Tag: Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music, Artist Legacy Group Form Artist Branding Joint Venture

Sony Music Entertainment and Artist Legacy Group have entered into a joint venture agreement it was announced by Adam Block, President of Legacy Recordings, SME's catalog music division.

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlantic Records, Business development, Celina González, EGREM, Ibrahim Ferrer, Music of Cuba, New York City, Sony Music Entertainment, Streaming media, User-generated content

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify is being questioned over a failure to pay some royalties, plus we look at why major labels didn't actually blow it with Napster, and whether or not the concert industry has become a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Camper Van Beethoven, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Spotify, United States, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we rewind through the week in music industry news, we review the return of the cassette tape, how much ad supported streaming is actually worth, which genres are messing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Apple IIe, Bloomberg L.P., Compact Cassette, Metallica, Missouri, music industry, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Springfield, Universal Music Group

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The Cassette Tape Makes A Comeback

It looks like vinyl isn't the only retro audio format getting a second wind. The National Audio Company, one of the largest manufacturers of cassettes, has revealed that it sold. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (8)

Tags: Bloomberg Businessweek, Compact Cassette, Compact disc, Digital audio, LP record, Metallica, Missouri, music industry, Sony Music Entertainment, Sound recording and reproduction, Springfield

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Fake Warner Music Email Threatens Top Torrent Uploaders

Several active uploaders have received threatening emails, purportedly from the Warner Music Group. Filled with spelling and grammar errors and sent from an masked address outside of WMG, it is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Happy Birthday to You, Mildred J. Hill, music industry, Patty Hill, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, University of Louisville, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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Music Publishing News Roundup 9.11.15: BMI Sets Record • Sony/ATV Warns Songwriters

Martin Bandier BMI announced record revenue and royalty distributions for the fiscal year surpassing $1 billion in revenue. This performing rights organization stated that “it generated revenues of $1.013 billion during. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, American Society of Composers, Amnesty, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Talent manager, YouTube

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Beatroot Music Lands $380K For Music Data Analytics

Beatroot Music has received $380,000 USD in funding from the UK's North West Fund for Digital and Creative. The investment will be used scale infrastructure and expand data music delivery to more. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Federation of Musicians, music industry, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Sony, Vivendi, Apple, Pandora, SFXE All Fall As Global Markets Tumble

Music and entertainment related stocks fell on Monday as the global stock market continued a three day tumble. New York Stock Exchange officials said they would halt all trading for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Apple Inc., Microsoft, music video, New York Stock Exchange, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Vevo

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Weekend Box Office: Straight Outta Compton Is #1 Again

Universal Music Group's plan to invest in films related to its artists and catalog is certainly paying off. First the Amy Winehouse film was a success, and now NWA's biopic "Straight Outta. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Amy Winehouse, Apple Inc., Asif Kapadia, Kurt Cobain, Lucian Grainge, music video, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Spotify’s Clout • Make Your Lyrics Shine • Be Your Own Promoter

This week on MusicThinkTank, an examination of Spotify's clout in the world of streaming, some advice on how to be your own promoter and a few tricks for how to combat. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/22/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Apple Inc., Besançon, Music Think Tank, music video, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Vevo, YouTube

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Why Aren’t More Musicians Using Twitch?

Twitch, a service which allows users to live stream their video game playing to fans, remains a largely untapped source of potential revenue for gamer musicians, with the exception of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Apple Inc., music video, NPR, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group, Vevo, YouTube

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