Tag: record label

Why You Must Treat Music Like A Business

It’s the least sexy part of being an indie musician: making money. Mostly because when you’re still in the early stages as an artist, you’d much rather talk about the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: A&M Octone Records, APM Music, music industry, record label, Soundcloud, Spotify, Warner Music Group, YouTube, Zach James, ZEFR

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Music Discovery On Vine: A Blessing Or A Curse?

Who says you need fifteen minutes of fame? Apparently it only takes six seconds to become the next superstar. Social Media has sparked the careers of many of today's top artists,. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 04/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Latin Music Awards, CD Baby, Film in Miami, music industry, Next Big Sound, Prince Royce, record label, YouTube

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25 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your YouTube Channel

What do all successful YouTubers have in common? They create great videos. But beyond that, smart video creators are using some of YouTube’s tools and features to harness the power. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Account executive, All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition, art, Facebook, music industry, record label, social media, Soundcloud, Twitter, YouTube

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This Week In Music Commentary

Moving music beyond streaming, the major labels vs. SOPA, YouTube and turning artists into brands all go under the microscope in This Week In Music Commentary.

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Adversarial system, All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition, Amazon.com, America (band), Google, Information Age, record label, Stop Online Piracy Act, YouTube

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Grooveshark Universal Music Fines Could Top $736M, Judge Rules

Grooveshark has always seemed to have nine lives. Despite multiple lawsuits, app takedowns and a whole lot of bad press, Grooveshark has continued to deliver free streaming music to a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Corpus Christi, lawsuit, New York, record label, Selena, Texas, United States district court, Universal Music Group, Yolanda Saldívar

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Major Labels Use MP3Skull Lawsuit To Try To Backdoor SOPA

Another week, another attempt by the legacy copyright players to find a way to enact SOPA via the backdoor. It appears that the strategy of using lawsuits is now well. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Alan Cross, Alexa Internet, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Automattic, Binh Duong Province, Cybersquatting, Domain name, record label, Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy

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Apple’s New Streaming Service May Be Facing A Rough Start In Europe

Regulators in the European Union may throw a roadblock into Apple’s upcoming launch of its new streaming music service. The computer giant is increasingly under examination over its dealings with record. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Competition law, Europe, European Union, Forbes, Google, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times

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Kansas (The Band) Teams With Mobius For Mobile Marketing Campaign

As Madonna proved by releasing new music on virtually every new digital platform possible, modern music marketing is not just for the young. Now classic rockers Kansas teamed with Mobius. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Holiday (Madonna song), Instagram, Jimmy Fallon, Kiss (band), Madonna (entertainer), Material Girl, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, The Roots, The Tonight Show

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Do It Yourself: Mechanics or Motivation?

Today, the music industry is all about D.I.Y (Do-It-Yourself). But does that really mean that you have to do it all alone? Today's music industry is becoming less dependent on record. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 04/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Digital distribution, Do it yourself, Financial Times, Freemium, Independent record label, Music artist (occupation), music industry, record label, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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Universal Music Agrees To Settle Chuck D, Rick James Digital Royalties Class Action Suit For $11.5M

Creative label accounting paired with outdated laws led to underpaid artists who had no choice but to take labels, digital broadcasters and others to court. Now the first round of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Class Action, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, iTunes, lawsuit, Patrick Carney, record label, Spotify, The Black Keys, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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