Tag: Spotify

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: Sony • Shazam • Wolfgang’s Vault • More

Big new contracts for Sony's aging top two executives, music publishers sue Wolfgang's Vault, Shazam added visual recognition and usual suspects like YouTube and Spotify dominated this week's music industry. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Apple Inc., Compact disc, Daytrotter, Google, music industry, National Music Publishers’ Association, Spotify, Wolfgang's Vault, YouTube

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At Age 76 And 73, Sony’s Top Music Execs To Re-up For $27M A Year

At the risk of sound like an ageist (and admitting that I'm no kid), I keep hoping for a changing of the guard at the top of the music business.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Berklee College of Music, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Doug Morris, Duke Ellington, Grammy Award, Julio Iglesias, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, The Verge

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Spotify Now Available On Android Wear

Spotify has added an Android Wear app. Features include: browse and play without having to pick up the phone, navigation through Your Music and a browse function to discover new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/28/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Age of Empires (video game), Audio engineering, Barista, Disc jockey, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Starbucks, Streaming media, The Verge

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Record Labels Join Effort To Keep .music Domain Control From Google, Amazon

It feels like we've been waiting for the .music domain forever. When released, it will open up to possibility for thousands of musicians and music companies to have a domain. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Asia, Board of directors, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Google Play, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, record label, Spotify, Warner Music Group

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Pandora, Spotify Top Music App Charts. Where Did TIDAL Rank?

Pandora and Spotify topped both the App Annie Top 10 music app "By Downloads" and "By Revenue" charts. Beats Music landed an impressive 3rd place finish on the revenue ranking. Even Rhapsody. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, IPhone, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, The Wall Street Journal

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Sony: ‘We (Really) Do Share Multi-Million Spotify Advances With Artists’

Responding to the wave of criticism that followed the leak of a contract between Sony Music and Spotify that revealed $42.5 million in advances, $9 million in advertising trade and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Digital distribution, Distribution deal, Europe, iTunes, music industry, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, United States, YouTube

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This One Chart Shows Why Spotify Added Video

Last week, Spotify added audio and video content from a wide variety of major media companies including NPR, MTV, Vice and The Nerdist. While seen as a preemptive move prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BBC, Comedy Central, ESPN, Maker Studios, MTV, NBC, RunKeeper, Spotify, Streaming media, The Nerdist Podcast

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Indie Artist Zoe Keating Releases New Spotify Payment Stats

Independent musician and artist advocate Zoe Keating has released another detailed spreadsheet that shows her payments from Spotify. Zeating, who has chosen to have only some of her music available. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 501(c) organization, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Artist, Barista, CD Baby, Facebook, independent music, Instagram, IOS, Jay-Z, music industry, musician, record label, Spotify, Starbucks, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Verge

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How To Get A Record Deal – 2015 Edition

I recently had the pleasure of pitching a very talented, well produced artist to major labels. Years ago I was a VP of a major label and have been in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (15)

Tags: Active rock, Apple Inc., Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, Bruce Springsteen, Commentary (magazine), record label, Sony, Spotify, YouTube

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Music Publishing News Roundup 5.25.2015: Downtown • Sony Music • BMI vs. Pandora • More

Downtown Music Publishing's acquisition of Eagle i-Music, the battle with The Verge over Sony Music's leaked contract with Spotify and BMI's win over Pandora dominate the music publishing news this. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Contract, Los Angeles Times, New York City, RSS feed, Social Profiles, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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This Week in Music Commentary

Spotify, One Hit Wonders, Music and Fashion and Piracy past and present all were given great consideration during this very active week in music commentary. Perhaps you have something to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-competitive practices, Apple Inc., iTunes, music industry, Napster, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, User-generated content, YouTube

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