Tag: Streaming media

YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]

Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry's best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cary Sherman, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, Music licensing, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Twitter Adds Live Video Broadcasts

Twitter has just announced that all users can create and Tweet live video from the Twitter app "powered by Periscope". The specifics of the move calls into question the future. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acoustic music, Facebook, Hypebot, Mars Desert Research Station, National Geographic Society, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Streaming media, Twitter, Vic Mensa, YouTube

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CD Baby Adds Analytics Dashboard To Serve 400,000 Indie Musicians

[UPDATED] You know that you have fans, but where do they live? How do they discover music? Understanding who your fans are can mean the difference between success and failure. A. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Eddy Cue, Frank Ocean, IPad, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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How To Crowdfund A Jazz Album

Here jazz saxophonist & songwriter Mike Casey details how he successfully raised over 100% of the money needed to record his latest album exclusively through the use of crowdfunding.

Guest Post on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., HipTV, music industry, Nigeria, Nikki Laoye, Pacific Time Zone, record label, Royalty payment, Streaming media, YouTube

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Hedge Your Bets! Inside The Flo and Eddie SiriusXM Settlement

Here Stephen Carlisle digs into what what on in the surprise settlement reached between SiriusXM and Flo and Eddie Inc., just before the trial was scheduled to take place.

Guest Post on 12/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, AT&T, Authors and Publishers, Cell Phone, Federal Communications Commission, net neutrality, Pandora, Streaming media, United States, Verizon Communications, Wi-Fi

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Spotify Tests New ‘Jump In’ Feature For Free Users That Makes Paying For Premium Much Less Attractive

[UPDATED] Spotify is in the midst of protracted renegotiations with the major labels, and a sticking point, according to multiple sources, is the music companies' desire to scale back the streamer's free. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2016 in the United Kingdom, Apple Inc., Apple Music, music industry, Music licensing, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, YouTube

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Instagram Launches Live Video Broadcasts, Facebook Adds Live 360

Earlier this year Mark Zuckerberg pledged that video, particularly livem would become that linchpin of Facebook and now he's expanded his aspirations to include Facebook owned Instagram.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Mars Desert Research Station, musician, National Geographic Society, News satire, social media, Social network, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Hypebot Readers Question YouTube, Spotify Payment Stats

YouTube announced this week that that it paid $1 billion in royalties to the music industry in the last year. Global music industry trade group, IFPI, countered that was not. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/09/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Lyor Cohen, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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UPDATED: YouTube Pays Just Over $1 Per Music User Yearly vs $18 For Spotify, Says IFPI

[UPDATED] Earlier this week, YouTube shared that it had paid in excess of $1 billion to the music industry in the last 12 months. It's an impressive number; but not nearly. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Europe, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Lyor Cohen, music, music industry, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Global Music Publishing Royalties By The Numbers [Glenn Peoples]

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers recently issued a report which has shed some light on the world of music publishing, with free on-demand services once again. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Apple Inc., Australia, Brexit, Harry Fox Agency, London, music industry, Streaming media, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group

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Marketing Your Music with Seasonal Spotify Playlists

When the holiday season rolls around, it can be challenging, as an artist, to come up with seasonally themed content to share with your fans. Spotify has your back however,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Music, CD single, collaboration, Facebook, New York, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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