Tag: music tech

Spotify disables ‘Car Thing’ without offeing refunds, owners join Class Action suit

Spotify is bricking its ‘Car Thing’ devices, leaving users without refunds for their purchased hardware. Keep reading to learn more about the controversy and what this decision means for Spotify. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 05/30/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ticketmaster Hacked: Personal info of 560M users is for sale

On Tuesday, the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group claimed to have breached Live Nation-Ticketmaster and stolen the personal data of 560 million users, including payment details. As of Wednesday, Live Nation-Ticketmaster. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Music NDAs • Live Nation anti-trust • Spotify battles songwriters

Episode 198 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/28/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Take the ‘State of Data in The Music Industry’ Survey & Get a Free Report

Water & Music is furthering its mission to be the most comprehensive source of data for the music business with a new survey about how the industry collects and uses data…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/24/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Winning A Grammy

Grammys set eligibility, submission, and award show dates for 2025

The Recording Academy has set the Grammy 2025 eligibility period, submission deadlines, and Awards show date…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2024 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sony Music takes a stand against AI Music Companies

Sony Music makes its first big move against AI to protect artists, regulate generative programs, and, of course, protect its own bottom line……

Alana Bonilla on 05/21/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Challenges facing artists • MLC battles Spotify bundling • Johan Röhr’s 15B streams • More

Episode 197 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now……

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Check out this podcast series for Music Tech founders: ‘How To Startup’

“How To Startup” is a podcast dedicated to educating and encouraging entrepreneurs in music tech. Here are the first five informative episodes…..

Alana Bonilla on 05/16/2024 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Penalties for Artificial Streaming: What Musicians Need to Know

Recent changes at Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers introduce new penalties for artificial streaming. Find out how to navigate these changes and protect your music…..

Alana Bonilla on 05/15/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Drake & Kendrick Lamar lift Copyright for Diss Tracks & It’s working in their favor

Drake and Kendrick Lamar drop copyright restrictions on their re, fueling their rivalry with fan-made reaction videos. Is it all just a big marketing scheme? If so, it’s brilliant. ….

Alana Bonilla on 05/15/2024 in Copyright Law | Permalink | Comments (0)
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