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SoundCloud Responds To Cash Crunch Claims

This morning we reported that SoundCloud could run out of cash within months. The news came straight from SoundCloud's latest financial filings; and at a time when the company is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Canada, Germany, Hypebot, music industry, New Zealand, Soundcloud, Spotify, Subscription business model, United Kingdom, YouTube

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SoundCloud Admits It Could Run Out Of Cash Within Months

SoundCloud is closer to financial disaster than previously thought, according to new financial filings. This comes at a time when the streamer, which has supported the careers of many indie musicians,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Disc jockey, Eric Wahlforss, Initial public offering, music industry, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, TechCrunch

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Audio Streaming Is Growing MUCH Faster Than Video [CHART]

Competition in music streaming is coming from all sides with Amazon, Google and Pandora and more expanding their services to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. Despite the fact that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Freemium, IPhone, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Rightscorp Rings In New Year By Vowing To Find New Ways To Lose Money

Rightscorp, a company with a history of hemorrhaging money with its ill-fated attempts to defeat piracy by means of aggressive letters and robocalls appears to have more money-losing ventures planned for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, 24/7 Wall St., Apple Inc., Free tier (business model), Internet service provider, List of online music databases, music industry, NASDAQ, Share price, Spotify

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THU. BRIEF: Grammys Make NY Moves • Live365 Returns • SESAC Sold • Goodbye Vine • More

Music Business News From Around The Web What does it say about the music industry in LA when the Grammy's move to New York City? Next stop Las Vegas? Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, Crossroads of the World, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Las Vegas, Latin Grammy Award, Los Angeles, music industry, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Neil Portnow, New York City, The Recording Academy

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Merlin Works To Make Independents Equal With Majors On Streaming Services [INTERVIEW]

Charles Caldas discusses Merlin, an organization which works to help the independent label community battle for maximum compensation from digital streaming services like YouTube and Spotify, as well as combat. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/04/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Merlin Entertainments, music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Service (systems architecture), Spotify, Timeshare, United Kingdom

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Track Your Direct-to-Fan Music and Merch Sales with Flyt’s Free Url Shortener

Flyt, a new tool for artists and labels looking for help navigating a direct-to-fan sales landscape, flyt acts a url shortener and sales tracker for artists using services like Shopify. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., direct to fan, Google Play, HTML, iTunes, Magento, music industry, PledgeMusic, Shopify

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AM BRIEF: Spotfify “Must” Find Profitability • Coachella, BottleRock Lineups • Facebook Music ID Plans • More

Wednesday 1.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's efforts to prep for an IPO mean nothing until they are able to close overdue major labels deals. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Initial public offering, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, record label, Snapchat, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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Google Rumored To Be Interested In Acquiring SoundCloud, Pandora Seeking Alternative Suitors To Sirius XM

Spotfify is prepping a major IPO. But on day 3 of 2017, that's already looking unlikely to be the year's biggest story in music streaming. Google is reportedly sniffing around. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Financial Times, Initial public offering, Liberty Media, music industry, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch

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BMI Files Federal Rate Court Action Against The Radio Music License Committee

BMI filed an action in Federal Rate Court today to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee while BMI and the RMLC negotiate the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Drake (musician), Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, United States Department of Justice, Vice president

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Marketing Your Music Using The Instagram Story Feature

With the recent introduction of its Story feature, Instagram has given its more entrepreneurial users a new feature through which to market their music to fans with a convenient 'instant. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amber Rose, American Federation of Musicians, Disc jockey, DJ Khaled, Facebook, Instagram, music industry, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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