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Music Publishing News Roundup: Sony Appoints New A&R Exec, ASCAP Welcomes Alice Kim, Ole Acquires Jingle Punks

Sony/ATV appoints Mark Abramowitz as new A&R Executive, ASCAP welcomes Alice Kim as Executive Vice President, and Ole acquires Jingle Punks.

Bob Baker on 04/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Franken, Alex Shapiro, American Society of Composers, Artists and repertoire, Authors and Publishers, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, New York City, Tennessee, Universal Music Publishing Group, Vice president

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Music Millennium

Record Store Day was the catalyst for the upswing in vinyl sales. It helped bring part of the youth generation back into the store and experiencing physical goods again, as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/10/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Associated Press, Austin, Beaujolais nouveau, Black Friday (shopping), Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chicken, Hapag-Lloyd, New York City, Oregon, Portland, Texas

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10 Leadership Tips to Help You Get the Best of Your Music Business Team

Conquering the music industry is not an easy feat and , eventually, you will need the assistance of others to help you achieve your goals. What happens when you need extra. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 04/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Lambert, Austin, Bandlimiting, Billboard Hot 100, Coming out, Compact disc, Hypebot, music industry, New York City, Spotify, Texas

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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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Seat Geek Raises $62 Million

Ticketing is a hot sector still dominated by Ticketmaster. That's starting to change and with it consumer patterns are shifting. All that seems to be encouraging investors to open their. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Accel Partners, Artist, Augusta, Georgia, Hotels.com, Jack Groetzinger, Lora Kolodny, Los Angeles, Mousse Partners, New York City, SeatGeek

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TIDAL Responds To Doubters: More Artist-Partners Wanted, Promises Higher Payments For All,

The mixed – sometimes venomous – reaction from music fans to Monday's relaunch of TIDAL was probably not what Jay Z & Company had expected. Now, slowly, they are responding to the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Madonna (entertainer), New York City, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Spotify, Streaming media

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House Shows: How To Turn One Fan Into A Nationwide Tour

Musicians – would you like to book tour dates in new markets, grow your audience, build your network of super fans and sell more records? House Shows could be the answer.

Guest Post on 04/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup, AFL–CIO, Akron, Arizona, Austin, Barack Obama presidential campaign, Event (philosophy), New York City, Ohio, Texas, United States, USA Today

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Jay Z Relaunches TIDAL: True Artist Avengers or Just A Millionaire Musicians Club?

Yesterday Jay Z relaunched TIDAL as the first artist owned streaming music service. But the question everyone is asking today is: Will TIDAL become the first bona fide threat to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Kanye West, New York City, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Spotify, Streaming media, Usher (entertainer), YouTube

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Jay Z Launches TIDAL As “Artist Owned” Music Service: Big On Star Power, Short On Details

UPDATE 2: Jay Z unveiled his streaming music service TIDAL at a star studded event on Tuesday. As expected, the emphasis was on exclusive content and hi-def sound, but artist. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Arcade Fire, Beyoncé Knowles, Calvin Harris, Daft Punk, Jack White, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Madonna (entertainer), New York City, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter

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Music For Good: Friendly Savages Partners With Austin Startup For Clean Water To South Sudan

Austin based startup, The Entertainment Helping Company (ehco) has announced their next campaign in partnership with Friendly Savages. Having chosen Every Village as the non-profit to support, the is offering. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 03/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 501(c) organization, American Society of Composers, Anthony Kearns, Artist, Authors and Publishers, charity: water, Drinking water, Fashion week, New York City, Nonprofit organization, Water well

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