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Ban Kanye petition hits 86K as #CancelTheRoyalties self-blocking campaign gathers steam

The petition to ban the music of Kanye West from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other streaming services has gathered 86,094 signatures. Another campaign encourages fans to use the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2022 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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UPDATE: Petition to ban Ye from Spotify, Apple, Amazon passes 68,500 signatures

UPDATE 2: A petition to ban the music of Kanye West from Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services added more signatures overnight Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, the petition. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2022 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Parler sale to Ye feels like a failed company took advantage of another troubled rich guy

What good can come when a troubled social network is sold to a troubled famous rich person? With the sale of Parler to Ye and Twitter to Musk, we are. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 10/25/2022 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Kanye West’s innovative Donda 2 release declared ineligible for the Billboard charts

Billboard has decided that Kanye West’s $200 Stem Player-only independent Donda 2 album release is not eligible for inclusion on the official Billboard Charts. Kanye West who now goes by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2022 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Kanye West’s Stem Player release is a live experiment in superfan targeting

Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA dives into to implications of Kanye West’s decision forgo streaming and release Donda 2 only via his $200 Stem Player. It’s a choice that has already. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2022 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Kanye West hosts The Future Brunch: Controlling Our Narratives #BFM live at 1PM ET on Facebook today

Kanye West will livestream “The Future Brunch: Controlling Our Narratives #BFM” in full today on Facebook at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Last month’s event hosted with Jason. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2022 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Full text of new Kanye West statement: ‘Ye Passes $100M Deal with Apple To Release Donda 2 On Stem Player’

Kanye West issued a new official statement Friday night regarding his self-release of the Donda 2 album only on his $200 Stem Player device and a live “Donda 2 Performance. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/21/2022 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Kanye West to release Donda 2 only on his $200 stem player

Kanye West announced overnight that fans would not find his upcoming Donda 2 release on any streaming music service. The only way to listed to Donda 2 will be on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/18/2022 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Kanye says ‘Most rappers’ taste level ain’t at my waist level.’ Neuroscience says he might be right.

[HYPEBOT EXCLUSIVE] From the moment Kanye West dropped Donda, fans and critics have voiced strong opinions. The neuroscientists at 2021 Midemlab Music Startup finalists Secret Chord Laboratories weigh in. By. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/28/2021 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Kanye West’s Donda is finally available!

Kanye West’s “Donda” album is fnally available services more than 5 weeks after the original release date. [LISTEN TO DONDA BELOW] The 27 track album arrived on all major streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/30/2021 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Cherie Hu On The Future Of The Music Business

In Part 2 of this conversation with Cherie Hu, the award-winning music journalist weighs in on TikTok’s impact on the music industry, Kanye’s latest tweetstorm, and what the future of. Continue reading

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