Tag: Taylor Swift

Music Publishing News Roundup: Bobby Braddock’s Memoir • Grooveshark Turns Heads • Spotify CEO Defends “Freemium”

In this week's music publishing news, Bobby Braddock talks about his newest venture, writing a memoir about is life as a Nashville songwriter, Grooveshark makes a splash as it re-emerges. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blake Shelton, Do it yourself, Humour, independent music, musician, Sangria, Spotify, Taylor Swift, The Voice (U.S. TV series), Twitter

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iHeartRadio Passes 70 Million Registered Users

Four years after launching, iHeartRadio has surpassed 70 million registered users, and say they reached that milestone faster than Facebook or any other digital music or streaming service. More iHeartRadio. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/05/2015 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Music Award, Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, See You Again, Taylor Swift, Wiz Khalifa

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Music Publishing News Roundup 6.1.15: BM! vs. Pandora, Paul Williams, Sony/ATV Signings

BMI vs. Pandora Judge Louis Stanton backs his decision to award BMI 2.5% of Pandora's revenue, ASCAP President Paul Williams was awarded the PRS for Music Special International Award, and Sony/ATV. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 06/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Music Award, British Academy of Songwriters, Britney Spears, Composers and Authors, Ed Sheeran, Iggy Azalea, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Taylor Swift

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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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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music

Tips learned from Taylor Swift, a must have social media image size chart and a free tool to create great images topped the tips to for Getting It Done this. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Action film, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Bad Blood (Bastille song), Beverly Hills, Billboard Music Award, Broadcast Music, California, Inc., music industry, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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What We Learned From Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Marketing Campaign

Sunday night saw the world watch as musicians from every corner of entertainment came together for the Billboard Music Awards. It was an event that had been promoted for weeks,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Music Award, Ellen Pompeo, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lena Dunham, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitay, music industry, Taylor Swift

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Music Publishing News Roundup: ASCAP Expo, BMI Awards, New Leadership at ASCAP

2015 "I Create Music" ASCAP Expo Recap, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Avicci, honored at BMI's annual Pop awards, ASCAP announced new Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

Bob Baker on 05/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beverly Hills, Bruno Mars, California, Ed Sheeran, Instagram, iTunes, Jay-Z, John Legend, Las Vegas, music industry, Taylor Swift

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Billboard Music Awards Winners 2105 – A Full List

Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea were amongst the biggest winners at Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards 2015 hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Ludacris at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, Billboard Music Award, Christine Teigen, John Legend, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Top Indie Exec Says Major Label “Beasts” Have “Completely F**ked Everyone Up The Arse”

At first, the major labels made deals with digital music services in desperation – to provide an alternative to piracy. More recently, they've become motivated by short term greed in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Compact disc, copyright, Digital audio, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, London, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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4 Things To Remember When Co-Writing Songs

You’ve closed the door in your room and churned out your favorite songs all by yourself, but what about collaborating? Almost every song you hear on the radio today was. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Allie Moss, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, Bing Crosby, British Academy of Songwriters, CD Baby, CM Punk, Composers and Authors, music industry, songwriter, Taylor Swift

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