Tag: music industry

Blokur Raises $1.2M Seed Round For Music Blockchain, Machine Learning Startup

Blokur, led several music industry veterans, has raided a $1.2 million seed round to bring blockchain technology to music and other creative arts. But Blokur faces steep competition, as well. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Angel-List, Apple Inc., Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Business Insider, Digital rights management, Ethereum, Music Ally, music industry, Regulatory compliance

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FRI. BRIEF: Google Takes On Shazam • “Blurred Lines” Appeal Begins • Miles Leonard To Exit Parlophone • More

FRIDAY 10.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web So much music and music tech news involves big players. Does that signal a shift back to just a few mega-gatekeepers?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Audiovisual, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Music Ally, music industry, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, Streaming media, The Fader

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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)

Tags: 4K resolution, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple, Apple Music, Google, Google Play Music, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, tech, YouTube

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Holding The Line On Statutory Damage Tradeoffs

Here Chris Castle warns of a suspected upcoming 'omnibus' bill of amendments to the Copyright act as the 2018 campaign season gets underway, and the importance of preventing Big Tech. Continue reading

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Tags: Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, Ajit Varadaraj Pai, Alexa Internet music, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Facebook, Google, internet, kickstarter, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, net neutrality, Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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Las Vegas Attacker Appears To Have Considered Similar Attack On Life Is Beautiful Festival

New evidence suggests that alleged gunman accused of killing 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas on October 1st may have been planning a similar attack on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Afro-punk, Amalie Arena, Amazon, Andrew McCabe, Apple, Apple Music, Damon Albarn, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Google, Gorillaz, Instagram, Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport, Mandalay Bay, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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How Social Media Acts As Online Word Of Mouth

Regardless of age or location, the vast majority of those affiliated with the music industry have in some way participated in a social network, as connections on social media grow. Continue reading

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Tags: 5 Seconds of Summer, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Artist, Billboard Music Award, brand, British Phonographic Industry, Facebook, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, MySpace, Pandora, Social network, Spotify, tech, Twitter, YouTube

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100+ Tools To Make Your More Effective, Efficient And Creative As A Music Marketer

As we enter the 'fast fashion' phase of streaming, artists are throwing an awful lot of musical spaghetti at the wall in hopes that some will stick long enough to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amazon, Amazon Music, Apple, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bozoma Saint John, Google, Instagram, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, tech, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Live Streaming Sees Further Changes

Although live streaming was predicted to be the next big industry disruptor, the anticipated major mainstream interest has, as of yet, failed to materialize as expected.

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Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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Soundcloud Adds Playlist Stats, New CEO Promises More For Creators

The first announcement under new SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor is aimed straight at the creators who made the audio streamer so popular. It's a new playlist stat, which offers new ways. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon, Android (operating system), Apple, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Google, IOS, IPhone, IPod, music, Music Ally, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, OS X, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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Jason Aldean, Some Las Vegas Casinos Cancel Shows In Wake Of Sunday’s Tragedy

Jason Aldean, who was on stage when the carnage began on Sunday night in Las Vegas, has cancelled this weekend's concerts, as have a growing number of other artists and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5BARz International, Amazon, Amy Schumer, Apple, Apple Music, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Celine Dion, Google, History of the United States, Instagram, Jason Aldean, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, Mass shooting, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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