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ASCAP Sues 10 Music Venues For Not Being Licensed To Play Music

ASCAP has filed 10 separate legal actions against bars and restaurants nationwide, alleging the unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted songs.

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (23)

Tags: Baltimore, Bossier City, FedExForum, Greensboro, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Mary J. Blige, New Orleans, New York City, North Carolina, Ro James, The Palace of Auburn Hills

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Hip Hop Dominates Last Week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart

When it comes to trend setting music genres, hip hop appears to be cleaning up. According to the latest data from Pandora, seven of the top 10 artists on its. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz, 50 Cent, Action Bronson, Atlanta, Bankruptcy, MadeinTYO, New Orleans, Rapping, Twitter, YouTube

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IEBA Industry Award 2016 Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 2016 IEBA Industry Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at the Honors & Awards Ceremony on October 11th at 8pm in the CMA Theater at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/02/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, The Music Hall (Toronto)

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Project Music Accelerator Names 2016 Class Of Music Tech Startups

While there are a multitude of tech incubators and startup accelerators, only one focuses exclusives on music tech. It is Nashville's Project Music, and it's just named its sophomore class of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/08/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austin, Chicago, El Paso, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Texas

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Record Store Day Partners With American Express For Music Filled Small Business Saturday Nov. 28th

Record Store Day continues to extend its reach beyond its signature one day event. This time they've partnered with American Express for special events and sales during Small Business Saturday on November. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Los Angeles, Michigan, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Tennessee, Texas

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CHANGES @ UMG Publishing • Berklee College Of Music • Music Biz Awards • Radar • Warner/Chappell • VH1 • BMG

Universal Music Publishing has appointed Luke McGrellis as VP creative. He joins from Sony/ATV UK where he was A&R director and signed Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

Bruce Houghton on 10/29/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berklee College of Music, Boston, Christian Scott, iTunes, jazz, Musical ensemble, New Orleans, New York City, NPR Music, WBGO

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Don’t Miss Hypebot’s #Chicago Music And Tech Meetup

After hugely successful Hypebot sponsored music and tech meetups in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City, we're expanding to Chicago on August 5, 2015. Details on how to register. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/23/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Brooklyn, Chicago, Hypebot, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tennessee

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5 Signs You’re Ready To Play Outside Your Hometown

As an independent band, it's important to get on the road and play in places that aren't your hometown. Even if you aren't ready to tour yet, it's a good. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amanda Palmer, California, Firefly Music Festival, Madison Square Garden, Morrissey, New Orleans, New York City, Northeastern United States, press kit, San Jose, Seattle

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ole Acquires Jingle Punks

Independent music publishing and rights management company ole has acquired music marketing agency Jingle Punks in a transaction that the companies say creates one of the world’s largest production music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: HBO, London, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, New York City, Robert Durst, Tennessee

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Google’s 2014 Year In Search Reveals Excellent Year For Emerging Artists

Earlier this week, Google released its annual Year in Search results, putting the spotlight on up and coming artists and trendsetters in the music category. Iggy Azalea made an appearance. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 12/18/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alan Ferguson (director), Ariana Grande, Brazil, Charli XCX, Iggy Azalea, Instagram, Jay-Z, New Orleans, Nicki Minaj, Solange Knowles

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