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Canada Launches The National Music Centre

Canada's National Music Centre debuted on July 1st, AKA Canada Day, and organizers hope it will help to propel Calgary's vibrant music scene to international recognition.

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ambient 1: Music for Airports, American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Avril Lavigne, Bauhaus, BBC, Brian Eno, music industry, Twitter, YouTube

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this edition of our re-visitation of the week's music industry news, we look at a flagging Billboard Magazine and Hollywood Reporter, the projected growth of the global music market, Apple's rejection of an upgraded. Continue reading

admin on 07/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Facebook, Kanye West, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, The Hollywood Reporter

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Katy Perry Is First To Surpass 90 Million Twitter Followers

Katy Perry and Twitter just hit a new milestone – 90 million Twitter followers. She is the most followed person in the world, and the first to ever reach 90 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/01/2016 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1990s in music, Adele (singer), Amanda Palmer, Facebook, Instagram, Katy Perry, music industry, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Twitter

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Majority Of Facebook Video Played Without Sound

Bad news for artists who have been promoting their music videos through Facebook. It seems that around 85% of video views on the popular social network take place sans sound,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Artist, iTunes, music industry, music video, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tunecore, Twitter, YouTube

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63% Stream Music But Just 10% Are Willing To Pay For it [CHART]

63% globally are streaming music monthly, but only 1 in 10 say they are paying. Can the music industry survive on revenue from just 10% of music's fans?

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Business model, Compact disc, Google, music industry, North America, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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6 Seismic Societal Shifts Changing The Music Industry

In this piece, Dmitri Vietze examines six different societal shifts that have been stewing beneath the music industry, which are beginning to bubble up in different and sometimes unexpected ways,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Aphex Twin, Artist, Barnes & Noble, Best Life, Electronic music, music industry, record label, Record producer, User-generated content, YouTube

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SXSW Music Panel Picker 2017 Is Open

SXSW 2017 has opened its Panel Picker. Aside from the overwhelming amount of music, panels are the best thing about SXSW, and fortunately, unlike some conventions, the process to choose which panels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/29/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AdRev, Automated teller machine, Big Three (automobile manufacturers), Bill Swerski's Superfans, Cat (Wildflowers), Compact disc, Cost of living, Curriculum, music industry, YouTube

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WED. BRIEFING: Apple Music Execs Talk Strategy • Live.ly App Soars • $1B LINE IPO • ReverbNation App Updates • More

WEDNESDAY 6.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web When Apple Music execs talk, we listen. But with 15 million subscribers compared to Spotify's 100 million users, should we? Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Alternative Press, Amazon.com, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, The Daily Telegraph

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Entrepreneurial Muscle Building: A Musician’s Go-To Guide

Like it or not, a large part of the music business is just that: business. While musicality and creativity are certainly important, possessing solid entrepreneurial skills is also critical to getting. Continue reading

admin on 06/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Access method, Adobe InDesign, Alexander Ljung, Balance sheet, Blood test, Business plan, Creative director, How To Open A Business, MBA, music industry

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week industry commentators weighed in on whether it's time to consider something other than the streaming business model, if narcissism is ruining the live music experience, and what Rhapsody's. Continue reading

admin on 06/26/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business model, Deezer, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, Napster, revenue, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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