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iTunes, Apple Music Illegal In UK After Court Ruling

Clarifying a recent court ruling the UK's Intellectual Property Office explained that ripping a CD from iTunes or Apple Music is not legal, and neither is backing up the music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., CD Baby, Compact disc, copyright, Government of the United Kingdom, Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom), iTunes, ripping, United Kingdom

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Official: 11 Million Are Trying Apple Music For Free

So far, Apple Music is not the game changer that the music industry had hoped for. According to official Apple stats, 11 million users have signed up for a free. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Daily double, Eddy Cue, internet, IPhone, iTunes, List of online music databases, Spotify, USA Today, Vice president

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Apple Music’s Beats 1 To Add Video Broadcasts [REPORT]

Video will play an important role in phase two of Apple Music's Beats 1 online broadcast service, according to a new report. A clip of Dr. Dre may provide an. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2015 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2001 (Dr. Dre album), album, Apple Inc., Dr Dre, Eminem, Friday (1995 film), Hip hop music, Ice Cube, iTunes, Straight Outta Compton

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The Need For Transparency In Music Streaming

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Casey Rae, who is the CEO of  the Future of Music Coalition, a non-profit research, education, and advocacy organization for. Continue reading

admin on 08/03/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Bill Wilson, Business development, Cleveland Browns, iTunes, Jordan, Soundcloud, Youth culture

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How To Send Fans directly To iTunes Instead Of Apple Music

While many links artists put up to their music now go to Apple Music instead of iTunes, there is still a way around this change for those who wish to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Artist, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Country Star Luke Bryan Debuts Song On Tinder

Luke Bryan is debuting a song on social dating app Tinder. Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold 7.5 million albums with 30 million digital tracks He's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising agency, American Association of Independent Music, Associated Press, Google Play, iTunes, Luke Bryan, Mobile app, Music recording sales certification, pre-order, Streaming media

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Soundcloud Subscription Tier Is Coming

Get ready to cry tiers of subscription. Long touted as a largely free service, Soundcloud will soon be attempting to convert its free users into paid subscribers, owing to pressure from. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chief technology officer, Digital Music News, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Eric Wahlforss, iTunes, record label, Sony, Soundcloud, Subscription business model

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Five Post-MP3 Era Ways To Build Your E-mail List

After a relatively brief run, the era of the MP3 is drawing to a close meaning that free downloads, one of the main incentives for getting fans to sign up for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Compact disc, Disc jockey, Google, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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5 Reasons Music Compilations Belong On Your Radar

With the increased presence of "mood" playlists on streaming services like Spotify, musical compilations have been becoming more and more popular. These compilations could represent one of the best ways. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/29/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Franken, Apple Inc., bEATPORT, Chief content officer, iTunes, List of online music databases, record label, SFX (magazine), Spotify, Streaming media

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Why You Should Care About Music Metadata

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Bill Wilson, who is the VP of digital strategy and business development at the Music Business Association. We talk to. Continue reading

admin on 07/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., bEATPORT, Berklee College of Music, Cleveland Browns, Facebook, Florida, iTunes, press kit, Soundcloud, Youth culture

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