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PRS For Music To Review Live Music Tariff

UK-based Performing rights organization, PRS for Music announced that it will be reviewing the terms of its Popular Music Concerts Tariff, which is a tariff applied to ticketed live popular. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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 Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Writes Open Letter To The Music Business 7 Ways To Never Get Invited Back to a Venue How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube?  TIDAL's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Citymaps Partners With Songkick Connecting Music Fans To Events Happening Near Them

One month after raising the $6 million needed to complete a full re-design, Citymaps has unveiled a partnership with Songkick that puts the ability to discover, purchase tickets for, and. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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WMG’s Indie Arm ADA Gets A New President

Warner Music Group has promoted Eliah Seton to President of Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), the company's indie distribution arm.  

Bruce Houghton on 04/08/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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U.S. Dept. Of Justices Expected To Approve Changes That Would Change ASCAP, BMI Forever

Publishers have been trying to follow the lead of record labels to bypass BMI and ASCAP to cut direct licensing deals with digital services. A U.S. Department of Justice consent decree. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Universal Spent $12M To Win “Pyrrhic Victory” Against Michael Robertson, MP3tunes

Universal Music has been chasing MP3tunes since 2009. Whatever the merits of labels taking legal action music tech companies from Napster to Grooveshark, the cost of these lawsuits are indirectly. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/06/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Music Industry’s 6:1 Ratio

One of the many things that the digital revolution has done to the music industry is to create and accentuate a number of imbalances. Imbalances that will either change, become. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Complete Guide To ISRC Codes For Music [Infographic]

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has released an infographic to help illustrate the importance of International Standard Recording Codes (ISRC) and how they're being used in today's music industry. 

Nia R Jones on 03/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Music Publishing News Roundup: 3.30.2015 Apple & Beats, Songwriters on Publishing Rights, American Idol

Apple and Beats move their digital music services forward, Songwriters issue open letter about publishing rights, American Idol Alum signs a publishing deal. 

Bob Baker on 03/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Music Industry Really Wants To Kill Free Listening

The debate continues. Does free, or so called freemium music help slow piracy and build an audience that will eventually pay? Or does it devalue music to the point that creators. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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