Tag: Streaming media

Lil Wayne Joins Team As Tidal Announces Ticketmaster Partnership, Desktop App, Student Discounts

UPDATE: Superstar rapper Lil Wayne has become the newest co-owner of Tidal, reports Forbes and premiered a new song exclusively there.“Glory,” is the first single from FWA (Free Weezy Album) which will be given. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Compact disc, Deezer, Disc jockey, Freestyle rap, Google, Hans-Holger Albrecht, iTunes, Jay-Z, Microsoft Windows, Spotify, Streaming media, United States, YouTube

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Why Music Streaming Still Doesn’t Make Enough Money

The world of music has turned into the land of the free. But the cost of "free" has caused the music industry to heavily reconsider survival strategies. Check out today's. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, music industry, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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The Recording Academy Elects New National Officers

The Recording Academy today announced that producer, engineer and songwriter John Poppo was elected Chairman of its Board of Trustees during its Spring meeting, as part of a slate of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/03/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Grooveshark, IOS, record label, revenue, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Roundup Of The Latest Apple Music Leaks And Rumors

Apple seems certain to announce its revamped music service next Tuesday, and ahead of the launch it seems as if there is a new leak or "verified" rumor every few. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), iTunes, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Drake, Pharrell Williams To Play Role In Apple’s New Music Service [CONFIRMED]

UPDATE: Drake and Pharrell Williams are confirmed to play a role in Apple's music relaunch, multiple sources familiar with negotiations. They denied a multi-million payment, however. The full story:

Bruce Houghton on 06/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., David Guetta, Disc jockey, Freestyle rap, Google, iTunes, Jay-Z, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Apple Wants 90 Day Free Music Trial, Lyrics and Jay Z Seeks TIDAL Merger Partner

With the launch of Apple's new music service just a week away, the reports and rumors are flying everywhere and will likely accelerate. If $19 million advances to celebrity DJs. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., David Guetta, Disc jockey, iTunes, Jay-Z, New York Post, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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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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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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Why YouTube Rules Music Videos

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss YouTube and music videos. YouTube is widely known as the most popular music service. It's where most. Continue reading

admin on 05/26/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1 For 3, iTunes, Los Angeles Times, music video, Popular music, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Streaming media, Youth culture, 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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