Tag: The New York Times

Expect Tougher Security At Concerts In Wake Of Paris Attacks

In the wake of multiple terrorist attacks in Paris, live music promoters large and small are promising to step up security. But most are remaining vague about exactly what that means or. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Active listening, Barack Obama, BuzzFeed, Child sexual abuse, Citizenship in the United States, concert, Ericsson Globe, Live Nation Entertainment, Los Angeles, Mexico, Paris, Pope, security, Stockholm, Sweden, The New York Times

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Rolling Stone Hit With $25 Million Lawsuit Over Rape Allegations

Rolling Stone has been hit with a $25 million lawsuit over a 2014 article that alleged that three members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Fraternities and sororities in North America, Fraternity, Kappa Sigma, lawsuit, Office for Civil Rights, Old Dominion University, Phi Kappa Psi, Rolling Stone, Teresa A. Sullivan, The New York Times, University of Virginia

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Indie Label For Sale On Craigslist For Just $5000

Running your own indie record label has probably been the dream of every Hypebot reader – unless of course you are one of those brave souls already living our dreams.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alternative dance, Artist, Arts administration, Atif Aslam, Facebook, independent music, Independent record label, Plant, record label, The New York Times

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Janita’s #IRespectMusic Interview For Forbes That Forbes Wouldn’t Publish

Recently Finnish-American singer-songwriter Janita did an interview with Forbes regarding her #IRespectMusic movement, an interview which Forbes later declined to publish. Here Janita examines the reasons behind the reversal of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Forbes, iTunes, Miley Cyrus, music industry, Petz, RCA Records, record label, Soundcloud, The New York Times, YouTube

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Miley Cyrus Releases FREE 23 Track Album At MTV VMAs Because “I can just do what I want to do”

As carefully calculated and smartly packaged as Taylor Swift is, Miley Cyrus is improvisational and raw. The music industry needs more of both kinds of artists. Each attracts legions of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Los Angeles, Miley Cyrus, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, The New York Times, Twitter

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The Creative Nonpocalypse

Has the digital age brought about a decline in artistic and creative careers? A recent times article says no, but the creative economy is complex and creative work itself can be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Author, Berklee College of Music, Big data, Board of directors, Compact disc, Country Music Association, Ellen Pao, Facebook, The New York Times

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Why Is The New York Times Coverage On Artist Rights So Oddly Inconsistent?

While a recent article in the New York Times used fuzzy math and selective reporting to paint a rather sunny picture of artist rights and the direction of the new music economy,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Dave Mustaine, Lars Ulrich, Letter to the editor, Metallica, music industry, NBC News, Sunday magazine, The New York Times

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Does The Reddit Revolt Foretell A Similar Uprising For The Music Industry?

Reddit has recently been in trouble owing to the discontent of the site's moderators, who feel that their contributions are being under-valued. Are artists beginning to feel the same way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Motorcyclist Association, Barack Obama, Company, Ellen (TV series), Ellen Pao, Internet forum, Online community, Op-ed, Reddit, The New York Times

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Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio Unveils Expanded Celebrity DJ Lineup

Apple Music's live global net radio station Beats 1 will launch at 8AM PT on Tuesday June 30th, according to a tweet by Apple Music Senior Director and former Beats. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC Radio 1, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Elton John, Eminem, Jaden Smith, Josh Homme, The New York Times, Zane Lowe

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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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Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch

With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: A+E Networks, Abu Dhabi, Address space, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Baltimore, MTV, New York City, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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