finally starting to rebound. Thanks to music streaming, the pace of expansion is accelerating, despite a growing downturn in music sales.

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Compact disc, iTunes, List of online music databases, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Tidal Failed To Pay Indie Labels In Norway For Months [REPORT]

Tidal failed to pay a number of indie labels, according to a Norwegian outlet. Whether caused by negligence or the complexities of paying tens of thousands of labels, publishers and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, Reasonable Doubt (album), Rihanna, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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10 Tips For Sending Songs

When sending either beats or songs to someone in hopes of landing a placement, there are certain rules one should follow that will greatly increase their chances of success. Here. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, copyright, Disc jockey, Film score, Fordham University School of Law, Harry Fox Agency, Incidental music, iTunes, royalties, SESAC

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4 Big Music Business Stories You Missed Over The July 4th Weekend

I hope that you had a restful holiday weekend. I caught up on sleep, as apparently did Kayne West and his celebrity friends, according to his controversial new video, which. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Anthology series, Apple Inc., Aspiro, Asthma, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Reasonable Doubt (album), Streaming media

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This week in music commentary, industry experts gave their opinion on why sampling shouldn't be thought of as theft, the reason streaming services need to target older audiences, why indie. Continue reading

admin on 07/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Elizabeth Warren, European Union competition law, independent music, IOS, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading: Is Apple A Mean Girl? Could Taylor Sue Kanye? This Week in Music and Much More

As she does most Fridays, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees what. Continue reading

admin on 07/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Madonna (entertainer), Mr. Carter, Reasonable Doubt (album), Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Why Trent Reznor Is Wrong About Apple Music

In this piece, Tom Vek takes on Apple product executive Trent Reznor following his comments regarding the future of music consumption, and expresses his feelings that the Nine Inch Nails frontman is. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Atticus Ross, Google, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Juno (spacecraft), Jupiter, NASA, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor

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Majority Of Facebook Video Played Without Sound

Bad news for artists who have been promoting their music videos through Facebook. It seems that around 85% of video views on the popular social network take place sans sound,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Artist, iTunes, music industry, music video, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tunecore, Twitter, YouTube

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