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Entrepreneurship In Music: Mideast Tunes

Here Mideast Tunes founder and civil rights activist Esra'a Al-Shafei discusses her new music streaming platform and its goal of promoting social change as well as the work of underground. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/11/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Aleppo, Apple Inc., MENA, Middle East, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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THU. BRIEF: Surprising Vinyl Stats • De La Soul’s Digital Limbo • Facebook Adds Video Features • More

THURSDAY 8.11.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Surprise! The vinyl resurgence is not exactly driven by who we all thought it was…. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Al-Qaeda, American Society of Composers, Amusement park, Anurag Thakur, Apartment, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, BC Missing Women Investigation, music industry

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Songwriters Just Got Screwed: Here’s How

Here a music industry lawyer lays out exactly what went down with the recent consent decree review, and how the decision put forth by the Department of Justice is bad. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Performance rights organisation, royalties, SESAC, United States Department of Justice

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Artist Growth Upgrades Artist Management Platform, Releases iOS, Android Apps With Offline Access

Organizing the disparate data that constitute a modern music career, even for a developing artist, can be an overwhelming task. Only a small handful of companies have attempted to solve. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/09/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accra, Agoo, Airbnb, Artist Growth, La Union, management, music industry, musician, Performance rights organisation, Twitter, YouTube

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6 Things Musicians Don’t Really Need In Order To Be Successful

The landscape of the music industry has changed dramatically of late, and DIY artists are no longer as beholden to others in the business as they once were, making it that. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Atlanta, Do it yourself, independent music, music industry, musician, record label, Talent agent, Twitter, YouTube

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How Much Does Confidence Affect Musical Ability?

In this piece we explore the role of confidence in musical performance, some misconceptions surrounding it, the science of confidence, and look at how an artist can cultivate more of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Come What(ever) May, Delusion, Dicky Barrett, Kerrang!, music industry, Musical ensemble, musician, Psychosis, Roadrunner Records, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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MON. BRIEF: Bkstg CEO, President Both Exit • BMG Buys Altitude • Phil Thorton Joins RCA • Brain.FM • More

Monday 8.8.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear Music Tech Startup Founder, Loving music is easy, disrupting an industry is hard, changing people's habits is almost impossible. Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Agrupación Aérea Presidencial, American Society of Composers, Amoroso's Baking Company, Apple Inc., Asia, Australia, Australian Jewish News, Authors and Publishers, British Empire, music industry

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this week's music commentary section Maria Shneider explains why Content ID is really just piracy in disguise, Liv Buli looks at how numbers can predict a pop sensation, and. Continue reading

admin on 08/07/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Britons (Celtic people), Conservative Party (UK), David Cameron, Elizabeth II, European Union, Members of the House of Lords, music industry, Spin (public relations), Spin Doctors

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music

In this latest roundup of advice for DIY and independent artists, we offer tips and suggestions on using livestreaming to grow your fanbase, how to negotiate for higher pay from. Continue reading

admin on 08/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 30 Seconds to Mars, Diss, Do it yourself, EMI, Interscope Records, Jared Leto, music industry, music video, record label, YouTube

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Confused By Department Of Justice ASCAP, BMI Consent Decree? Check Out This Infographic

Now that the DoJ consent decree is official, we thought we'd republish this infographic that offers a visual explanation of how the decision is likely to impact musicians, publishers and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Hypebot, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, publishing, United States Department of Justice

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