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Frank Ocean’s Blonde Is Now Streaming On Spotify

The two week Apple Music exclusive is over and Frank Ocean's #1 new album "Blonde" is now available to stream on Spotify and other services. Ocean's visual album "Endless," which. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Blonde (Alizée song), Endless.com, Frank Ocean, iTunes, LP record, music industry, Spotify

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ITunes 69¢ Songs Section Offers Latest Opportunity For Labels To Game The Charts

Last month we learned that artists like Drake, Kayne West and Frank Ocean were releasing albums with 18 tracks or more to game the Billboard charts by taking advantage of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Frank Ocean, Getty Images, Hypebot, music industry, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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FRI. BRIEFING: 69¢ Song iTunes Chart Games • Pandora + Uber • BandLab Buys MONO • More

Friday 9.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Check out iTunes' 69 cent song section and you see the newest way that major labels have found to game the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Billboard Magazine, Bob Lefsetz, Def Jam Recordings, Frank Ocean, iTunes, music industry, record label, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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8 Takeaways For The Music Industry From Wednesday’s Apple Event

[ UPDATE ] CEO Tim Cook spent only about 3 minutes at yesterday's Apple Event talking about Apple Music, but tucked into it and other announcements were some important messages, both real. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bitcoin, IOS 10, IPhone, MacOS Sierra, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, playlist, Spotify

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Apple Music Has 17 Million Paid Subscribers, Loves Exclusives, Says CEO Tim Cook

At the start of today's launch event, CEO Tim Cook said that Apple now has 17 million paid subscribers, up from 15 million since June. While the the Apple Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, James Corden, music industry, OneRepublic, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Sweet Home Alabama, The Late Late Show (Irish TV series), The Late Late Show with James Corden

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Are Streaming Music Services Competing With Record Labels?

As streaming services continue to pour more and more resources into original content, they could be precipitating fundamental shifts in the music industry, with a particularly strong impact on conventional. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/07/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Frank Ocean, independent music, iTunes, Lucian Grainge, music industry, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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Easy SEO For Musicians

Getting found online and being discoverable by fans is a key part of growing one's fanbase. Here we seek to address how search engine optimization can help an artist achieve. Continue reading

admin on 09/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alternative rock, Android (operating system), Android Developers, Google, Google Play, independent music, Indie game, music industry, San Francisco, Soundcloud

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What Music Fans And The Music Industry Can Expect From Today’s Apple Event

Apple is set to announce the new iPhone 7 today along with a new version of the Apple Watch and changes to its Mac Book line. But what can the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Frank Ocean, Free tier (business model), IPhone, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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WED. BRIEFING: Apple’s Big Day – What To Expect, How To Watch • Labels vs Headphones • Pandora • Shep Gordon • More

Wednesday 9.7.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple's Big Day: Will headphones disappear? Will we get a real look at the new Apple Music? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barry Schwartz, Bill Gates, Blog, business, Business journalism, CNN, Facebook, Hypebot, music industry, United States

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week's music commentators weigh in on the correct way music industry project management should work, how well streaming is actually doing, and why we need a copyright small claims. Continue reading

admin on 09/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Advertising campaign, Airline, Alan Levy, Apple Inc., lawyer, music industry, project management, Small claims court, Spotify

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